Hindus celebrate Holi with festival of coloursAbout 150 members of Ireland's Hindu community celebrated Holi, the festival of colours, in Dublin's Phoenix Park yesterday, …Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Archbishop calls for 'mature look' at immigrationThe Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, yesterday called for "a mature look at immigration policy in general" …Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Good Friday: church servicesThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, will lead a Way of the Cross ceremony in the Phoenix Park today, starting at 3pm…Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
Youths' low level of inclusion worry for ArchbishopThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has expressed his concern at the low level of involvement by young people in parishes…Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
Church strategy group to focus on educationThe Catholic Church in Ireland has established a strategic planning group to address all aspects of Catholic education on the…Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
Roads authority considering West-Link interest buyoutThe National Roads Authority (NRA) is investigating the possibility of buying out the National Toll Roads' (NTR) interest in …Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
Study finds 'homogeneity in cultures'A new comparative study of attitudes and values among Catholics and Protestants in Ireland has found an "extraordinary homogeneity…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Child sex abuse may cost church €50mIreland's Catholic bishops have estimated that it may cost as much as €50 million to cover the cost of compensation and help …Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Stark division over united IrelandMore Catholics in the South favour an independent Northern Ireland than do Protestants in the SouthWed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Religions differ over effects of Belfast AgreementCatholics in the North have given a much higher rating to the system of government than was the case 10 years agoWed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Contributions: from diocesesExtrapolating from Catholic Communications Office statistics, it is possible to calculate the expected contribution from each…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Catholics' €26.5m bill for abuse fundIreland's 4.088 million Catholics are set to pay €26Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Dioceses employ fundraising agencyAn international fundraising agency was employed by three Catholic dioceses recently to raise funds for parish administration…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Former bishop's legacy to church praisedFormer bishop of Connor Bishop James Moore was praised for his contribution to the community during his funeral service yesterday…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Supreme Court cuts sex abuse award by EUR250,000A High Court jury award of €600,000 to a woman who had been repeatedly abused as a teenager was reduced by a quarter of a million…Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Irish people gave almost €75m for tsunami reliefIrish people have contributed almost €75 million to nine aid agencies which have been collecting money for tsunami relief since…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Abuse commission told nun 'vilified'Sr Xavieria Lally of the Goldenbridge industrial school in Dublin, had been "demonised and vilified" over the past decade, with…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Millions taken over past 20 yearsPrevious robberies: Yesterday's robbery is the latest in a long series of big cash heists on this island going back almost two…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
Appeal for volunteers to Catholic marriage agencyThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, has appealed for more volunteers to help the Irish Catholic Church agency, Accord, assist…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
C of I bishop to begin term as ICC presidentBishop Peter Barrett, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel and Ossory, will take over as president of the Irish Council of Churches…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Bishops to highlight plight of illegal Irish living in USA commission of Ireland's Catholic Bishops' Conference will this week launch a campaign to draw attention to the plight of the…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Dublin archdiocese has paid EUR4.9m in child sex abuse casesDublin's Catholic archdiocese has paid €4Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Rights commission's call for abortion law to be ignoredThe Government plans to ignore a key recommendation of the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) concerning abortion legislation…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Firm of solicitors to sever link with clientThe Supreme Court decided yesterday that a firm of solicitors should no longer represent a client following a breakdown in relations…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Ferns report still awaitedThe Ferns inquiry, which is investigating how allegations of clerical child sex abuse were handled in the mainly Co Wexford diocese…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
New inquiry into minister orderedA commission investigating complaints seeking the removal of a Presbyterian minister in Dublin interviewed only those supporting…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Anglican fear over 'move to centralise'Two Irish representatives on the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) have warned of a real danger that the crisis over homosexuality…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Primates' creative ambiguity averts schismBrendan Behan remarked that the first item on the agenda of any new Irish organisation was "the split"Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Mass collections used for sex abuse paymentsA spokesman for the Catholic bishops has said it is the practice in some of the Church's 26 dioceses in Ireland to use money …Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Anglican leaders unlikely to agree on same sex unionsThe five-day meeting of Anglican primates from around the world is not expected to achieve agreement on same sex issues by the…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Pope highlights mass media's powerful roleTHE VATICAN: The communications media had "acquired such importance as to be the principal means of guidance and inspiration…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Primates gather in Newry for Anglican talksA meeting of the international Anglican Communion begins today in Co ArmaghMon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
'Distinctive and powerful record' of Garry Hynes' work recognisedTheatre director Garry Hynes managed "to foretell in an instinctual way, that our society was in deep denial and on the verge…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Presbyterian body to rule on ministerThe judicial commission of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, which met yesterday, is to announce "as soon as possible" its …Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
'Recovering actress' McLynn gives the sacred cows a roastingIt was MC Pauline McLynn's night, and soon there wasn't a sacred cow (or bull) left unscathedTue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Praise and sorrow as ESB brings down the curtainThe ESB was thanked for its "hugely significant and generous contribution" towards helping to make the Irish Times /ESB Theatre…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Druid takes main honours as Hynes earns special awardIt was a heady night for Galway's Druid Theatre company at The Irish Times /ESB Irish Theatre Awards 2004 in Dublin's Burlington…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Lenten appeal targets EthiopiaUp to 7.6 million Ethiopians are in need of help, with 2.2 million needing assistance immediately and a further 5Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Pope urges increased supports for elderlyVATICAN: Pope John Paul has called for the strengthening of economic support and legal initiatives which would prevent the elderly…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Bishop rejects discreet approach to sex abuseDealing discreetly with allegations of child sex abuse "can lead to failure to take the necessary steps", Bishop Donal Murray…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Nothing in records to suggest abuse, says superiorNothing has been found in the records to support abuse allegations made by former residents of a Kilkenny industrial school, …Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
Bishops' group aims to reassert Catholic agenda in educationThe chairman of the Irish Bishops' Commission for Education, Bishop Leo O'Reilly, has said the time has come to pro-actively …Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
No move expected on NI process until autumn, says AhernThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has said he does not expect further developments in the Northern peace process until the autumnTue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
No invitation for Archbishop Brady to installationThe Catholic primate Archbishop Seán Brady has said he "fully respects" the decision of the Moderator-designate of the Presbyterian…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Development body to open in USDUBLIN/THE US: The World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) decided in Dublin yesterday to open an office in Washington.Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Church panel to hear appeal against decision to keep minister in postThe judicial commission of the Presbyterian Church is to hear an appeal against a decision not to remove a minister from his …Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Ecumenical Patriarch gives homilyThe first ever visit to Ireland by an Ecumenical Patriarch, Archbishop of Constantinople and spiritual leader of 300 million …Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
C of I calls for ban on alcopops advertisingThe Church of Ireland has called for a ban on the advertising of alcopops and says the drinks industry should be responsible …Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Presbyterian Church launches guidelinesNo denomination was "immune from the problem of trusted adults misusing their position", the launch of a Presbyterian Church …Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Living to tell the tale of BeslanHe became one of the most recognisable faces of the Beslan tragedy - a 10-year-old boy sitting beside a bomb with his arms behind…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
