Dromore redress scheme over clerical abuse unlikely to become a templateMost legal actions by abuse survivors have already been dealt withWed Sept 29 2021 - 21:16
Bishop criticises State ‘hesitancy’ over ending direct provisionDenis Nulty says 2024 deadline for closing ‘cold and unacceptable system’ too far awayMon Sept 27 2021 - 14:40
Ireland’s newest railway station opens in DublinPelletstown station will help State achieve climate goals, Eamon Ryan saysSun Sept 26 2021 - 18:44
Government likely to send high-ranking Minister to attend Armagh serviceMove is a display of difference with the President, say some Government sourcesSat Sept 25 2021 - 01:00
In a Word . . . BeautySurely one of the great aesthetic pleasures is beholding the body beautifulSat Sept 25 2021 - 00:30
Government will make ‘collective’ decision on NI event invite, says TaoiseachDonaldson claims President has ‘little or no interest’ in shared future with unionismFri Sept 24 2021 - 15:20
Invitation wording could have been changed to allay Higgins’s concern, church leaders sayInvitations to ‘controversial’ NI centenary event in Armagh to be sent todayFri Sept 24 2021 - 00:01
Church leaders learned via media that Higgins had declined inviteDisclosure that queen to attend branded an ‘error of judgment’ from security perspectiveTue Sept 21 2021 - 01:00
President’s refusal of Armagh invitation ‘unexpected’, say Church leadersAttendance of Higgins at event would have been ‘very special’ – Archbishop MartinFri Sept 17 2021 - 15:21
Church leaders seek action on mica issues ‘peripheral to political agenda’Bishops in west ‘gravely concerned’ at plight of families affected by building defectsThu Sept 16 2021 - 20:18
Government did not advise President Higgins against attending service, it saysDonaldson says many may reach conclusion decision not to attend is based on politicsThu Sept 16 2021 - 18:49
Archbishop denies refusing suspended priest permission to say funeral Mass for sisterAttempts made to resolve ‘sad situation... declined’, he saysThu Sept 16 2021 - 16:32
Archbishop calls for ‘new era of inclusivity' in Catholic Church‘Model whereby a public attends Mass once a week is not what the Church is about’, he saysSun Sept 12 2021 - 18:33
Trócaire urges Government to increase spending on overseas aidIreland’s overseas aid ‘saves lives’, says chief executive Caoimhe de BarraSun Sept 12 2021 - 16:24
Bishop says lack of funding threatens Dundalk addiction support centreSupport network provided assistance to more than 250 families in region last yearSun Sept 12 2021 - 14:51
Reduction in Masses in Cloyne diocese due to a shortage of priestsWere it not for retired priests the overall effect would be much more obviousSun Sept 12 2021 - 13:29
McAleese speaks of despair at exclusion of lay Catholics from decision-making in ChurchAuthority based on ‘fictitious baptismal promises made by non-sentient babies’, says former presidentSat Sept 11 2021 - 09:30
In a Word . . . SexThe first hint of sex in Ireland was just before Pope John Paul arrived in 1979Sat Sept 11 2021 - 00:30
Protestants ‘frustrated’ at Covid ban on singing in church‘They have spoken about increased numbers at services, but nothing about singing’Fri Sept 10 2021 - 04:45
New book on Magdalene Laundries addresses ‘fundamental flaws’Burials, exhumations and cremations of former Magdalene women ‘deeply troubling’Fri Sept 10 2021 - 00:07
St Patrick’s Cathedral sees completion of €9.4m renovation projectDean of cathedral says undertaking will secure building for ‘generations to come’Thu Sept 09 2021 - 18:19
Work of Bon Secours Sisters commended by Archbishop FarrellNo explicit reference made to congregation’s role in running Tuam Mother and Baby HomeThu Sept 09 2021 - 14:13
Redress for abuse in religious institutions falls short of 2009 commitmentsMany properties transferred to trusts set up shortly before publication of Ryan ReportWed Sept 08 2021 - 04:27
Catholic bishops to ‘reflect’ on Minister’s request for land for housingPrimate to discuss Darragh O’Brien’s letter at bishops’ meeting next monthWed Sept 08 2021 - 03:45
