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Breda O’Brien: State must start nurturing marriages

Breda O’Brien: State must start nurturing marriages

Government embraces divorce when it should help low-conflict wedded couples

Sat May 25 2019 - 02:00
Figures suggest surge in abortions post-repeal

Figures suggest surge in abortions post-repeal

If the trend continues, more than 5,000 preborn children will be dead

Sat May 18 2019 - 02:00
Pro-life votes in upcoming elections can lay groundwork for future progress

Pro-life votes in upcoming elections can lay groundwork for future progress

Voters who care about the right to life must send a message to smug pro-choice parties

Sat May 11 2019 - 02:00
No one loves election posters but the alternatives are worse

No one loves election posters but the alternatives are worse

Posters have downsides but online targeted advertising has serious drawbacks

Sat May 04 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: Persecuted Christians merit progressives’ support

Breda O’Brien: Persecuted Christians merit progressives’ support

West often neglects anti-Christian bias, seeing them as unenlightened leftovers

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 02:00
Rebuild Notre Dame as a living church, not as a tourist attraction

Rebuild Notre Dame as a living church, not as a tourist attraction

The cathedral touches the longing for something more in all of us. It must be rebuilt to honour the reason it was built in the first place

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: History is a pillar of society’s wellbeing

Breda O’Brien: History is a pillar of society’s wellbeing

Educationalists marginalise history as a subject out of short-term utilitarianism

Sat Apr 13 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: Divestment of schools requires more to be built

Breda O’Brien: Divestment of schools requires more to be built

Despite media messages, Catholic parishes are mainly benign presences in schools

Sat Apr 06 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: GPs are ignoring democracy on abortion issues

Breda O’Brien: GPs are ignoring democracy on abortion issues

Doctors’ group is demanding members fall into line without expressing their concerns

Sat Mar 30 2019 - 02:00
Even invisible illnesses deserve to be recognised

Even invisible illnesses deserve to be recognised

Fibromyalgia sufferers want the State to recognise the many costs associated with it

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 02:00
Breda O'Brien: More questions than answers about Islamic radicalisation

Breda O'Brien: More questions than answers about Islamic radicalisation

Lisa Smith is emblematic of a problem facing many countries – how to integrate radicalised Muslims

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 02:00
Macron is no saviour of Europe

Macron is no saviour of Europe

Breda O’Brien: Macron exemplifies elitist privilege that alienates people from EU

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 02:00
Reform of Catholic Church must come from the top

Reform of Catholic Church must come from the top

Clerics in denial about abuse should learn from failures in Ireland and US

Sat Mar 02 2019 - 02:00
Denying women access to legitimate choices and hope

Denying women access to legitimate choices and hope

A UK council thinks women should be protected from people offering leaflets on abortion

Sat Feb 23 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: State hits vulnerable and elderly with more tax

Breda O’Brien: State hits vulnerable and elderly with more tax

Supplements for gut health and macular degeneration not fair game for VAT hikes

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 02:00
Breda O'Brien: Pressure of mock exams reflects unhealthy society

Breda O'Brien: Pressure of mock exams reflects unhealthy society

Lack of exam system reform does not explain stress levels endured by students

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: There is nothing ‘objective’ about sex education

Breda O’Brien: There is nothing ‘objective’ about sex education

The State wants to force religious schools to go against their ethos on the issue

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 02:00
Breda O'Brien: Racist frame too small for the full picture

Breda O'Brien: Racist frame too small for the full picture

A smirking American teen is treated as evil personified. Where were the adults?

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: The Benedict Option – or how to save Christianity

Breda O’Brien: The Benedict Option – or how to save Christianity

Rod Dreher believes a sixth-century saint holds the key to strong Christian communities

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: Marriage should not just be for the middle classes

Breda O’Brien: Marriage should not just be for the middle classes

If marriage is still an aspiration, the odds should not be stacked against working class

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 05:00
Tax injustices for caring relationships have not gone away

Tax injustices for caring relationships have not gone away

Reaction to couple’s decision to marry to avoid inheritance tax does nothing to redress inheritance injustices for others

Sat Jan 05 2019 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Catholics must step up the fight against our hollow culture

Breda O’Brien: Catholics must step up the fight against our hollow culture

This has been a terrible year for Catholics, but it has also offered a guide to the future

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Women in politics are denied their own identities

Breda O’Brien: Women in politics are denied their own identities

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s promotion in Germany has highlighted lazy stereotypes

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Kate O’Connell's shocking outburst is part of an oppressive culture

Breda O’Brien: Kate O’Connell's shocking outburst is part of an oppressive culture

Fine Gael Deputy's triumphalist remarks in the Dáil on abortion are the new reality

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 05:00
A new political movement in Ireland is long overdue

