Statue to be unveiled in Galway to honour Irish founder of Boystown in USA lifesize statue of Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boystown at Omaha, Nebraska, in 1917, will be erected next Saturday in…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Shrines. By Liam Blake, introduction by Fintan O'Toole. Real Ireland Design. 45 pp, £9.95Roisin, my niece, was intent on revengeSat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Archbishops denounce attacks on Muslims hereDublin's two Archbishops, Cardinal Desmond Connell and Most Rev Walton Empey, have issued a joint statement condemning attacks…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
Jesus had to struggle to find his vocation, meeting of priests toldJesus, "like all human beings, had to struggle to discern what his vocation should be", a meeting of priests has been told in…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Priest eighth Columban killedFather Rufus Halley (57) who was shot dead in the Philippines yesterday was the second Irish Columban priest to be killed on …Wed Aug 29 2001 - 01:00
Ireland's first Russian Orthodox church set for Harold's CrossMetropolitan Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, and second in seniority to its head, Patriarch Alexei, will visit…Tue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
Record on state care of children under attackThere has been a call for Romania to be moved down the EU accession list because of its treatment of childrenTue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
State, church in no `marriage of equals'The Bishop of Ferns, Dr Brendan Comiskey, has said the Catholic Church "should have learned a long time ago to use a very long…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Bishops' police stance criticised by two priestsPriests in two Northern dioceses have been critical of a statement by the Catholic bishops there which called for support for…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Northern Protestants feel isolated - DalyThe former Catholic Primate Cardinal Cahal Daly has said that "paradoxically, as Ireland becomes more globalised, Irish Catholicism…Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Army bullying `unacceptable'The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieut Gen Colm Mangan, has said he is "extremely concerned" at recent reports about…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Army chief promises to uncover harassmentThe Army Chief of Staff, Lieut Gen Colm Mangan, has said there will be "no question of any whitewash or cover-up" where allegations…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Military part of group formed to examine sex harassment meetsThe military element of the steering group set up to investigate allegations of widespread sexual harassment in the Defence Forces…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryMy father hated golf. It was probably the one four-letter word not accepted in our house.Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
New measures to protect wildlifeIreland will be in a position to ratify key international conventions to protect wildlife, especially endangered species, following…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Minister criticises abusers of social welfare systemThe Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs has criticised those who continue to abuse the social welfare system.Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Sobriety is key to freedom, pioneer event toldSobriety and temperance allowed people "to be free and in control of their lives", the chairman of the Pioneer Total Abstinence…Thu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Local row with no heroesIt was Patrick Kavanagh who wrote that Homer made an epic from a local row. Drumcree is one such rowSat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Funeral today of first TCD Catholic chaplainThe first Catholic priest to serve as a chaplain at Trinity College, Dublin, Father Brendan Heffernan (71), will be buried today…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Six Murphy plays are to be staged at Dublin festivalSix Tom Murphy plays are to be staged by the National Theatre at this year's Dublin Theatre Festival, its director, Mr Fergus…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
Priest says Vatican rules may be too strictA decision by the Vatican to issue strict guidelines for the use of language in the Mass and other liturgical celebrations has…Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Priest's sacred music enhances quest for spiritualityAnother manifestation of the exceptional interest in things spiritual in Ireland is a widespread appreciation of the liturgical…Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Priest at centre of row over woman's £1.6m will dies in DublinA priest at the centre of a row in the US over a £1.6 million will has died.Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Progress made in inquiries into Romanian man's deathGardai have made significant progress in their investigation of the death of a 21-year-old Romanian man whose body was stuffed…Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Post union angered by O'Rourke proposalsProposals to transfer a large number of post offices to third party agencies signalled a potential "death warrant" for sub-post…Thu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
