In a Word . . . UkraineMy word of the year has to be Kyiv, being utterly biased in favour of the most heroic and impressive people of 2022 – the people of UkraineSat Dec 31 2022 - 00:00
Massgoers raise over €4.5m to assist Ukrainian refugees`Irish people know well the experience of the migrant,’ Bishops sayThu Dec 29 2022 - 18:04
In a culture where cows are worth more than women, an Irish nun has dedicated herself to educating girlsSr Orla Treacy has spent 17 years running schools and a health centre in South Sudan, and is slowly seeing a change in a country that likes to marry off girls fastTue Dec 27 2022 - 10:38
In a Word . . . BellyI have absolutely no interest in a six-pack, Santa Claus. Just your ordinary Roscommon or garden belly will do me fineSat Dec 24 2022 - 00:30
Details of Government inquiry into school abuse allegations delayed until New YearDepartment of Education says any crimes committed should, in first instance, be fully investigated by An Garda SíochánaMon Dec 19 2022 - 19:30
Number of abuse contacts to Spiritan congregation approaches 500Further allegations against Dominicans and SalesiansMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
In a Word... old English wordsDon’t complain about being in a ‘zwodder’ state of mind following the Christmas partySat Dec 17 2022 - 00:00
Over 300 abuse allegations to date against Spiritan priestsCatholic bishops believe a ‘reckoning’ has yet to take place regarding sexual abuse in the church in IrelandTue Dec 13 2022 - 12:51
New River Corrib pedestrian and cycle bridge to open in Galway city next yearNew crossing intended to reduce collisions on 200-year-old Salmon Weird BridgeMon Dec 12 2022 - 15:48
Quality of life in Ireland has dropped over the past five years, survey findsAmárach study suggests people are positive about their own situations but worried about country's overall wellbeing.Mon Dec 12 2022 - 00:00
Church of Ireland rows in behind appeals to offer accommodation to Ukrainian refugees ‘They need shelter, welcome and a home in the most practical of ways possible,’ says archbishopSun Dec 11 2022 - 20:43
‘It’s coming home’: Not the World Cup but Irish chalice exiled by CromwellChalice taken from Leitrim after the Famine and stored in Cincinnati convent returns to Carrick on ShannonSun Dec 11 2022 - 17:53
In a Word ... MalapropismOne of the great mangler’s of the King’s English is former taoiseach Bertie AhernSat Dec 10 2022 - 00:30
Abuse of pupils at Glenstal Abbey school in Co Limerick involved two monksIn no case were there criminal or civil proceedings, but financial settlements made in someSat Dec 03 2022 - 06:35
Second man alleges abuse by Spiritan priest Fr Patrick Hannan at secondary school in NairobiAnother man claims abuse by Fr Patrick Hannan at secondary school in NairobiSat Dec 03 2022 - 06:00
In a Word ... BallaghaderreenWhere our parents were concerned the great attraction to the town in 1962 was its schoolsSat Dec 03 2022 - 00:30
Pope Francis accused by Mary McAleese of ‘ludicrous lack of logic’ in comments on women priestsFormer president accused Pope of ‘misogynistic drivel’ following interview justifying exclusion of womenThu Dec 01 2022 - 19:19
Former Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan dies aged 78Catholic Primate pays tribute to a ‘deeply spiritual, devoted and generous priest and bishop’Mon Nov 28 2022 - 11:24
Eviction ban should be extended for two to three years, says Fr Peter McVerry`Should be illegal for anybody to offer an Airbnb if it doesn’t conform to the regulations’Sun Nov 27 2022 - 16:49
What is restorative justice and does it work?‘They can still smell the perpetrator, they can still see the saliva at the edge of his mouth, they can still feel the hand on them’Sat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Willow Park abuse survivor met ‘vacuum of silence and distaste’ after 1992 revelation‘Quasi-sacramental’ abuse involved three priests with two wearing green and gold stolesSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Dún Laoghaire named Europe’s Great Town of 2022Award presented by Academy of Urbanism at ceremony to recognise the best, most enduring or most improved urban environments across the continentThu Nov 24 2022 - 11:41
Failure by clergy to protect abused children ‘pathetic’ - Dublin archbishopArchbishop Dermot Farrell speaks in Blackrock about latest abuse revelationsTue Nov 22 2022 - 12:33
Franciscans received 36 allegations against single abuser at Gormanston CollegeCongregation reports total of 124 allegations of sexual abuse of children made against 26 friarsTue Nov 22 2022 - 12:05
‘We didn’t take sexual abuse seriously as boys in Terenure College,’ John Boyne recalls The word abuse wasn’t part of students’ lexicon, author says, although he wonders if the adults in the school now feel guilty about not doing moreSat Nov 19 2022 - 11:48
