Status of Iona Institute challenged in letter to Charities RegulatorAtheist Ireland compares regulator stance on repeal mural at Project to Iona campaignsSun Apr 29 2018 - 20:07
Pets in the City: Room for paws at Dublin’s Smithfield‘Idea is to encourage people to bring their dogs out and encourage good pet ownership’Sun Apr 29 2018 - 17:09
In a Word . . . codologyAn American priest asked me whether the word had anything to do with fish?Sat Apr 28 2018 - 01:00
Freedom of Roscommon conferred on artist Brian O’Doherty‘Last thing I expected, God knows. Then the unexpected has been a great part of my life’Fri Apr 27 2018 - 18:47
Jubilation as heart of St Laurence returns to Christ Church in DublinRelic stolen in 2012 and found wrapped in plastic at the Phoenix Park two weeks agoFri Apr 27 2018 - 01:00
Chilean abuse survivors to visit Vatican as guests of Pope FrancisDubliner Marie Collins played major role in pope’s admission of error in disbelieving victimsThu Apr 26 2018 - 21:23
Much honoured Irish missionary dies in South KoreaColumban priest Fr P J McGlinchey had been working in Jeju island for almost 65 yearsTue Apr 24 2018 - 21:38
Concern expressed that CofI message on abortion ‘is changing’Retired Church of Ireland archbishop of Dublin John Neill notes absence of agreed positionTue Apr 24 2018 - 19:23
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says church must be ‘pro-life’Church needs to be beacon of support at any ‘vulnerable moment along the path of life’Mon Apr 23 2018 - 15:34
Supermarkets commit to installing plastic bins at checkoutsMove by some outlets follows ‘shop and drop’ over weekend, says campaign co-ordinatorMon Apr 23 2018 - 13:42
Literary greats gather in Galway city for literature festivalLaureate for Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry and author Paul Lynch among participantsMon Apr 23 2018 - 13:30
In a word . . . advertiseApart from the entertainment value of an annual TV advertisements awards, it might also help to push up the standard of advertisingSat Apr 21 2018 - 17:28
State of philanthropy is ‘scary’ as funds from Atlantic Philanthropies disappearPeople like Chuck Feeney ‘come along once in a lifetime, once in a generation’Thu Apr 19 2018 - 17:40
Government plans to broaden Magdalene redress scheme welcomedOmbudsman had found some women who worked in laundries were treated unfairly by Department of JusticeWed Apr 18 2018 - 11:06
Paul Lynch novel ‘Grace’ nominated for second major award in less than a month‘Its beautiful prose is put to devastating effect in his vivid story of the Irish potato famine’Wed Apr 18 2018 - 01:00
Flanagan to broaden access to Magdalene redress schemeCabinet to discuss proposals to allow more former laundry workers to apply for redressMon Apr 16 2018 - 21:42
Flannery urges end to silencing of Irish priests before papal visit‘Ridiculous’ that six remain under sanctions given how pope has changed church’s cultureMon Apr 16 2018 - 20:21
Dubliner runs 1,000km through Ireland to raise organ donor awarenessDon Hannon, who donated part of liver to his sister, is first to complete The Ireland WayMon Apr 16 2018 - 14:05
Mother of drowned teenager ‘appalled’ at local mental health services‘We were left to our own devices and no matter how much we tried to support her, we are now experiencing the greatest dread of all.’Mon Apr 16 2018 - 10:10
Does Ireland really need so many Catholic dioceses?As numbers decline, the church may have to consider amalgamationsSat Apr 07 2018 - 06:00
Frank Murray ‘the consumate professional’, funeral hearsPublic servant was completely committed to locating remains of Disappeared, Mass toldFri Apr 06 2018 - 19:20
Buddhist groups form Irish Buddhist UnionBuddhism among fastest growing faiths in IrelandThu Apr 05 2018 - 18:35
‘We are Family’ to be theme of Dublin Pride festival in JuneOrganiser says choice ‘no coincidence’ in year World Meeting of Families takes place in cityTue Apr 03 2018 - 21:14
Church leaders in Donegal call for retention of Eighth AmendmentPast failings do not give ‘the right to determine who should be born and who not’Tue Apr 03 2018 - 16:44
