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Rev Dr Sahr John Yambasu elected to lead Methodist Church
- Religion & Beliefs
- October 9, 2020, 20:57
The first African-born leader of one of Ireland’s main churches has been elected president-designate of the Methodist Church. Rev Dr Sahr John Yamba(...)

Mental health crisis across Africa as pandemic disrupts services
- Africa
- October 9, 2020, 18:12
The World Health Organisation has warned of a mental health crisis across Africa, as services are disrupted or stopped, even as demand rises due to th(...)

Overseas aid during Covid: ‘This virus cannot be dealt with in isolation’
- Politics
- September 21, 2020, 03:24
When Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia Lesley Ní Bhriain was posted to West Africa in September 2019 she planned to see her husband and two(...)

Coronavirus sparks fears of malaria death spike in Africa
- Africa
- July 16, 2020, 16:04
In her small home in northern Uganda surrounded by the six children she cares for, Acayo Rose (74) sleeps under a mosquito net she inherited from a de(...)

Man (21) charged over shots fired at gardaí in Cork
- Irish News
- July 6, 2020, 15:37
A 21 year old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with firearm offences and endangerment following an incident at the weekend where (...)

Protesters highlight deaths in police custody throughout Europe
- Europe
- June 8, 2020, 01:00
For almost 15 years, a huddled group of protesters has walked the snow-dusted streets of Dessau in eastern Germany on January 7th, bearing posters wit(...)

Former Fianna Fáil minister Gerard Brady dies at the age of 82
- Irish News
- May 16, 2020, 22:10
Former Fianna Fáil minister Gerard Brady has died at the age of 82. First elected to the Dáil in 1977, he died at home in Donnybrook, Dublin, on Satu(...)

World View: West failed to learn from Asia and Africa on coronavirus
- Opinion
- May 2, 2020, 01:00
As deadly coronavirus swept across Europe over the past three months, other parts of the world had valuable time to gather information on the new dise(...)

Remote working: The most far-flung workplaces in Ireland
- People
- April 18, 2020, 06:00
Many of us have had to become experts in remote working over the past few weeks, though not in the best of circumstances. We speak to those who’ve bee(...)

Coronavirus: France is fourth country to register more than 10,000 deaths
- World
- April 7, 2020, 07:28
France has officially registered more than 10,000 deaths from coronavirus infections on Tuesday, becoming the fourth country to go beyond that thresho(...)