Church in insurance compensation talks over millions of lost pandemic incomeChurch closures ‘had a very detrimental effect on income and collections’Tue May 24 2022 - 02:00
Workers group occupying Eden Quay property to defy court orderRevolutionary Workers Union plans takeover of empty buildings to expose destitutionMon May 23 2022 - 16:08
In a Word . . . begrudgeWe indomitable Irish have a genius for bringing people down to sizeSat May 21 2022 - 06:00
Specialist cancer treatment units to be set up for people aged 16-24Units in Dublin, Galway and Cork will specialise in adolescents and young adultsThu May 19 2022 - 13:11
Voting irregularities uncovered during second Eurovision semi-finalIreland’s That’s Rich entry from Brooke Scullion of Derry was eliminated in that roundSun May 15 2022 - 18:33
Papal nuncio who played key role in NMH building transfer set to leave IrelandArchbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo in Ireland for five years but has appointed 12 bishopsSun May 15 2022 - 17:52
In a Word . . . GrandIt is not always easy being green when communicating with the neighboursSat May 14 2022 - 00:30
Committee urged not to rush decisions on surrogacy lawInternational surrogacy committee given three-month timeline for recommendationsFri May 13 2022 - 08:09
Altar wine and Music for Babies CD up for grabs at seminary auctionFormer seminary in Drumcondra selling contents in aid of Ukrainian refugeesTue May 10 2022 - 18:36
In a Word . . . MayThe beloved month is much celebrated, including by Christy Moore in songSat May 07 2022 - 00:30
The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in IrelandBishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago todayFri May 06 2022 - 19:41
An Irish first: Galway bishop to work across two Catholic diocesesBishop Michael Duignan says ‘much of what church has built crumbling before our eyes’Sun May 01 2022 - 21:09
Citizens’ Assembly asked to consider extending local authorities’ powersDublin council chief warns against merger of councils under directly elected mayorSun May 01 2022 - 15:27
In a Word... phoneHumankind lived for millenniums without the phone – I have to remind myselfSat Apr 30 2022 - 00:30
Galway bog fire a threat to endangered birds, Birdwatch Ireland warnsCalls for cause of blaze near Lough Corrib to be investigated by gardaíThu Apr 28 2022 - 21:33
Teacher who drowned off Greystones was ‘a trustworthy and valued friend’At school ‘the children adored her and her way of teaching’, her funeral heardThu Apr 28 2022 - 14:18
Call for media moratorium on Leaving Cert coverage heard by Oireachtas committeePress interest ‘undoubtedly’ contributes to student stress, exam commission chief saysTue Apr 26 2022 - 18:40
Daydreaming chidren may be learning more slowly, say researchersExperts find that children ‘mind wandering’ 25% of the time and could not avoid tendencyMon Apr 25 2022 - 22:17
Black Santa returns to Dublin city centre out of season and for UkrainePlans to turn city centre church into support centre for refugees from the warMon Apr 25 2022 - 21:23
Irish priest appointed to senior Vatican role investigating abuseMsgr John Kennedy will examine clerical child abuse allegations after shake-upMon Apr 25 2022 - 13:27
In a Word ... ComplaintA story about Brendan Behan’s lighthouse painting days is amusing enough to be trueSat Apr 23 2022 - 00:30
High energy prices likely to be an issue for some time, EU event is toldRussia’s ‘atrocious’ war has altered energy landscape fundamentally, German official saysThu Apr 21 2022 - 22:44
Cost of living: Increase to social welfare needed, advocacy group saysIncrease of €27 a week necessary to protect vulnerable, says Social Justice IrelandTue Apr 19 2022 - 00:30
One of Ireland’s more successful housing agencies celebrates 25 years‘Could not have been achieved without the vision and courage of the religious congregations’Mon Apr 18 2022 - 14:54
Archbishops lament ongoing devastation in Ukraine in Easter sermonsTrócaire appeals for return of over 700,000 boxes as Lenten campaign endsSun Apr 17 2022 - 16:21
Easter Rising’s 106th anniversary marked at GPO in DublinPresident Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin among attendeesSun Apr 17 2022 - 15:30
In a Word. . . HopeIn turbulent times it is necessary to remember that hope is the greatest virtueSat Apr 16 2022 - 00:30
People are ‘stretched to breaking point’ says Catholic Archbishop of DublinAdvises parishes ‘to be courageous in moving beyond ways that no longer work in the Ireland of today’Fri Apr 15 2022 - 16:48
Clonliffe College former seminary offered for Ukrainian refugeesArchbishop says 30-40 religious congregations are offering rooms including former retreat centresFri Apr 15 2022 - 00:00
Ukrainians ‘walking through the valley of the shadow of death’, church leaders sayAll 3,600 dead of Northern Ireland conflict to be remembered at Good Friday serviceThu Apr 14 2022 - 12:28
First Fleadh Cheoil of 2022 takes place in Co RoscommonRoscommon County Fleadh last held in 2019 due to Covid 19Thu Apr 14 2022 - 11:15
Good Friday city centre walk in Dublin, led by Archbishops, to returnWalk and concert in at St Patrick’s Cathedral to express solidarity with UkrainiansTue Apr 12 2022 - 18:06
Council approves €4.5m sale of Mount Anville site in south Dublin for gaelscoilThree-storey, eight-classroom school possibly to be developed for Gaelscoil LaigheanTue Apr 12 2022 - 07:14
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown council remembers local men killed in UkraineCameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and store manager Oleksandr Zavhorodniy died last monthMon Apr 11 2022 - 21:38
Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian peopleReligious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeingFri Apr 08 2022 - 01:00
Almost 3,000 offers of vacant properties to house refugees fail to materialiseNumber is around 12% of 24,411 pledges made through the Irish Red Cross to dateThu Apr 07 2022 - 21:38
Mayo man becomes latest New York firefighter to die of 9/11-related illnessMichael Lyons helped in remarkable rescue after attacks on World Trade CenterThu Apr 07 2022 - 18:40
Dublin Airport delays: Use of Army personnel to ease pressure discussedOperator to present plans to remove bottlenecks after Dáil committee’s visit to airportMon Apr 04 2022 - 21:10
Medical Council took no regulatory action over Coombe vaccine controversyLeftover vaccines administered to 16 family members of staff ahead of priority groupsSun Apr 03 2022 - 19:17
In a Word ... RadioIt was the 1980s and we pirate broadcasters wanted to free Ireland’s regional accentsSat Apr 02 2022 - 00:30
Catholic Church is beginning to see life after Covid-19Attendences at Mass are back up again, say priests, but congregations are still anxiousMon Mar 21 2022 - 01:00
In a Word . . . ConstantWhen ordering a round, I rediscovered I was dealing with the rudest bar staff in IrelandSat Mar 12 2022 - 00:30
Ireland not neutral on issue of Ukraine, says Coveney‘We are actively funding and supplying equipment to the Ukrainian military’Thu Mar 10 2022 - 18:48
Catholic bishops call on UK to prioritise rights of Ukrainian refugeesSpecial collection will be taken up at all Masses in Ireland for the people of UkraineWed Mar 09 2022 - 20:37
Possible transfer of patronage for eight Catholic schools agreed in pilot projectBishops and department favour reconfiguration process as project met with local resistanceMon Mar 07 2022 - 20:23
Irish Catholic Church prepares for arrival of UkrainiansArchbishops call on Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, friend of Putin, to help bring war to an endMon Mar 07 2022 - 20:17
Government warned to consult farmers before any compulsory crop growth ordersAmid rising costs and input availability issues, farmers sceptical about potential moveSun Mar 06 2022 - 16:20
