The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Tuesday’s celebrations include tours, lectures and a concert - but no bank holiday yet
An event at the National Concert Hall aims to give a voice to survivors and catalyse change
The Dubliner talks about her searing new memoir on the Irish Times Women’s Podcast
‘Illegitimate’ babies of the 20th century were seen as property of churches
It’s a stressful time for parents – but the good news is there are many resources to help meet the needs of children of all ages
The former MMA fighter talks about his upbringing, martial arts and becoming a politician
Fr Jack Delaney made rare films depicting Irish life before the advent of television
It is time we remembered all Josephs and Marys whose dignity, freedom and lives were stolen
Hundreds gather for Irish man who was separated from his mother at five years of age
The Traveller Pride Awards are co-ordinated by the Irish Traveller Movement
Silencing of survivors of historical abuse by those in power has now lasted decades
Former pontiff sped through area ‘faster than a joyrider’
Prelate accepts responsibility for removal of same-sex pictures in booklets for gathering
Dublin City Council says €14m sale is ‘once-off opportunity’ to develop inner-city area
Family of 796 babies buried at Mother and Baby Home demand exhumation, DNA tests
Her new play deals with a search at a Magdalene laundry, but is also a metaphor for things we hope will never surface
‘All memory of what occurred in this place will be erased’ if building sold, says councillor
Patricia Cronin’s installation ‘Shrine for Girls’ and a new film, ‘Leisure with Dignity’, by Anne Maree Barry
From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'
Tuam scandal shows the vice most characteristic of any age is often dressed up as virtue
Many women were born in State homes then sent to industrial schools and laundries
Abuse survivor criticises Government on lack of movement on planned memorial in Dublin
Assets were part of Project Clear portfolio which was sold by Ulster Bank for €503m
One humble woman helped spark a successful political campaign for redress
Group says judge’s recommendation on HAA card not included in Bill coming before Dáil
Submission was so inaccurate, Alan Shatter wrote to Rome seeking clarification
Woman says she was raped by a groundsman employed in Magdalene Laundry
Maureen Sullivan was put in a laundry at 12
A group of design students have taken a look at some unused historic buildings north of the Liffey, and imagined how they might be repurposed
Justice for Magdalenes has ‘achieved all that it can’ through political lobbying
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices