Priest says more consultation by bishops on teaching documents neededImportant teaching by bishops' conferences "needs to take seriously the democratic climate in which we live", Father Eugene Duffy…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Call for third party to resolve arms issueThe Faith and Politics Group, made up of Catholics and Protestants from the North and South, has said there is a need now for…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Liberal democracy `in danger if market value is media norm'If market value comes to dominate the media's ethical thinking, then the foundations of liberal democracy could be undermined…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Newspaper editor favours press council `with teethThe editor of the Sunday Business Post, Mr Damien Kiberd, has said he would have no difficulty with the setting up of an Irish…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Friel's work both censure and celebration, says McGuinnessPresenting the Special Tribute Award to Brian Friel last night, playwright Frank McGuinness said he had spent the last two weeks…Mon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Anticipation like Chinese tortureAlone and palely loitering, Pauline McLynn, who was MC at the awards last night, was in a bit of a tizzyMon Feb 08 1999 - 00:00
Synagogue on Adelaide Road to shut in June due to a decline in numbersThe Orthodox synagogue at Adelaide Road in Dublin is to close in June due to falling numbersThu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Churches welcome work for refugeesThe churches have welcomed the Government decision to introduce work permits for asylum-seekers and have urged the immediate …Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
`C of I Gazette' sees rays of hope despite gloomy condition of ecumenismAn editorial in the Church of Ireland Gazette asks, "When were things ecumenical at such a low ebb?".Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Catholics surveyed on impact of scandalsA survey conducted on behalf of the Council for Research and Development at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, indicates that more…Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Catholic Church has new rite to get rid of demonsA new rite for exorcism is to be introduced by the Catholic ChurchWed Jan 27 1999 - 00:00
C of I defends links with Orange OrderThe Church of Ireland has stated that its links with the Orange Order are "irretrievable".Fri Jan 08 1999 - 00:00
Methodist president criticises churches for being happy with caricatures of each otherThe president of the Methodist Church, Rev David Kerr, will today visit members in Dun Laoghaire, Bray, and Wicklow town.Tue Jan 05 1999 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryAh yes, I remember it well. The fights, the hopes, the craic, the musicMon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Achievements of athletic giant of Bohola recorded in biographyHe was probably Ireland's greatest athlete and, in a career of just 10 years, including three Olympic Games, he created 16 world…Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
De Rossa refuses to leave funeralWhen he arrived at Glasnevin for Mr Goulding's funeral, the Democratic Left leader was told by some Workers' Party members he…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Music and tributes resound at funeral of Cathal GouldingThe funeral of Mr Cathal Goulding, who died on St Stephen's Day following a long illness, took place at Glasnevin on Thursday…Sat Jan 02 1999 - 00:00
Signs of hope for church stressed by priestThere remains in Ireland "a strong sense of identity with the church, even by people who no longer practise with regularity, …Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
Safety council calls for increased State spending to reduce carnage on roadsThe National Safety Council has appealed to the Government to spend more on enforcing legislation to reduce the number of road…Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
RNLI saved 145 lives, rescued further 528Preliminary figures from the Royal National Life-Boat Institution (RNLI) indicate that lifeboat crews answered 548 calls around…Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
RTE to screen Galway team's successOne of the surprise hits of the Christmas video spree this year is to be shown on RTE1 television next Tuesday at 9.30 p.mThu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
Self-denial is still necessary, Dr Connell reminds PioneersThe "milder penitential discipline of the Church following the Second Vatican Council was never intended to extinguish the spirit…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
Large attendance at funeral of Sligo drowning victimsHundreds of mourners attended the funeral yesterday of the two Co Sligo brothers who lost their lives in a drowning tragedy on…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
Journal deplores `bias' in hostility to McQuaidTo acknowledge the positive contribution of the former Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Charles McQuaid, is to run the risk of being…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
