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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bishops' concern at dual system for abuse victimsIreland's Catholic bishops have announced three initiatives centred on child protectionThu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
Methodists told of day the North `stepped backwards'Last Thursday was described at the Methodist Conference in Lisburn during the weekend as "a grey day, when Northern Ireland stepped…Mon Jun 11 2001 - 01:00
New church leader calls for trust and co-operationThe new President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, Rev Harold Good, has expressed the hope that a recent attack on one of …Sat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
Church no longer the `bedrock of society'A report presented to the Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast has concluded that the church is no longer seen as the bedrock…Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:00
Call on Presbyterians to voteDr John Dunlop, former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, yesterday urged people to vote in the Northern elections…Thu Jun 07 2001 - 01:00
Assembly hears of southern caution toward Sinn FeinPeople in Northern Ireland should be encouraged "that Sinn Fein is not considered fit for government in the Republic in its current…Thu Jun 07 2001 - 01:00
Presbyterians consider Vatican documentAt the Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast yesterday, the Vatican's Dominus Iesus was said to have been motivated by "a …Wed Jun 06 2001 - 01:00
Presbyterians elect new Moderator at general assemblyThe Presbyterian General Assembly opened in Belfast last night when 1,200 delegates from all over Ireland officially elected …Tue Jun 05 2001 - 01:00
German cardinals clash about centralisation of churchTwo German cardinals, who are among the most prominent members of the Roman Curia, have differed publicly on the relationship…Tue Jun 05 2001 - 01:00
Methodists reject planning rules for churchesThe president of the Methodist Church, the Rev Ken Todd, has rejected sections of the Planning Act 2000 covering church interiors…Mon Jun 04 2001 - 01:00
Cardinal backs chaplain over controversial Eucharist requestCardinal Desmond Connell has said that a Dublin school chaplain was "simply implementing the discipline of the church" when he…Mon Jun 04 2001 - 01:00
Switch off to enter heaven on earthDeep in sylvan Laragh, near Glendalough, Co Wicklow, a heritage retreat centre was opened by the National Millennium Committee…Mon Jun 04 2001 - 01:00
Diocese backs chaplain over Communion banA Dublin school chaplain who advised those who attend Mass irregularly not to receive Communion has been supported by the archdiocese…Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Strong case for Nice, say bishopsIreland's Catholic bishops have said that there seems to be a stronger case for the Treaty of Nice than against it.Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Final of quiz series replaced by `Simpsons'The final programme in the Network 2 television quiz series Challenging Times, advertised to be broadcast at 7 p.mThu May 31 2001 - 01:00
Foot-and-mouth showed devolution worked - bishopThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Connor, the Right Rev James Moore, has said that the foot-and-mouth crisis in the North showed…Thu May 31 2001 - 01:00
Awards for `Irish Times' pictures`Half Moon' by Frank Miller which won second prize in the Personalities section of the competitionTue May 29 2001 - 01:00
WP says larger EU states `rewriting treaty'Workers' Party spokesman Mr Padraig Mannion has said that the larger EU countries are rewriting the Nice Treaty to suit themselves…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Amnesty celebrates its 40th birthdayAmnesty International is 40 years old this weekTue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Catholic church urges `Yes' vote on death penaltyA group set up by the Irish Bishops' Conference has said it is "not only desirable but morally incumbent on Irish Catholics" …Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Passionist Order begins advertising for vocations todayA national advertising campaign aimed at increasing vocations to the Passionist Order is to begin today.Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Bishop concerned at abortion referendum delayThe Bishop of Killala, Dr Thomas Finnegan, has expressed concern about the delay in the holding of an abortion referendum.Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Vatican urged to address sharing Communion issueThe issue of sharing Communion should be "appropriately, adequately and successfully" addressed by the Vatican, an inter-church…Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Ireland will not lose Commission seat `for 130 years'The EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, Mr David Byrne, has said it could take up to 130 years before Ireland…Sat May 26 2001 - 01:00
Reliquary of St Therese goes to NorthThe reliquary of St Therese of Lisieux will arrive in Northern Ireland todayWed May 23 2001 - 01:00
