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Open Days 2012: Welcome!

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Come and celebrate the Festival of Europe with the European ParliamentPeople lining up to visit the EPThe opening of the event on the esplanadeWaiting patiently to be let inQuick finishing touches before the doors are openedThe official opening dance ceremony
Europe United!Visiting the info stands outside the EPEnjoying the dance performanceWelcome!On the way to the plenary chamberMEP and EP Vice-President Isabelle Durant, Ixelles Mayor Willy Decourty, Director-General (Communications) Juana Lahousse get the ball rolling
Juana Lahousse, Isabelle Durant and Willy Decourty share a jokeKeeping a close watch on proceedings...One of the many informative standsGirls (and boys) just want to have fun!Kids' masterpieces on displayNeed a lift?
Curious... and deeply engrossedGetting to grips with the electronic voting system for MEPsA future MEP?Roll up!Interest was high amongst members of the public in how Parliament worksA flower, you say?

Kenyan bishop to sue RTE over Mission to Prey via @independent_ie

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Kenyan bishop to sue RTE over Mission to Prey via @independent_ie.

A THIRD cleric is taking legal action against RTE claiming serious defamation as the fallout from the ‘Mission to Prey’ programme continues.

The Irish Independent has learned that papers were lodged earlier this week at the High Court by Kenyan Bishop Philip Sulumeti.

Romney adamantly rejects same-sex marriage | Irish Examiner

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Romney adamantly rejects same-sex marriage | Irish Examiner.

Republican White House challenger Mitt Romney, wooing social conservatives, has adamantly rejected same-sex marriage and trumpeted his belief in Christian values and the family.

Days after Barack Obama became the first US president to back gay and lesbian marriage, Mr Romney told university graduates the “pre-eminence of the family” remains at the heart of the principles that underpin the nation

Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/romney-adamantly-rejects-same-sex-marriage-193752.html#ixzz1uus0sW8E

Gambia Photos

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Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio demodocus)Wooden Bridge, Bakau, Gambia.Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
1997 Gambia Silver Proof 10 Dalasis Royal Golden Wedding Elizabeth and Philip 1947 - Obverse1996 Gambia Gold Proof 150 Dalasis Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1936 Year of the Three Kings - Reverse1996 Gambia Gold Proof 150 Dalasis Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1936 Year of the Three Kings - Obverse1987 Gambia Silver Proof 20 Dalasis World Wildlife Fund Monkey - Reverse1987 Gambia Silver Proof 20 Dalasis World Wildlife Fund Monkey - Obverse1997 Gambia Silver Proof 10 Dalasis Royal Golden Wedding Elizabeth and Philip 1947 - Reverse
Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)Green Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)Western Red Colubus Monkey (Procolobus badius)Agama LizardGreen Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)Tanji, GambiaGreen Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)Green Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)Adventurous Flying in Africa 9

Gambia Photos, a group on Flickr.

Formula One

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Jean-Eric VergnePaper hairAUGP12-FRI-0013 - Ferrari Tipo 500 ex- F1 World Champion 1952 , Alberto Ascari , Tony Gaze - Kevin Wheatcroft - 2012 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Historic EventsSprayStefan Bellof - F1 test day - Brands Hatch - 1985Stefan Bellof - F1 test day - Brands Hatch - 1985
Thierry Boutsen - Barclay Arrows F1 - European F1 Grand Prix - Brands Hatch 1985IMG_1780900W3555900W3554900W3522900W3428
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900W3366900W3614Ricciardo Treading Carefully On a Fast Right HanderLewis Pulling Into the Pitlane.The Superb MP4-26VMM Pitstop Traffic Light System

Formula One, a group on Flickr.

Al Qaeda hoped ‘angry Irish’ might turn to Islam | Irish Examiner

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Al Qaeda hoped ‘angry Irish’ might turn to Islam | Irish Examiner.

Al Qaeda discussed trying to convert Irish people to Islam because of their disenchantment with the Catholic Church over the child abuse scandals and also anger over the economic crisis.

Details of the plan emerged in a letter from American al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn to an unidentified recipient. The correspondence was found in the house in Pakistan where al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was shot dead by US forces last year.

Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/al-qaeda-hoped-angry-irish-might-turn-to-islam-192790.html#ixzz1tuwDeopj

allAfrica.com: Senegal: Greenpeace Welcomes Cancellation of Fishing Authorizations

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allAfrica.com: Senegal: Greenpeace Welcomes Cancellation of Fishing Authorizations.

Greenpeace welcomes the decision of the Senegalese government to cancel licenses of pelagic fishing vessels issued to 29 foreign trawlers from Russia, Comoros, Lithuania, Saint Vincent Grenadine and Belize.

“These kinds of licenses are a direct threat to employment and food security for millions of Senegalese who have been dependent on fishing for centuries,” says Raoul Monsembula, Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace.

 

Most Irish believe overseas aid remains vital

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Most Irish believe overseas aid remains vital.

A MAJORITY of Irish people believe overseas aid remains important despite the State’s economic crisis, a new survey suggests.

The poll from Ipsos MRBI, commissioned by Dóchas, an umbrella group of more than 40 development organisations, found that 85 per cent of respondents rated overseas aid as “important” or “very important”. The findings mirror a similar survey conducted by Eurobarometer last year, which also found less than half of Irish people believe the Government should increase its overseas aid budget.

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