Life of Proinsias Mac Aonghusa celebratedThey met "to celebrate a richly varied life, lived to the full", said the Rev Ferran Glenfield in Monkstown Parish Church, Co…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Religious are urged to speak out on abuse they witnessedThe Labour Party finance spokeswoman, Ms Joan Burton, has said there is "a moral imperative" on members of religious congregations…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Synods discuss homosexual relationshipsThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath and Kildare, the Most Rev Richard Clarke, has said he could not "dismiss as intrinsically…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
US request for return of Irish priest deniedA request from the Apostolic Administrator of Phoenix diocese in the US, Archbishop Michael Sheehan, that an Irish priest return…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Indemnity deal agreed with State was signed by 18 religious groupsRepresentatives of 18 religious congregations signed the indemnity deal concluded with then minister for education and science…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
C of I Bishop calls for study on sectarianismThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher, the Right Rev Michael Jackson, has appealed to other churches to conduct a study of …Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
A barrister always tipped to become High Court judgeMr Seán Ryan has been a senior counsel since 1983. He was called to the Bar in 1972Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Survivors welcome successor to LaffoyThe appointment of Mr Seán Ryan SC as chairman of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has been warmly welcomed by survivor…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Rabbitte criticises 'reckless' indemnity dealThe Labour Party leader, Mr Pat Rabbitte, has said the indemnity deal concluded by the last government with 18 religious congregations…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Attitudes to Church very encouraging, says BishopThe Bishop of Killaloe, Most Rev Willie Walsh, has said he is "very encouraged" by a survey of the diocese on people's attitudes…Fri Sept 26 2003 - 01:00
64% blame State and church over abuseSome 64 per cent of people interviewed as part of a Prime Time/MRBI survey believe Catholic religious orders and the State are…Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Catholic association for business leaders to open chapter in DublinAn international association of Catholic chief executive officers is to form a chapter in IrelandTue Sept 23 2003 - 01:00
Visiting Algerian dissident unhappy with his receptionIt has been claimed that an Algerian dissident has been snubbed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Oireachtas Committee…Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Muslim newspaper launchedDublin Fianna Fáil MEP, Mr Niall Andrews, has said he hoped the Muslim community in Ireland "may help us return to the sense …Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Archbishop asks McCreevy 'not to hurt the poor'The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Desmond Connell, has repeated a call to the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, not…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
State is accused of 'dividing, exploiting' the abusedThe Department of Education has been accused by a group representing survivors of "dividing and exploiting" victims of abuse …Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Abuse inquiry begins hearingsThe Ferns inquiry into how allegations of clerical child sex abuse were handled by church and State authorities in that diocese…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Hearing of sample cases backedGroups representing survivors of abuse in residential institutions are to press Department of Education officials today to contact…Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
Abuse survivors should adopt 'united approach'Survivors of abuse in residential institutions have been urged "to urgently achieve consensus..Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Calls to Vincent de Paul rise by 127% in last quarterFigures released by the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) yesterday indicated that the number of calls for help it received in the Dublin…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Survivors of abuse oppose 'unjust sampling' methodReaction : Groups representing survivors of abuse in residential institutions are unanimous in their opposition to suggestions…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Charity attacks 'unfair' trading systemIrish charity Trócaire has accused the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of "overseeing a global trade system which has generated…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
