Agency wants all child-minders vetted by GardaBarnardo's has called for all child-minders in the Republic to be registered with health boards and checked out by the GardaWed Jul 22 1998 - 01:00
President urges Christians to practise what they preachThe President, Mrs McAleese, has said that "too many people hold desperately to the conviction that God is a Catholic and an …Wed Jul 22 1998 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryIt may not be very politically correct in these post Romantic Ireland times to write about a woman who spent Easter Week 1916…Thu Jul 16 1998 - 01:00
Adams criticises Orangemen's use of church land and propertyThe Sinn Fein leader, Mr Gerry Adams, has criticised the use of Church of Ireland land and property at Drumcree by protesting…Thu Jul 16 1998 - 01:00
Molyneaux calls for `a period of silence and reflection'The former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Lord Molyneaux, has called for "a period of silence and reflection" over Drumcree…Wed Jul 15 1998 - 01:00
Top Orangeman says end protestSpeaking during Sunday morning service at the Presbyterian Church in Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, yesterday morning, the minister, the…Mon Jul 13 1998 - 01:00
`Disquiet' in C of I over political use of church hallSome members of the Church of Ireland select vestry at Drumcree, which met yesterday, have indicated "great disquiet" over the…Fri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00
Church leaders to meet Trimble, Mallon over escalating crisisLeaders of three of the country's four main churches issued statements yesterday on the escalating crisis at Drumcree.Fri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00
Thousands more join protestConditions at the Drumcree stand-off deteriorated last night following heavy showers and the arrival of an estimated 5,000 Orangemen…Thu Jul 09 1998 - 01:00
Paisley welcomes Blair meeting but warns Twelfth will be `settling day'The Rev Ian Paisley yesterday welcomed plans by the British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, to meet representatives of the Orange Order…Wed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Donaldson visits Drumcree for talksThe Rev William Bingham, who has been negotiating with the British government on behalf of the Orange Order, arrived at Drumcree…Tue Jul 07 1998 - 01:00
US authorities seize money raised in Ireland for CubaThe Democratic Left leader, Mr Proinsias de Rossa, has accused the US authorities of action "verging on international piracy" …Fri Jul 03 1998 - 01:00
Andrews warns nuclear states against complacencyThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, said yesterday that post-Cold War nuclear initiatives by the nuclear weapons states…Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Report on Bishop Casey post dismissedA spokesman for Cardinal Basil Hume at the Archdiocese of Westminster said yesterday that there were many reasons it would not…Thu Jul 02 1998 - 01:00
Veteran activist for Cuba with US aid groupThe former general secretary of the Communist Party of Ireland, Mr Michael O'Riordan (80), will accompany an aid shipment to …Wed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
Share of RTE licence revenue sought to assist local radioThe Chairman of the Christian Media Trust (CMT) has called for 10 per cent of RTE's licence fee to be set aside for the development…Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
Payne got £30,000 church loanAs judge Cyril Kelly put it yesterday, Ivan Payne had been a paragon at the pinnacle of propriety cloaked in a veneer of theology…Wed Jun 24 1998 - 01:00
Warning on use of churches in face of violenceMembers of a Church of Ireland delegation from Belfast said yesterday that the church's bishops should, if need be, cancel services…Wed Jun 24 1998 - 01:00
Victims say they were shocked by lightness of the sentenceMr Patrick Madden was near to tearsWed Jun 24 1998 - 01:00
Three young people with meningitis `doing well'Three Galway teenagers who have contracted meningococcal meningitis were being kept under close observation in the city's University…Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Bishop launches document on conscience at conferenceThe Bishop of Limerick, Dr Donal Murray, yesterday launched a 31-page document on "conscience", on behalf of the Irish Catholic…Thu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Bishop backs Methodist's call for nationalist parties to talk to policing bodyThe Bishop of Down and Connor, Dr Patrick Walsh, believes Sinn Fein and the SDLP should talk to the Police Authority in Northern…Thu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Church backs peacekeeping role for ArmyA report on Ireland's neutrality, adopted by the conference of the Methodist Church in Ireland, which ended in Dublin yesterday…Wed Jun 10 1998 - 01:00
Church welcomes prelate's GAA remarksA Methodist Church statement has expressed appreciation of the comment of Dr Dermot Clifford, Catholic Archbishop of Cashel, …Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Methodists urged to meet with othersThe former president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, Dr Norman Taggart, has encouraged members of the church to talk to all…Mon Jun 08 1998 - 01:00
