British politicians pay brief visit to DrumcreeFour members of the House of Commons Select Committee on Northern Ireland paid a brief unannounced visit to the barricade at …Thu Jul 13 2000 - 01:00
RUC forced to use plastic bullets, water cannon as violence flaresThe RUC fired baton rounds and deployed a water-cannon early today as violence flared at a bonfire in the Corcrain estate, Portadown…Wed Jul 12 2000 - 01:00
Orangemen plan further protests after night of tensionFurther Orange Order protests are expected throughout Northern Ireland today in response to a call by Portadown Orangemen for…Tue Jul 11 2000 - 01:00
Gracey tells supporters protest action must continueThe district master of the Portadown Orange Lodge, Mr Harold Gracey, yesterday called for the protests over Drumcree to continue…Mon Jul 10 2000 - 01:00
Drumcree rector resolute in commitmentThe Rector of Drumcree, the Rev John Pickering, was up at 5 a.mThu Jul 06 2000 - 01:00
Night of protest ends quietly after speeches of defianceThe demonstrators at Drumcree dispersed quietly early this morning after surrounding a massive bonfire at the barricade on the…Thu Jul 06 2000 - 01:00
Orange Order welcomes `peaceful' UFF supportThe information officer for the Portadown District of the Orange Order, Mr David Jones, has welcomed the presence of men carrying…Wed Jul 05 2000 - 01:00
Decision to ban Garvaghy Road march `expected'The Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge will not be responding in detail until later this week to the Parades Commission decision…Tue Jul 04 2000 - 01:00
Dr Connell to give church views to abortion hearingsThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, is to lead a delegation which will present the Catholic Church's views on abortion…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Orangemen at Drumcree hear call for mass protestThe district Master of the Portadown Loyal Orange Lodge, Mr Harold Gracey, appealed at Drumcree yesterday for supporters to take…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Bishop backs call by Pope to reduce prison sentencesThe auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Dr Eamonn Walsh, has suggested that prison sentences might be reduced by two months for each …Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Report calls for creation of national housing bodyA National Economic and Social Forum project team has called for the establishment of a national housing authority.Thu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Priest says inflation plan won't help poorNew Government measures to deal with inflation failed to address the situation of the most vulnerable people, Father Sean Healy…Thu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Housing idea well receivedThere was strong support for the idea of a national housing authority at a plenary session of the National Economic and Social…Thu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Addicts on methadone treatment in danger of being `forgotten'The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, asked: "Why are so many, particularly young people, bored in circumstances more…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Empey ordains three deacons and priest at Christ Church CathedralThe Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, Dr Walton Empey, ordained three deacons and a priest at Christ Church Cathedral…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Bishop greets proposal for new city in the westThe Bishop of Achonry, Dr Tom Flynn, has said he is "very much in favour" of a proposal for a new city in the west of Ireland…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Inter-church group seeks FM licenceAn inter-church group has formally expressed interest in being allocated Dublin's last FM licence.Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Get set for set dancing and moreClasses in set dancing, tin whistle, flute and sean nos singing are all part of the Douglas Hyde Summer School of traditional…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
Hamilton's report was `a finding too far'The former Supreme Court judge, Mr Hugh O'Flaherty, said last night that he would do whatever the Government wishes where his…Thu Jun 22 2000 - 01:00
Judas Iscariot hosts a bizarre press briefingIf there was any doubt about the desperation besetting the Jesus campaign it was dispelled at a bizarre press conference in Capernaum…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Churches to be invited to oral hearings on abortionThe All-Party Committee on the Constitution has decided to invite church representatives to attend full oral hearings on abortion…Thu Jun 15 2000 - 01:00
Bishops' tribute to media officialsIreland's Catholic bishops gathered at St Patrick's College Maynooth last night to pay tribute to Mr Jim Cantwell, director of…Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
Many turned off by message of JesusSupport for the Jesus campaign collapsed this week following an extraordinary speech by the preacher in the synagogue at Capernaum…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
School `reflects few Methodists in population'Up to two-thirds of students at Wesley College in Dublin are Protestant, a quarter Catholic, while "the small number of Methodists…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Inter-church relations `strained'The Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast was told yesterday that last year's decision not to join other churches in a proposed…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Church bars investing in arms firmsThe Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast formally endorsed yesterday a decision by the church's trustees to avoid investing…Fri Jun 09 2000 - 01:00
Survey reveals drug use among youngA survey of young people, described to the General Assembly as "one of the largest ever attempted in Ireland", established that…Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
Restored NI Executive welcomedThe Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast has welcomed by a large majority the reinstatement of devolved powers to the Northern…Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
Currency differential leading to sense of injusticeA sense of real injustice was being experienced by ministers serving in the Republic because of the disparity between the Irish…Wed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00
Plea for offer of forgivenessThe new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Dr Trevor Morrow, has said it is time for members "to reach out our …Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
Vatican decries `selective' reporting of injusticesThe Vatican has criticised the "indefensible selectivity" in media reporting of certain instances of human suffering while others…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Journalism should be `sacred duty'Pope John Paul said yesterday that journalists should consider their work a sacred dutyMon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
President will attend assemblyThis evening the President, Mrs McAleese, will become the first head of State from the Republic to attend a general assembly …Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Wealthy fail on G7 pledges, says bishopA senior Vatican official has criticised the world's wealthy countries for failing to live up to promises made at three G7 summits…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Vatican's Jubilee for Journalists attracts more than 7,500More than 7,500 journalists, including some relatives, arrived in Rome yesterday at the start of the Vatican's Jubilee for Journalists…Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
Bishop warns over public comment on asylum-seekersThe Bishop of Kerry, the Most Rev Dr Bill Murphy, has warned against irresponsible public comment on the issue of asylum-seekers…Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Donegal group offers friendship to asylum-seekersIn Donegal town they have set up the Asylum-Seekers' Support Group which aims to make life less boring for the 55 latest arrivals…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Haughey sells his property in SligoThe house and lands in Co Sligo bequeathed to Mr Charles Haughey almost 30 years ago are being sold to a buyer from Dublin.Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryMy good friend Liam Hunt remarked: "It must be a great match to be neutral at". It probably was. But we were not neutralWed May 24 2000 - 01:00
Bishops repent for past behaviour of churchesThe Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops of Ferns diocese have asked forgiveness for their churches' past behaviour towards…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
C of I regrets Catholic stance on CommunionThe Church of Ireland has said it is "a matter for profound regret" that inter-church Communion has been "so severely, and it…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Jubilee pilgrimages abound as matches are sidelinedReligion wins out over sport tomorrowSat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Garda search for bodies of IRA victims to be called off this eveningGarda searches at five locations in the Republic for the bodies of six IRA victims are to be called off this evening.Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Call to end `myth' of Protestant schools in RepublicAn end to "Protestant schools" in the Republic was called for in a well-received speech at the General Synod yesterdayThu May 18 2000 - 01:00
Delegates vote against report views on abortion, euthanasiaThe Church of Ireland Synod has refused by two votes to adopt elements of a Role of the Church Committee report which dealt with…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Housing asylum-seekers in prison `immoral'The Church of Ireland primate, Dr Robin Eames, has described as "immoral" and "a total injustice" the conditions in which asylum…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
