In a Word ... longevityThe Rolling Stones are a musical phenomenon – and a physiological outrageSat Sept 04 2021 - 00:30
Launch of Jack B Yeats exhibition a red letter day for National Gallery of IrelandShow that marks 150th anniversary of artist’s birth will see gallery at 60% capacityThu Sept 02 2021 - 20:58
Robbie Robinson, founder of Sunshine Radio, dies aged 81Robinson came to Dublin in 1980 where he and the late Chris Carey set up the stationWed Sept 01 2021 - 20:47
Value of church-owned lands and property in Ireland estimated at billionsNet assets of one religious congregation found to be more than €1 billion in 2009Tue Aug 31 2021 - 06:00
Catholic Primate yet to receive letter from Minister about land for housing‘Catholic social teaching recognises housing is a universal human right,’ says spokesmanTue Aug 31 2021 - 01:00
Havoc of Covid-19 ‘will pale’ compared with that of climate change, archbishop saysDermot Farrell says ‘God now calls us to work for the good of the planet’Mon Aug 30 2021 - 22:42
President leads tributes as RTÉ broadcaster Rodney Rice dies aged 76Colleagues commend his knowledge, intellect and fairness: ‘qualities a great broadcaster needs’Sun Aug 29 2021 - 21:33
In a Word...miseryOne of the great conundrums of theology is ‘the problem of suffering’. It will always be with usSat Aug 28 2021 - 00:30
One in four Irish prisoners abroad experience racism, survey findsWell-resourced repatriation system ‘urgently required’, says Catholic Church agencyThu Aug 26 2021 - 12:29
Irish-American Cardinal suffering from Covid-19 is out of ICUCardinal Burke had questioned need for variety of anti-Covid measuresTue Aug 24 2021 - 21:13
Funeral of Anthony Flynn told of his tireless work for weak and vulnerable‘He took his shoes off and gave them to a bloke that was lying on a cardboard box’Tue Aug 24 2021 - 15:02
In a Word... AthleticTo my joy, increased levels of exercise is linked to heart issuesSat Aug 21 2021 - 00:30
Bishops call for State to take in more refugeesTaking in more refugees should be ‘policy priority’ and process should be speeded upFri Aug 20 2021 - 08:19
Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in new videoPontiff says getting the vaccine is ‘an act of love’ and a way to promote the common goodThu Aug 19 2021 - 16:44
Total of €72,000 allocated by local Minister to Big Tom Memorial Garden in MonaghanKerry main beneficiary of new funding in Rural Future Digital Innovation ProgrammeThu Aug 19 2021 - 13:13
Afghan woman in Dublin tells of confusion in homeland amid Taliban advancePeople ‘don’t know what is going to happen’ or what form government is going to takeWed Aug 18 2021 - 01:45
Lord Mayor of Dublin invites atheists for Mansion House meetingAccording to 2016 census people of no religion comprised more than 10% of populationTue Aug 17 2021 - 20:03
Vaccine sceptic Cardinal Raymond Burke on ventilator in US hospitalPrelate receiving treatment in Wisconsin where ‘doctors encouraged by his progress’Tue Aug 17 2021 - 14:37
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin says belief has ‘vanished’ in IrelandReduced numbers may afford an opportunity ‘to reimagine the institutional Church’Mon Aug 16 2021 - 13:33
Priests’ association calls on parishes to focus on climate change and retrofit churchesClimate change has been at centre of Pope Francis’s ministry, says Fr Seán McDonaghMon Aug 16 2021 - 12:52
In a Word... NormalThe new normal seems much the same as the old one. And I am gladSat Aug 14 2021 - 00:30
Confirmations to go ahead in some dioceses despite health adviceSeveral bishops give permission for sacraments to be celebrated in AugustFri Aug 13 2021 - 13:40
Vaccine sceptic Cardinal confirms he has Covid-19 virusIrish-American Raymond Burke (73) queried necessity for social distancing and spoke of ‘Wuhan virus’Thu Aug 12 2021 - 18:25
Archbishop advises Catholics to lighten up and avoid ‘funeral’ facesDermot Farrell says ‘sourpuss’ Christians ‘harm the mission and witness of the church’Thu Aug 12 2021 - 13:57
In a Word . . . FlakeAs he caught the swirls of ice-cream, the young man turned and shouted at me, ‘Flake’Sat Aug 07 2021 - 00:30