Lough Derg pilgrims get younger as emphasis shifts from penitenceWith less than two weeks to go in the season of three-day pilgrimages at Lough Derg, indications are that pilgrims are getting…Thu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
Spaniard one of 7 killed on Louth roadThe 29-year-old Spanish man killed in a crash on the inner relief road in Dundalk on Tuesday night was the seventh person to …Thu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
Small enterprise body dismisses CORI claim on absolute poverty as `nonsense'The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises association (ISME) has dismissed as "disingenuous" the Conference of Religious of Ireland…Wed Aug 01 2001 - 01:00
Memories of relics to be preservedDon Mullan, author of Eye- witness: Bloody Sunday and The Dublin and Monaghan Bombing, is to write a book on the recent visit…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Drink-driving remains a major problem as detections up 24% last year, says reportDrink-driving, "despite the perception and reality of stricter enforcement and changed social attitudes", remains a major problem…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Debate on role of Catholic Church `very fraught'A leading academic has said he hopes that in Ireland people are "progressing towards a stage where Catholicism will no longer…Tue Jul 31 2001 - 01:00
Delays and heavy traffic expected for the weekendIn what may be one of the busiest weekends of the year at Dublin Airport, up to 214,000 people are expected to pass through between…Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
Teaching English could earn Ireland £465mThe Minister of State with responsibility for international trade, Mr Tom Kitt, has said teaching English as a foreign language…Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
CORI says abuse fund package is `far in excess' of £40mThe Irish religious orders have presented a package to the Government including a proposed contribution towards a compensation…Mon Jul 16 2001 - 01:00
China's execution record criticisedMore people have been executed in China in the past three months than in the rest of the world put combined over the last three…Sat Jul 14 2001 - 01:00
Vatican to impose no sanctions over nuns in DublinIn a decision which could have far-reaching consequences for discussion of the women's ordination issue in the Catholic Church…Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:00
Bad weather keeps Drumcree visitors awayThe security presence at Drumcree was much less marked yesterday with visitor numbers well down on Monday, possibly because of…Wed Jul 11 2001 - 01:00
Groundhog Day all over again for marchersGroundhog Day, Portadown town centre. 9.35 a.m. Very quietMon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
Delegates call for abolition of ban on discussion of ordinationA resolution calling on Pope John Paul "to revoke the ban on discussion of women's ordination" in the Catholic Church was passed…Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
Vatican told women priests conference co-ordinator not to attendThe co-ordinator of the first international conference on women's ordination in the Catholic Church at the weekend participated…Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
Church `lives a lie' with equality theologyThe church was facing one of its most serious challenges since slavery over the role of women, the conference was toldMon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
Vatican accused of the `spiritual abuse' of womenNobel Prize winner Ms Mairead Corrigan Maguire has said the Vatican's stance on the ordination of women "is dehumanising, demoralising…Sat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Abuse victims angry over exclusion from tribunalChild sex abuse victims who are to be excluded from the Compensation Tribunal proposed under the terms of the Residential Institutions…Sat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Church of Ireland Primate calls for restraint in NorthThe Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, has appealed for "restraint and decency throughout the community" in the…Sat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
Cardinal thanks Dr Empey for receptionCardinal Connell said a Church of Ireland liturgical reception held in his honour in Dublin last night was the most special event…Fri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
Delegates to women priests conference `intimidated'Organisers of the first international Women's Ordination Worldwide (WOW) conference, which opens in Dublin this evening, have…Fri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
Twenty-two priests to be ordained from Maynooth this yearTwenty-two students from St Patrick's College, Maynooth, will be ordained to the Catholic priesthood this yearThu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
Claim that 3 million visited relicsAn estimated three million people will have seen the relics of St Therese of Lisieux by the time they return to France from Rosslare…Thu Jun 28 2001 - 01:00
23% drop in number of new cars licensed in first quarter of yearThe number of new private cars licensed in the Republic during the first three months of this year was down 23Tue Jun 26 2001 - 01:00
Catholic Church denies fund deal for abuse victimsThe Conference of Religious of Ireland, which represents the religious orders, has said no agreement has been reached with the…Tue Jun 19 2001 - 01:00