A new political movement in Ireland is long overdue

There is an appetite for change and Peadar Tóibín may be the politician to make it happen

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 05:00
Breda O'Brien: Why the sexual future belongs to men like Trump

Breda O'Brien: Why the sexual future belongs to men like Trump

Porn is so normalised Stormy Daniels made headlines for losing her luggage

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 05:00
European army would be no way to honour Armistice

European army would be no way to honour Armistice

Conflict-resolution networks required rather than European fighting force

Sat Nov 17 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Abortion railroading is a threat to our democracy

Breda O’Brien: Abortion railroading is a threat to our democracy

No pro-life amendments have been permitted in the legislation for terminations

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:00
Targeting Travellers never harmed a politician yet

Targeting Travellers never harmed a politician yet

The condemnation of Peter Casey’s ill-informed views was hypocritical

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Mothers bombarded in anxiety-riddled era

Breda O’Brien: Mothers bombarded in anxiety-riddled era

Social media sets unrealistic role models while State gives women scant support

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00
Romero’s example should encourage Catholics to cherish all life

Romero’s example should encourage Catholics to cherish all life

The archbishop was murdered because he wouldn’t compromise on the message of the gospels

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Modern values make climate disaster more likely

Breda O’Brien: Modern values make climate disaster more likely

Western culture is in direct conflict with the urgent need to take collective action

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Abortion legislation will force GPs out of healthcare

Breda O’Brien: Abortion legislation will force GPs out of healthcare

If doctors are legally bound to act against their conscience they will leave

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Government's latest housing plan is doomed to failure

Breda O’Brien: Government's latest housing plan is doomed to failure

Land agency’s reliance on market rather than social entrepreneurship is not radical

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Attempts to liberalise abortion under way

Breda O’Brien: Attempts to liberalise abortion under way

Three-day ‘cooling off’ deemed demeaning and freedom of conscience under fire

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Tech giants are undermining democracy

Breda O’Brien: Tech giants are undermining democracy

We need more emphasis on philosophy and accountability, not more efficiency

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Francis needs to answer the questions and fire bishops who cover up abuse

Breda O’Brien: Francis needs to answer the questions and fire bishops who cover up abuse

Ordinary Catholics are angry and in near despair due to the worldwide failure of the institutional Church to institute transparent mechanisms of accountability for the cover-up of abuse of children by clergy

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Pope Francis is promoting a radical economic vision

Breda O’Brien: Pope Francis is promoting a radical economic vision

Catholic social teaching seeks to change a world where profit is pursued at any cost

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Blanket rejection of rote learning is not so smart

Breda O’Brien: Blanket rejection of rote learning is not so smart

It is absolutely wrong to say that memorisation has no place in education

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Maybe Ireland is not secular enough yet

Breda O’Brien: Maybe Ireland is not secular enough yet

Dazed and bewildered Irish Catholics should look to France and Sweden

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Church must embrace accountability on sex abuse

Breda O’Brien: Church must embrace accountability on sex abuse

Church and aid bodies wield corruptible power over vulnerable adults and youth

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Guilt is no substitute for climate action

Breda O’Brien: Guilt is no substitute for climate action

Our joy at sunshine must not blind us to lifestyles that cause agricultural disaster

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Atheist-based discussion still illuminated life

Breda O’Brien: Atheist-based discussion still illuminated life

Non-believers at 3Arena fill gap of spiritual hunger better than hardcore materialism

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Thai cave rescue masks larger scandals

Breda O’Brien: Thai cave rescue masks larger scandals

If the children turned up on our doorstep in different circumstances, there would be little welcome

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 05:00
Irish State has nothing to boast about regarding migrants

Irish State has nothing to boast about regarding migrants

As the EU wrestles with migration, we should not forget the demographic crisis

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: A timid religion will die fast

Breda O’Brien: A timid religion will die fast

Pope’s visit must energise Catholicism into a courageous, counter-cultural force

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: How products keep us in state of chronic anxiety

Breda O’Brien: How products keep us in state of chronic anxiety

Treated as mere consumers, we are forced into a cult of predictable values

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Referendum result does not override conscience

Breda O’Brien: Referendum result does not override conscience

Anti-abortion medics feel threatened and fearful in a newly intolerant Ireland

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Anti-abortion movement has not given up and will not disappear

Breda O’Brien: Anti-abortion movement has not given up and will not disappear

Ireland’s heart now closed to those not deemed human enough for protection

Mon May 28 2018 - 09:00
Breda O’Brien: If you vote for choice you are facilitating abortions

Breda O’Brien: If you vote for choice you are facilitating abortions

Either we become a State that nudges women into making life-ending decisions for their babies or we strive to care for both

Thu May 24 2018 - 01:00
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