In a Word ... longevityThe Rolling Stones are a musical phenomenon – and a physiological outrageSat Sept 04 2021 - 00:30
Launch of Jack B Yeats exhibition a red letter day for National Gallery of IrelandShow that marks 150th anniversary of artist’s birth will see gallery at 60% capacityThu Sept 02 2021 - 20:58
Robbie Robinson, founder of Sunshine Radio, dies aged 81Robinson came to Dublin in 1980 where he and the late Chris Carey set up the stationWed Sept 01 2021 - 20:47
Value of church-owned lands and property in Ireland estimated at billionsNet assets of one religious congregation found to be more than €1 billion in 2009Tue Aug 31 2021 - 06:00
Catholic Primate yet to receive letter from Minister about land for housing‘Catholic social teaching recognises housing is a universal human right,’ says spokesmanTue Aug 31 2021 - 01:00
Havoc of Covid-19 ‘will pale’ compared with that of climate change, archbishop saysDermot Farrell says ‘God now calls us to work for the good of the planet’Mon Aug 30 2021 - 22:42
President leads tributes as RTÉ broadcaster Rodney Rice dies aged 76Colleagues commend his knowledge, intellect and fairness: ‘qualities a great broadcaster needs’Sun Aug 29 2021 - 21:33
In a Word...miseryOne of the great conundrums of theology is ‘the problem of suffering’. It will always be with usSat Aug 28 2021 - 00:30
One in four Irish prisoners abroad experience racism, survey findsWell-resourced repatriation system ‘urgently required’, says Catholic Church agencyThu Aug 26 2021 - 12:29
Irish-American Cardinal suffering from Covid-19 is out of ICUCardinal Burke had questioned need for variety of anti-Covid measuresTue Aug 24 2021 - 21:13
Funeral of Anthony Flynn told of his tireless work for weak and vulnerable‘He took his shoes off and gave them to a bloke that was lying on a cardboard box’Tue Aug 24 2021 - 15:02
In a Word... AthleticTo my joy, increased levels of exercise is linked to heart issuesSat Aug 21 2021 - 00:30
Bishops call for State to take in more refugeesTaking in more refugees should be ‘policy priority’ and process should be speeded upFri Aug 20 2021 - 08:19
Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in new videoPontiff says getting the vaccine is ‘an act of love’ and a way to promote the common goodThu Aug 19 2021 - 16:44
Total of €72,000 allocated by local Minister to Big Tom Memorial Garden in MonaghanKerry main beneficiary of new funding in Rural Future Digital Innovation ProgrammeThu Aug 19 2021 - 13:13
Afghan woman in Dublin tells of confusion in homeland amid Taliban advancePeople ‘don’t know what is going to happen’ or what form government is going to takeWed Aug 18 2021 - 01:45
Lord Mayor of Dublin invites atheists for Mansion House meetingAccording to 2016 census people of no religion comprised more than 10% of populationTue Aug 17 2021 - 20:03
Vaccine sceptic Cardinal Raymond Burke on ventilator in US hospitalPrelate receiving treatment in Wisconsin where ‘doctors encouraged by his progress’Tue Aug 17 2021 - 14:37
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin says belief has ‘vanished’ in IrelandReduced numbers may afford an opportunity ‘to reimagine the institutional Church’Mon Aug 16 2021 - 13:33
Priests’ association calls on parishes to focus on climate change and retrofit churchesClimate change has been at centre of Pope Francis’s ministry, says Fr Seán McDonaghMon Aug 16 2021 - 12:52
In a Word... NormalThe new normal seems much the same as the old one. And I am gladSat Aug 14 2021 - 00:30
Confirmations to go ahead in some dioceses despite health adviceSeveral bishops give permission for sacraments to be celebrated in AugustFri Aug 13 2021 - 13:40
Vaccine sceptic Cardinal confirms he has Covid-19 virusIrish-American Raymond Burke (73) queried necessity for social distancing and spoke of ‘Wuhan virus’Thu Aug 12 2021 - 18:25
Archbishop advises Catholics to lighten up and avoid ‘funeral’ facesDermot Farrell says ‘sourpuss’ Christians ‘harm the mission and witness of the church’Thu Aug 12 2021 - 13:57
In a Word . . . FlakeAs he caught the swirls of ice-cream, the young man turned and shouted at me, ‘Flake’Sat Aug 07 2021 - 00:30