Iona Institute has no objection to sexual consent classesShould be age appropriate, keeping in mind parents as primary educatorsTue Apr 03 2018 - 13:57
Data Protection Commissioner to decide over INM breach inquiryODCE is examining conduct of INM board in relation to handling of a protected disclosureTue Apr 03 2018 - 01:01
Pope may visit North during visit, says Archbishop MartinPontiff ‘a complex figure . . . he knows when people are not being true to him,’ says prelateSun Apr 01 2018 - 16:53
Archbishop prays for ‘mature sexuality’ among young peopleThose facing discrimination due to racial, sexual, cultural difference also rememberedFri Mar 30 2018 - 21:43
Church of Ireland bishop says he will vote to repeal Eighth AmendmentAmendment ‘incorrigibly flawed’, Bishop of Cashel Michael Burrows saysFri Mar 30 2018 - 21:00
Seamus Mallon urges new start for Belfast AgreementFormer deputy leader of SDLP says deal has been damaged in some eyes, but it still has promiseFri Mar 30 2018 - 20:50
New administrator in Newry diocese criticised by priestBishop Philip Boyce expressed regret his focus on victims’ needs was not greater in the pastThu Mar 29 2018 - 22:24
Archbishop says there is ‘no ideal family but there is an ideal of family’Diarmuid Martin includes parents who are gay and lesbian, single, separated, non-marriedThu Mar 29 2018 - 21:10
Religious ceremonies involved in 63% of all Irish marriages in 2017August the most popular month for opposite-sex marriages in 2017Thu Mar 29 2018 - 16:18
Unrestricted abortion unacceptable to Church of Ireland leadersCatholic bishop asks if Down syndrome deprives unborn child of right to birth and lifeThu Mar 29 2018 - 15:14
Young Irish people among the most religious in EuropeIreland among top four of 22 countries surveyed for regular attendance of religious servicesTue Mar 27 2018 - 06:59
World can draw inspiration from pope, says President HigginsMissionaries praised for standing in solidarity with people across developing worldMon Mar 26 2018 - 21:07
PSNI team to investigate circumstances in which Fr Malachy Finnegan abused childrenPope accepts resignation of Bishop of Dromore John McAreaveyMon Mar 26 2018 - 12:23
Pope could herald new start for Catholic church in Ireland if he shows contritionVatican photograph from 2007 captures church past and questions its futureSat Mar 24 2018 - 01:00
In a word . . . PhilosophySo much of our youth was wasted on slight philosophies offering shallow answers to overwhelming questionsSat Mar 24 2018 - 00:00
‘Widespread opposition’ in health sector to repeal, claims groupMedical anti-abortion group says proposed regime ‘has nothing to do with healthcare’Thu Mar 22 2018 - 21:15
Cork cleric appointed to senior protocol position at Vatican‘A great personal honour’ for Msgr Joseph Murphy – Bishop of Cloyne William CreanThu Mar 22 2018 - 20:56
Pope Francis’s two-day visit no reflection on Ireland’s standingPontiff (81) has kept his European visits short and many of his trips were just for one dayThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:00
Vatican yet to decide on funeral details for Cardinal Keith O’BrienHigh-profile prelate opted to resign following damaging allegations concerning seminariansTue Mar 20 2018 - 20:44
Call by Irish Catholics for World Meeting of Families in Dublin to be inclusiveConservative elements ready to obstruct compassionate approach of Pope FrancisTue Mar 20 2018 - 19:38
Fr Malachy Finnegan: A child abuser and his victimsDuring therapy sessions for sex offenders, Finnegan insisted: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
In a word . . . PatsyShe then asked my name and, shocked, said ‘I can’t call you that. It’s a girl’s name’Sat Mar 17 2018 - 00:00
Liam O’Flynn remembered as a ‘magical’ musicianUileann piper ‘bristled’ at being called a purist, funeral toldFri Mar 16 2018 - 18:36
Bishop to visit Laois parish where NI abuser priest served in 1950sAllegations of sexual and physical abuse made later against Fr Malachy FinneganThu Mar 15 2018 - 21:18
