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How a chamber orchestra made Irish musical history
- Music
- December 18, 2019, 05:00
Lindsay Armstrong’s new book, The Manager’s Tale: New Irish Chamber Orchestra 1970-1980, gives one man’s view of a remarkable achievement in Irish mus(...)
Visa renewals: ‘The process is tedious and frustrating’
- Social Affairs
- December 18, 2019, 01:01
When Eric Westphal’s Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) card expires next month there is a strong chance he will not have received his Irish Res(...)
Visa renewals: Unofficial operators earn thousands by block-booking site
- Social Affairs
- December 18, 2019, 01:00
The operators of unregulated websites are earning thousands of euro by block booking appointments on the State’s online visa system. Foreign national(...)
‘Become family’: China sends officials to stay with Xinjiang minorities
- Asia-Pacific
- December 17, 2019, 18:00
China is ramping up a programme to send cadres to stay in the homes of Xinjiang’s ethnic minorities, a policy the government calls an affectionate cul(...)
India’s neighbours dispute claims of minorities persecutions
- Asia-Pacific
- December 17, 2019, 17:45
India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act has not only triggered violent protests across the country, but also adversely impacted New Delhi’s di(...)
Pompeo backs Arsenal player Mesut Özil’s criticism of China
- Asia-Pacific
- December 17, 2019, 17:38
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Tuesday came out in support of Arsenal player Mesut Özil for his criticism of China’s treatment of ethnic Uighur (...)
Arsenal kit still on sale in China despite Ozil’s Uighur comments
- English Soccer
- December 16, 2019, 19:07
Stores in China said on Monday they were still selling Arsenal kit even after Mesut Ozil’s Uighur comments in a sign the soccer club may not be as hea(...)
The Irish Times view on repression in Xinjiang: the value of speaking up
- Editorial
- December 16, 2019
China’s response to a footballer’s tweet about the repression of the Uighur minority shows how acutely sensitive it is to foreign commentary on human (...)