Most senior Catholic prelate yet gives go-ahead to Communions despite public health adviceArchbishop Dermot Farrell says many have concluded the ‘guidelines are discriminatory’Wed Aug 04 2021 - 07:34
Catholic bishops criticised over Communion and Confirmation stancePrelates accused by priests of ‘lining up with anti-vaxers’ and ignoring Covid-19 adviceMon Aug 02 2021 - 15:40
‘A fine journalist of the old school’: Independent’s Dave Halloran dies aged 79Tributes pour in for former deputy group news editor after sudden deathMon Aug 02 2021 - 15:15
‘We all make errors,’ Fr Barber told funeral decades after Fr Marmion allegationsJesuit was appointed Belvedere’s headmaster in 1973Sat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00
'This has brought us to our knees': Jesuits and the sex abuse cover-up at Belvedere CollegeOrder contacted Garda 25 years after receiving first allegations against Fr MarmionSat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00
In a Word . . . PandemicThe bubonic plague is believed to be the most fatal pandemic in human historySat Jul 31 2021 - 00:30
Jesuits confirm sex abuse cover-up at Belvedere CollegeThe order said the late Fr Joseph Marmion, who died in 2000, abused boys while he was on the teaching staff in the 1970sMon Jul 26 2021 - 21:30
Archbishop accuses media of distorted coverage of religionNews and information organs serving ‘questionable ends’ to ‘reshape our values’Mon Jul 26 2021 - 20:32
In a Word . . . VernacularA deterioration of the GAA language set in last year as match attendance was stoppedSat Jul 24 2021 - 00:30
Muslim Eid al-Adha festival to take place at Croke Park for second yearOver twice as many people can attend next week as pandemic restrictions are relaxedMon Jul 12 2021 - 21:29
Anger at short notice of ban on indoor summer camps for children‘We just happened to hear it on the radio, that’s how we found out about it’Sun Jul 11 2021 - 20:19
Ireland’s war dead and those killed on UN service remembered in the rain‘In particular we remember those who died in the War of Independence and subsequent conflict on this island’, said TaoiseachSun Jul 11 2021 - 17:57
Cardinal sins: Can Pope Francis clean up the Vatican’s act?A trial before the Vatican’s criminal tribunal begins this month, those charged include four former Vatican officials and Cardinal Angelo BecciuSat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00
In a Word . . . TruceTomorrow marks the centenary of the truce that ended the Irish War of IndependenceSat Jul 10 2021 - 00:30
Knock August novena postponed for second year due to pandemicAppeal for priests to help with extended, month-long Croagh Patrick pilgrimageMon Jul 05 2021 - 20:37
In a Word . . . Death‘Death’ has died a death, having been overtaken by a ‘passing’ trendSat Jul 03 2021 - 00:30
Irish Methodist Church reaffirms marriage is ‘between man and woman’ after UK voteUK Methodist Church votes to allow same-sex marriageThu Jul 01 2021 - 19:15
Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations deferred due to Delta variantVaradkar rejects claims that in an ‘off-the-cuff’ remark he had cancelled the ceremoniesThu Jul 01 2021 - 16:28
Campaigner against clerical abuse given church awardDr Margaret Kennedy recognised for service to ‘survivors of Church-related sexual abuse’Thu Jul 01 2021 - 15:59
Funding of €3 million allocated for new North-South bridge‘The Narrow Water Bridge will now be delivered upon,’ says TaoiseachTue Jun 29 2021 - 07:25
Fine Gael councillor apologises for ‘inappropriate’ past tweetsVaradkar constituency ally Ted Leddy acknowledges posts as ‘insensitive’Mon Jun 28 2021 - 22:37
Four people rescued by lifeboat off Wicklow coastTwo girls taken to hospital after being pulled out to sea in an inflatable dinghyMon Jun 28 2021 - 00:12
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin begins consultation process on future of ChurchTaskforce to prepare proposals on spiritual and pastoral renewal by end of summerSun Jun 27 2021 - 17:28
In a Word . . . MediaIrish media for a long time did a medium job – at best – of holding power to accountSat Jun 26 2021 - 00:30