Methodist leader says religion does not define realityThe new president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, the Rev David Kerr, said last night that "as we approach the 21st century…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
Anguish over high levels of suicideAnguish about the high levels of suicide among young people was expressed at the Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast yesterday…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
Church's investments in arms trade queriedConcern about the ethics of investing its funds in arms manufacturing companies was expressed at the Presbyterian General Assembly…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
Ireland `may be emerging from its cold dark night'This is a more hopeful time to be alive in Ireland, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland heard in Belfast…Thu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Secularism blamed for decline in religionThe increasing secularisation of Irish society, North and South, was a theme returned to repeatedly in yesterday's session of…Wed Jun 03 1998 - 01:00
New Moderator defends politiciansThe new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Dr John Dixon, last night criticised people who complain about politicians…Tue Jun 02 1998 - 01:00
Prelates surprised as Dr Connell invokes Catechism at multidenominational serviceThe Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, quoted the Catechism of the Catholic Church on Communion at an ecumenical…Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
Dr Comiskey apologises for Wexford boycott of Protestant firms in 1957The Bishop of Ferns, Dr Brendan Comiskey, has expressed "deep sorrow" and has asked for forgiveness for the 1957 Catholic boycott…Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
Transplant success gives new hope to leukaemia sufferersA procedure performed successfully on a baby at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin offers new hope for leukaemia…Sat May 30 1998 - 01:00
Methodists urge GAA to drop ruleThe president-designate of the Methodist Church in Ireland, the Rev David Kerr, has said he hopes the GAA will drop Rule 21 at…Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00
Presbyterian call for compromise on Northern paradesDecisions of the Parades Commission in Northern Ireland must be respected, Rev John Dunlop, a member of the Presbyterian Church…Wed May 27 1998 - 01:00
Goldenbridge women criticise serviceThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Connell, last night took part in a special service of prayer and healing for the abused, at St Andrew…Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Clergymen unsure how congregations will voteOn the Shankill Road the slogan on the wall read "Well Done Trimble"Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00
Creche owners welcome plan for supportsReaction to the Family Law Commission recommendations has been favourable among creche/Montessori school owners.Sat May 16 1998 - 01:00
ASTI criticised over school management boards stanceThe Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) stance on the composition of school boards of management was vigorously …Fri May 15 1998 - 01:00
Church has money in firm selling arms to IndonesiaThe Church of Ireland's pensions board has more than £500,000 invested in a company which supplied military equipment to Indonesia…Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00
Speakers call for Yes vote in North pollA number of speakers at the Church of Ireland General Synod in Dublin yesterday called for a Yes vote in the Belfast Agreement…Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00
Archdeacon points to `outrageous moral fudge' over prison releasesThe Government announcement that anyone convicted of the murder of Det Garda Jerry McCabe would not be released from prison was…Wed May 13 1998 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryHe was a super-bureaucrat; a brilliant intellect, but emotionally emaciated; an abstract man, preoccupied with and preferring…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Scouts bodies' merger plan evolves with social changesThe decision of the Republic's two scouting organisations to investigate a merger "is really because scouting is scouting," according…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Co of I primate calls on freed IRA prisoners to make statement of regretThe Church of Ireland primate, Dr Robin Eames, has called on IRA prisoners being released as part of the Belfast Agreement to…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Taking a long night's journey for a streetcarEveryone was there, except Hugh Leonard. All the Gate and the good and the nearly famous.Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
Angelus criticised as `wildly divisive'The former Minister for Industry and Commerce, Mr Justin Keating, has described the broadcasting of the Angelus on RTE as "wildly…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Choirs may take legal action on Italian concert `fiasco'One of the leading participants in the recent Voices of the World "fiasco" in Rome was High Court judge, Mrs Justice Catherine…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
