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A leading housing charity has called on the housing minister to start the deposit protection scheme as people will be put at risk of homelessness if landlords are allowed to demand deposits of two-months from would-be tenants before they are given the keys to a new home. The deposit protection scheme is already provided for […]
by Neha Katoch
Proverbs by Robert Ellis is an ongoing photographic work representing the contemporary landscape of Uganda while exploring its layers of memory. After recent exhibitions at Peckham 24 during Photo London and Belfast Exposed, the third solo showcase of the exhibition takes place at The Library Project in Dublin. We had the wonderful opportunity to talk […]
by Silviya StoyanovaDemand for Irish passports in the UK has jumped by 50% since the Brexit vote, Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs and trade has revealed. More than 100,000 Irish passports were issued in the UK in the first six months of 2017, up from 65,000 last year, according to figures released on Wednesday. The rush for Irish […]
by Neha Katoch
A new report accused 49 members of the Catholic Church, of physical and in some instances sexual abuse of at least 547 young members of the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir in Germany between 1945 and the early 1990s. The alleged physical abuse relates to children attending both the Regensburger Domspatzen’s pre-school and high school, according […]
by Neha Katoch
In an operation carried out by Spanish police in coordination with Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, 65 people were arrested for trading horse meat, unfit for human consumption. The individuals were charged with crimes including animal abuse, document forgery, perverting the course of justice, crimes against public health, money laundering […]
by Neha Katoch
Let’s help the people born with albinism in Tanzania together! B.Othingness is a Dutch campaign fighting to reduce the concealment due to (self-) stigma and creating a positive image and self-awareness among people born with albinism in Tanzania. A child born with albinism starts life with a great burden on itself in the east African […]
by Silviya Stoyanova
Malta, EU’s smallest nation, becomes the 15th member of the bloc to legalise same-sex marriage. The predominantly Catholic island of Malta voted for legalisation of the same-sex union on Wednesday evening, July 12. The lawmakers voted 66-1 in favour of the bill. The only MP who did not vote for the bill said he could […]
by Neha Katoch
Engage, a photography exhibition kicked off at the Gallery of Photography in Dublin on June 22nd and is on till August 30. The exhibition display work of various artists who specialize in the area of photography. Exhibition began with Rural Fluorescent, by Jill Quigley and consisted of a set of photographs of the landscape on […]
by Tatiana Kireeva
Research conducted by Trinity College Dublin shows that 42% of the homeless people in Ireland are women, rising to 47% in Dublin. In Europe, the rate is much lower where women typically account for between 20% and 33% of the homeless population. The research also mentioned a number of causes and results of the increasing […]
by Neha Katoch