Role played by Bertie Ahern’s father in IRA a century ago revealed in military files
Con Ahern turned down for a pension despite involvement in War of Independence
Kildare priest appointed new Catholic bishop in west of Ireland
Fr Paul Dempsey called in the past for a ‘national gathering’ on the Church’s future
How Irish universities are involved in their students’ health
The international healthy campuses initiative encourages healthy lifestyles for those at third level
Tony Walsh possibly ‘most notorious clerical child sexual abuser’ in Dublin
Murphy report said it was ‘likely that he has abused hundreds of children’
Lotto winning Mayo priest: God gave it to me for some reason and I will give it away
Priest with links to Kennedy clan lands €500,000 lottery win
What to expect when going to college
Former college newspaper editor considers what you should look out for
Tony Walsh: More jail time for a ‘most notorious’ child abuser
Background: First complaint about priest came two days after he took up his first role
‘I did tummy time and all that kind of stuff on the floor’
Elaine was pregnant at 22, living at home. She was ‘scared – I didn’t know what I was doing’
DCU to create new institutes in war, water and ‘future journalism’ under €300m plan
University seeks to double student numbers by 2029
Harry Clarke stained glass windows to be auctioned
Pieces were made for churches in Ireland, Wales and New Zealand but never installed
All churches in Ireland in need of ‘reality check’
The family won the same-sex marriage referendum for gay people
Archbishop declines to tell Catholics how to vote in referendum
Diarmuid Martin stresses ‘people should be informed’ about about same-sex marriage
DCU likely buyer for All Hallows College in Drumcondra
Detailed negotiations ongoing for several weeks about future of the Dublin property
Quotes of the year in education: ‘The boys that did the honours maths led us to ruination’
Warnings against ‘self-satisfaction’ at Trinity and a Blackrock College war cry were among the other memorable quotes of 2014
Leadership decoded: what makes some lead and others follow?
Business guru tells Dublin seminar there’s nothing innate about leadership - it’s all learned behaviour
Cog Notes: Is UCD’s Confucius Institute out of step?
In the US there is growing disquiet over China’s attempts to exert ‘soft power’ by claiming a footprint on university campuses
Religious order to sell 17-acre campus in Drumcondra
Rosminians one of 18 orders investigated over child sex abuse in industrial schools
All Hallows College on sale for €14m
Rosminians selling period buildings and land in Drumcondra for €9.5m
Deceased Irish passenger had travelled home to nurse mother
Edel Mahady was ‘fun loving and gregarious’
Irish nun speaks of friend lost on Malaysia Airlines flight
Sr Philomene Tiernan of Irish origins and enjoyed a recent stay in Ireland
All Hallows art auction signals end of an era
The former seminary, now a third-level college, is on the verge of closure
Kennedy’s widow told priest Jackie letters could be ‘burned’
Cork-born confidant of Kennedy clan says Jackie’s privacy should be respected
All Hallows in talks to rescue adult learning programme
DCU president says many aspects of ‘Alba’ system would resonate with own value system
All Hallows to sell art and rare books next month
College has dismissed claims its art and rare books collection ‘worth millions’
Niece seeks return to family of some of Jackie Kennedy letters
Rory Kennedy suggests family want 'a little bit more control' over what is made public
Jackie Kennedy and the Costello family
Former first lady developed a strong bond with taoiseach and his family
Jackie Kennedy sought copies of All Hallows letters to Fr Leonard
Former First Lady offered to bequeath letters she received from Fr Leonard to the college
What other treasures do congregations own?
Where did All Hallows College get the precious contents of its apparently plundered archives? And how does its library compare to others?
Man consents to orders over sale of Jackie Kennedy letters
Expert Owen Felix O’Neill hands back copies of correspondence between former US first lady and Irish priest
Items missing from All Hallows College valued in ‘thousands’
Investigation in to mising prints and books involves Interpol
‘Grand theft’ of valuable items at All Hallows College in Dublin
Gardaí investigate missing items worth ‘quite a few million’
Fate of All Hallows College mirrors ‘collapse of vocations’
Long-term decline in seminarians led to insurmountable financial difficulties
Selling Jackie letters would not save All Hallows, says college
College and Department of Education clash over reasons for closure after 172 years
All Hallows College to close due to falling student numbers
College hoped to auction Jackie Kennedy letters but withdrew them after contact from family
Future of Jackie Kennedy letters to be decided within days
No copyright or legal issues involved in decision to withdraw letters from auction
Fundraising efforts led to discovery of Kennedy letters at All Hallows
Connection between Kennedy’s and college known for many years
Kennedy estate’s copyright would limit a buyer’s room for manoeuvre
Owner could not publish the letters in book form without the estate’s consent
Jackie Kennedy letters withdrawn from sale
All Hallows College exploring with her family how best to preserve and curate archive
Copies of collection of Jackie Kennedy letters handed to court
Sheppard’s auctioneers claim letters worth up to€3m are owned by All Hallows College
All Hallows says no legal issue over Jackie Kennedy letters
Temporary High Court injunction granted to auctioneers, restraining expert
Priest’s letters confirm close friendship with Jackie Kennedy
Condolences sent to Jackie Kennedy following her son’s death and husband’s murder
Fr Joseph Leonard’s importance to Kennedys recalled by Liam Cosgrave
Former taoiseach was good friend of priest in his later years
Jackie Kennedy letters lay in All Hallows safe for five decades
Letters were discovered after book valuation event
‘He’s like my father in a way - loves the chase and is bored with the conquest’
MEETING JFK: As Jackie Bouvier fell in love with JFK, her letters to Fr Joseph Leonard reveal misgivings about marriage
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