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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Revolution in space exploration over next 20 years predicted by lecturerThe next 20 years of space exploration will represent a revolution such as we have never seen before, according to Mr Kevin Nolan…Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
Prevailing opinion stunts debate - professorOne of the main weaknesses of public discourse in this State is the lack of deviation from one dominant mindset, suggested Prof…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Crash predicted within two yearsThe Irish economist who is reputed to have predicted and first used the term Celtic Tiger has forecast that this State's economy…Mon Nov 02 1998 - 00:00
Bishop challenges Ministers on prisonersA Catholic bishop has said he would like to invite three Government Ministers, the Garda Commissioner, and senior civil servants…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Priest criticises bishops' documentThe Catholic bishops' One Bread One Body document on the Eucharist has been described as having had the effect of a large door…Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00
Turkish Cypriots want talks to break deadlockA three-man Turkish Cypriot delegation met members of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday as part of their campaign…Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00
Priest claims toleration of contraception is non-CatholicThe priest who publicly criticised the former president, Mrs Mary Robinson, following her visit to the Pope early last year, …Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00
Irish Columban priests recall stories of Chile following the Pinochet coupThe parish priest of Drumcree, Father Sean Larkin, recalls the killing of a young man by Chilean military following the Pinochet…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Death of distinguished public servant after short illnessThe death has taken place in Dublin of the distinguished public servant, Dr T.J. (Tim) O'DriscollSat Oct 24 1998 - 01:00
Former Taoiseach cites problem of authoritarian Catholic ChurchA former Taoiseach has said that while he does not think Catholics fear Protestants on this island, Protestants do fear Catholics…Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00
Eames's Drumcree speech backed by Dublin and Glendalough synodThe combined Dublin and Glendalough diocesan synod of the Church of Ireland last night implicitly endorsed the Drumcree speech…Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00
Dr Eames sets the terms for Orangemen at DrumcreeThe Church of Ireland primate, Dr Robin Eames, has asked Portadown Orangemen to honour three pledges before they would be welcome…Wed Oct 21 1998 - 01:00
Members of C of I have `a respected place' in RepublicThe Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin said last night that members in the Republic had failed to get across to their Northern…Wed Oct 21 1998 - 01:00
Visits a triumph says C of I magazineThe visits by the President, Mrs McAleese, to Canada, Australia and New Zealand are described as "personal triumphs" in the current…Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
Drumcree rector rejects call to stop Orangemen attending serviceThe rector of the Church of the Ascension at Drumcree, the Rev John Pickering, and his select vestry have rejected calls to prevent…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Taylor censures archbishopThe deputy leader of the UUP, Mr John Taylor, has described as "astounding" the call by Archbishop Empey of Dublin and a minority…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Gardai accessed phone recordsThe chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, Mr Jim Mitchell, has said he has prima Mitchell facie evidence that gardai …Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Rector asked not to invite OrangemenA church of Ireland group has written to the rector of Drumcree, the Rev John Pickering, and his select vestry, requesting that…Wed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
Urgent action to address housing crisis soughtThe president of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Mr Noel Clear, has called for "urgent and effective active action to deal…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Bishops reject neglect over poverty issuesThe Catholic bishops' spokesman, Father Martin Clarke, has responded forcefully to claims by the Irish Countrywomen's Association…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Church reaffirms stance on EucharistDealing with separated and divorced Catholics and the Eucharist, the One Bread One Body document says that "being separated or…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
ICA criticises Catholic bishops for ignoring `immorality of poverty'The president of the Irish Countrywomen's Association has described the Catholic bishops' document on the Eucharist as "divisive…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
