Opus Dei worried high-ranking members would be revealed after Fr Brendan Smyth scandal
Senior office holders faced questions over whether they belonged to conservative Catholic institution
Brendan Smyth
Ardal O’Hanlon on Father Ted at 30: ‘I thought it was a sh*t idea. Who was going to want to watch a sitcom about priests?’
It’s one of the funniest TV sitcoms of all time, but success wasn’t preordained. Some of the key players look back at making its three classic series
The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Vacancy rate hits 20-year low in Dublin industrial and logistics market
Covid-19 and Brexit continue to drive structural demand changes in sector
Redress for abuse victims now a bargaining chip in Stormont talks
Northern Secretary’s claim a new Executive could resolve the issue is seen as ‘blackmail’
The Irish Times view on the papal visit: a country transformed
The Ireland Pope Francis arrives in this morning is very different to that visited by Pope John Paul in 1979
Survivors of clerical sex abuse want apology from the pope
While Darren McGavin has a positive outlook on the Church, he says a personal apology from the pope is necessary
Mass-goers tell Pope Francis: ‘Rock the boat, your holiness’
Mass-goers in Dublin and Cork on their relationship with God, Catholicism and the Pope
Motor Neurone Disease is 'a nightmare but I’m adapting', says priest
Walk While You Can: Fr Tony Coote travelling Ireland to raise funds to tackle disease
Pope could herald new start for Catholic church in Ireland if he shows contrition
Vatican photograph from 2007 captures church past and questions its future
Fr Malachy Finnegan: A child abuser and his victims
During therapy sessions for sex offenders, Finnegan insisted: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’
Eighth Amendment is a relic of harsh times for women
Ireland cannot be said to be a different place until amendment is removed
The Harvey Weinsteins of the world are well represented in opera
We laugh and clap along with characters in opera whose actions would scandalise us in real life
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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