C of I `Gazette' applauds Trimble's speechAn editorial in the Christmas edition of the Church of Ireland Gazette has described the Nobel speech by the North's First Minister…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
Archbishop calls for courage to walk new and untried pathsThe Church of Ireland primate, Dr Robin Eames, has spoken of the need for new courage in the North to walk new and untried paths…Mon Dec 28 1998 - 00:00
Real decentralisation urged by O'MalleyThe failure of successive governments to decentralise has been criticised by Mr Des O'Malley, the former Progressive Democrats…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
Moderator questions orgy of spendingIn his Christmas message the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton Empey, has said that even among those who call themselves Christians…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
Archbishop expresses hopes for refugeesThe Archbishop of Dublin hopes refugees and emigrants who are spending their first Christmas in Ireland find happiness and prosperity…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
Department fined £9m by EU over headage schemesSince 1993 more than £9 million in penalties has been imposed on the Department of Agriculture by the EU "for failure to achieve…Tue Dec 22 1998 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryHe was one of our last heroes. In character and stature he towered above usMon Dec 21 1998 - 00:00
Pioneers celebrate 100 yearsThe Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart will celebrate 100 years on December 28th, and commemorative events…Thu Dec 17 1998 - 00:00
Strasbourg may pass `anti-Irish' motion tonightA motion expected to be passed by the European Parliament tonight has been denounced as anti-Irish and having undertones of racism…Thu Dec 17 1998 - 00:00
Irish MEP wants EU nuclear plants shutA Fianna Fail MEP has urged the setting up of a working group to oversee the phasing out of nuclear installations in the EU.Wed Dec 16 1998 - 00:00
McKenna calls for abolition of Special Criminal CourtThe Green MEP Ms Patricia McKenna will today move an amendment in the European Parliament expressing regret that the Government…Wed Dec 16 1998 - 00:00
Bishop Buckley complains to UN commission that church breached his rightsBishop Pat Buckley has lodged a complaint against the Catholic Church with the United Nations Commission for Human Rights.Tue Dec 15 1998 - 00:00
Leading members of church in South deplore `Gazette' editorialLeading Church of Ireland politicians have strongly criticised the editorial in the current issue of the Gazette, while the Catholic…Sat Dec 12 1998 - 00:00
Minister's absence from meeting criticisedThe Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs was criticised yesterday for his absence from a conference in Dublin on…Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
Former Church of Ireland primate, Dr McAdoo, diesThe Most Rev Dr Henry McAdoo, former Church of Ireland primate and Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough from 1977 to 1985, has…Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
C of I `Gazette' `astonished' partner travels with AhernThe Church of Ireland Gazette has said it is "astonishing" that Ms Celia Larkin should accompany the Taoiseach at home and abroad…Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
Feminists accused of suppressing truth about battered husbandsMs Erin Pizzey has accused the feminist movement of hijacking the issue of domestic violence during the past 30 years and of …Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
One in 6 people can't readApproximately one sixth of humanity is functionally illiterate and two-thirds of that figure are women, according to new figures…Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
Vincent de Paul attacks Budget over childcare and welfareMr Noel Clear, president of the St Vincent de Paul Society, has called for "the development of an ethos that reflects in a real…Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryShe drew her scarlet finger nails slowly along my inner left thighMon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Kerry TD `running the show', says FF deputyThe Fianna Fail TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, Mr Liam Aylward, has expressed bitter disappointment at the exclusion of both counties…Wed Nov 18 1998 - 00:00
Council informs woman who died two years ago she is deadA woman who died two years ago has been informed she is dead by Carlow County Council and that unless she contacts its offices…Tue Nov 17 1998 - 00:00
Call for Christian role in peace effortThe director of ECONI (Evangelical Contribution on Northern Ireland), Dr David Porter, has called for "robustly Christian engagement…Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Presbyterian author says there is base anti-Catholicism at work in the NorthBishop Thomas Flynn of Achonry was reflecting on changes in Irish societyMon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Being a Catholic isn't easy, admits free choice group's leaderSome would say they are an anachronism. Oxymoronic evenTue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