All parties eager to learn details of Minister's plansReaction: Brother Edmund Garvey has said he believed the record would show that the Irish Christian Brothers had pointed out…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Churches have side-stepped homosexuality issue, say bishopsThe Church of Ireland bishops have said "a wholesome engagement with, and open discussion of, the issues surrounding homosexuality…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Church requires 'radical revision'The National Conference of Priests of Ireland (NCPI) has been told there is "an urgent need to dismantle clericalism [where clergy…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Healing centre appeals to judge to reconsider quittingMs Christine Buckley, of the Aislinn Centre for healing of institutional abuse, has appealed to Ms Justice Mary Laffoy to reconsider…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Vatican promoted priest, aware of sex abuse recordUS: The Vatican promoted an American priest through its diplomatic ranks despite being told a number of times that he had sexually…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Cleric favours legalising same-sex unionsThe Emeritus Professor of Moral Theology at St Patrick's College seminary, Maynooth, Father Enda McDonagh, has said he favours…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Congregations fear resignation may delay work of commissionA spokeswoman for religious congregations last night expressed concern that the decision of Ms Justice Laffoy to resign from …Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Mother of abuse victim in plea to bishopThe mother of Mr Brendan Shannon, who received €325,000 from the Kiltegan Fathers following his abuse in 1982 by former priest…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Laffoy decision to resign upsets victimsThere was strong reaction last night from groups representing victims of abuse in residential institutions to the announcement…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Conflict on timing of sex abuse disclosureA conflict has arisen in Achonry diocese over when Bishop Thomas Flynn was told about allegations of clerical child sex abuse…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Dr Hutchinson standing down from church postDr Sam Hutchinson, Clerk of the Presbyterian Assembly, officially retires on Monday.Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Prelate in plea for church to restore credibilityThe Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has said the response (of the Vatican) to the unfolding clerical child…Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
'Crisis of priestly identity' notedMorale is low and motivation is lacking among Irish priests today, Father John Littleton, president of the National Council of…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Priests report to Dublin assemblyAn international assembly of English-speaking priests in Dublin has been told that one in 20 Swiss Catholic priests is in, or…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Amnesia in West about Christian heritage - bishopA "strange paradox in Europe and a great part of the English-speaking world" has allowed "a kind of amnesia" where the Christian…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
Some priests unhappy with treatment of sex suspectsA Wexford parish priest has said that "the most notorious criminal enjoys the privilege of being considered innocent until proven…Mon Aug 25 2003 - 01:00
Trekking around the coast of Ireland in 98 daysThree men arrived back in Co Dublin yesterday after walking around the Irish coastline "to remind people about Jesus Christ".Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Irish peacekeepers in Iraq urgedIRAQ/IRELAND: The senior Democratic congressman on the House Armed Services Committee in the US Congress has said Ireland should…Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Cleric rejects idea that cross turns off non church-goersA suggestion that crucifixion scenes were "a turn-off to non-churchgoers" and should be removed as a way of increasing Sunday…Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
Gay bishop raises 'grave issues', say archbishopsThe two most senior figures in the Church of Ireland have said they "regret the threat to the unity of the Anglican Communion…Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
New editor of 'Irish Catholic' is appointedA new editor of the Irish Catholic has been appointed to succeed David Quinn, who becomes Religious and Social Affairs Correspondent…Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Walkers seek rights to continue roamingA group representing hillwalkers yesterday made a submission to the hearing of the Oireachtas committee which is examining property…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
No objection by CORI to property rights reformAn Oireachtas committee has been told that the Conference of Religious of Ireland (CORI) would have no problem with the deletion…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
CORI to argue that right to property is not absoluteThe Conference of Religious of Ireland (CORI) Justice Commission will today argue before an all-party Oireachtas committee that…Tue Jul 15 2003 - 01:00
Inside a plastic bag, the body of a little girlWhat began as a 'typical Sunday' in Irishtown ended with the tragic discovery of a newborn baby's body, writes Patsy McGarry.Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Infant died 'due to want of attention at birth'A newborn infant girl found dead at Irishtown in Dublin last July died "due to want of attention at birth", a jury in Dublin'…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
3 priests accused of abuse still in ministryThe Bishop of Raphoe, Dr Philip Boyce, has not asked three priests against whom allegations of child sex abuse have been made…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Orange spokesman says march must be agreed before talksPortadown Orange spokesman Mr David Jones said yesterday that before they have face-to-face talks with Garvaghy Road residents…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
