Priest criticises church reaction to `valid' media interest in scandalsA senior Catholic priest has criticised church reaction "to the legitimate media interest in various scandals"Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryWhile Galway prepares to cheer on its football heroes in the All-Ireland Final later this month, poor old Roscomon is back once…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Bishop Casey opts to retire from public pastoral workThe decision by the former Bishop of Galway, Dr Eamonn Casey, that he is "not seeking or accepting any public pastoral ministry…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Dr Casey may take up UK post by next yearThe former bishop of Galway, Dr Eamonn Casey, is likely to take up a post in an English diocese from early next year.Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
Bishop of Kerry wants Dr Casey to apologiseThe Bishop of Kerry, Dr Murphy, has said that should Bishop Eamonn Casey wish to serve as a priest in a parish there he would…Thu Aug 13 1998 - 01:00
Gay Byrne will quit radio showGay Byrne has decided he will no longer present his radio programme, The Gay Byrne Show, from Christmas Eve this yearMon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00
`Gazette' warns of strains on C of I unity after DrumcreeHolding an Orange service at Drumcree church next July would be inconceivable without an agreement about the parade to follow…Thu Aug 06 1998 - 01:00
Dr Connell criticises attitude to refugeesThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond Connell, has said that the Irish people "cannot accept the benefits of EU membership without…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
Bishops' spokesman rejects report saying church did nothing to help Dr Casey returnThe Irish bishops' spokesman has rejected a report in yesterday's Irish Times which said nothing had been done by church authorities…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
Lecturer argues origins of Yeats's poetic voiceAt the Yeats Summer School in Sligo yesterday the poet Bernard O'Donoghue, of Wadham College, Oxford, argued that the distinctiveness…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
Dr Casey hoping for church role as he prepares to return to IrelandClose friends of the former Bishop of Galway, Dr Eamonn Casey, have expressed concern that despite assurances he would be welcomed…Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Aid impounded by US expected to be releasedA computer "blocking" system is now believed to be responsible for Irish aid, destined for Cuba, being impounded by the US authorities…Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
Primate asked to let bishops cancel servicesA Church of Ireland group has asked that bishops be given the authority to postpone, cancel, or change the venue of a service…Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
Schizophrenia Ireland's `Lucia Day' highlights Joyce and family's tragedy to heighten awareness of mental illnessLucia Joyce would have been 91 yesterdayMon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
Dr Eames questions if Orangeism is Christian movementThe Church of Ireland Primate, Dr Robin Eames, has questioned if the Orange Order is to be regarded as "a truly Christian movement…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
Letter asks C of I to consider its relationship with Orange OrderA group of influential Church of Ireland members has asked the church to "seriously and urgently examine its relationship to …Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
`Gazette' defends church positionAn editorial in the Church of Ireland Gazette states that it would not be feasible to refuse Orangemen admittance to the church…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryI've put this off long enough. Since June 7th last I've counted to 10 at least 2Thu Jul 23 1998 - 01:00
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
