Reclaiming the word ‘slut’ is simply a step too far

The SlutWalk protest movement of young women in scanty clothing is coming to a town near you,

writes Anthea McTeirnan in the Irish Times

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Schools may face litigation over poor guidance for pupils

SCHOOLS could face legal action from parents if pupils are not given proper guidance and counselling, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday,

writes Seán Flynn, Education Editor, in the Irish Times

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Three in five TDs met racist views – survey

THREE IN every five of the TDs responding to a survey carried out by a professional polling company said they had encountered racist sentiments while canvassing in last year’s general election,

writes Deaglán de Bréadún, Political Correspondent, in the Irish Times

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Waitress told: ‘Go back to Poland’ after description of life on the dole in Ireland

A POLISH WAITRESS has been told to go back to her homeland by a Labour senator after an account of her life on the dole in Ireland was published in a newspaper in her homeland

More on this story in thejournal.ie

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Polish ambassador criticises report on welfare recipients

POLAND’S GAZETA Wyborcza newspaper and the country’s ambassador to Ireland have criticised as “inaccurate” and “inflammatory” a report in the Irish media on Polish social welfare recipients in Ireland,

writes Derek Scally in Berlin in the Irish Times

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Domestic abuse up ‘fivefold’ in recession

The number of men seeking help with domestic abuse has surged in the past two years, primarily due to the impact of the recession.

writes Noel Baker in the Irish Examiner

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Teacher staffing changes to hit small schools

The Department of Education is increasing the number of pupils that small schools must have to keep or gain a second, third or fourth teacher from next September,

writes Niall Murray, Education Correspondent, in the Irish Examiner

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Protests and insults over school cuts

Protests were held outside the Dáil and insults were hurled within it last night over the Government cuts to small schools.

Paul O’Brien Writes In
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Struggling families’ Communion payment slashed

The Government is set to slash exceptional needs payments for Communions and Confirmations to thousands of struggling families.

Juno McEnroe Writes In

Irish Examiner

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Draconian asylum and immigration system needs reform, Mr Shatter

JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter has rightly decried the “inconvenient truth” that the State’s doors “were kept firmly closed to German Jewish families trying to flee from persecution and death” during the Holocaust,

writes Colette Browne in an opinion piece in the Irish Examiner

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