In a Word ... PinkIt’s such a wishy, washy, neither one thing or the other, fish or foul, colour — especially on a man’s trousersSat Nov 19 2022 - 00:30
Abuse survivor confronted with lawyers for Spiritans in 2015 despite 2012 apology to abusedOrder denied having received any earlier allegations against accused priest, though in 2012 it had said there had been ‘one confirmed case’ against himFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
Blackrock College was told of abuse claims 20 years ago, Dáil hearsSurvivors who approached person in ‘key leadership role’ was told to return with ‘proof and a solicitor’, Labour leader saysThu Nov 17 2022 - 13:38
Vincentians disclose 45 claims of abuse against priests in schools and parishesOrder says 17 alleged victims said were abused in Castleknock College, St Paul’s or other schoolsThu Nov 17 2022 - 09:14
Number of accusers who have made Spiritan sex abuse claims rises to 300Beleaguered congregation has been contacted by more than 60 people in past week aloneThu Nov 17 2022 - 05:00
‘No gagging order’ applies to settlements already approved by SpiritansSpiritans’ press conference hears a fifth of class of ‘79 experienced abuse at Willow Park schoolThu Nov 17 2022 - 01:00
Child sexual abuse: Restorative justice ‘a confidential process’, says practitioner appointed to Spiritan programmeIndependent practitioner Tim Chapman appointed to lead remedial programmeWed Nov 16 2022 - 21:09
Spiritans announce ‘restorative justice programme’ for abuse survivors‘What was done to you as innocent children was cruel and indefensible,’ head of congregation tells survivorsWed Nov 16 2022 - 13:25
‘Relentless homophobia’ at Blackrock College in 1980s drove pupil to attempt suicide twiceSecond man Leo O’Shaughnessy speaks of his abuse by Br Luke McCaffreyTue Nov 15 2022 - 19:44
Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese income down by €2.25m in 2021 amid pandemic Dublin archdiocese's financial report for 2021Mon Nov 14 2022 - 21:26
‘Blackrock Boys’ brother calls for inquiry into abuse at fee-paying schoolsAbuse survivor Mark Ryan (61) wants report to be ‘published before I die’Mon Nov 14 2022 - 18:48
Consequences of ‘reign of terror’ by Dominican principal at Newbridge College in Kildare recalled‘What I cannot stomach were the other priests who clearly knew what was going on and did nothing about it’Mon Nov 14 2022 - 05:00
Catholic Primate speaks of ‘crying need for atonement’ over child abuseMary McAleese accuses Church of ‘systemic protection of perpetrators rather than child victims’Sun Nov 13 2022 - 16:11
Blackrock College: Who were the priests accused of abuse? Documentary telling story of two brothers sexually abused by priests in 1970s prompted further allegationsSun Nov 13 2022 - 13:16
Blackrock College abuse: ‘Code of omerta’ finally shattered by brothers’ braveryMany former pupils who came forward to tell their stories have asked not to be namedSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:02
In a Word ... graveyardOlder ones are different, an emotional detachment allows for curiosity about times pastSat Nov 12 2022 - 00:30
Jesuits have paid €7.4m in settlement costs to abuse survivorsCongregation encourages anyone abused by Fr Joseph Marmion or any Jesuit to contact them and/or relevant authoritiesFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Spiritan priests left trail of abuse in Ireland, Kenya and Sierra LeoneIn Kenya, one priest said: `I can’t hear your confession. We would have to stop what we do, and I cannot do that’Fri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
‘They roamed freely at night. We were easy prey,’ says Willow Park abuse survivorCall for watchdog to oversee complaints in relation to schoolsFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Sexual abuse ‘pretty rife’ at Spiritan-run Rockwell during 1970s, ex-pupil says Religious order is unable to rule out paedophile ring at Dublin schools as past pupils detail abuseTue Nov 08 2022 - 20:37
Spiritans expect additional survivors to come forward as 233 men allege abuse against 77 Irish priestsCongregation formerly known as Holy Ghost Fathers reveals 233 men allege abuse against 77 priestsTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:00
Dublin brothers relate how both, unknown to the other, were abused by priests at Blackrock CollegeSpiritan congregation to make public announcement on abused who have yet to come forwardMon Nov 07 2022 - 19:04
How cover-up by Spiritans in Ireland led to child abuse in leading Sierra Leone schoolHenry Moloney’s activities caused a crisis in Christ the King College in the city of BoMon Nov 07 2022 - 18:05
Spiritans reveal 233 boys at secondary schools in Ireland and abroad accused 77 priests of abuseMore revelations of alleged abuse by Spiritans in Ireland and abroadMon Nov 07 2022 - 13:59
