Remains of Ireland’s pre-eminent prelate moved to Pro-CathedralCardinal Paul Cullen considered the chief architect of Catholic Church in IrelandFri Jun 25 2021 - 16:16
Parish priest praised in Dáil for raising Pride flag outside churchBallyfermot priest forced to remove flag after complaints to Archdiocese and ‘foul’ social media campaignThu Jun 24 2021 - 22:18
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage extended throughout July due to pandemicReek Sunday event is usually marked on last Sunday in July, but this year will be differentThu Jun 24 2021 - 19:35
Huge level of trauma among people who are homeless, Dáil Committee toldPoverty and childhood trauma among main causes of homelessness, says expert GPThu Jun 24 2021 - 13:48
Concern that Covid measures viewed as Garda not health regulations, AGSI saysSome restrictions ‘impacted disproportionately on some sections of society,’ ICCL saysTue Jun 22 2021 - 20:34
Work of Catholic Church safeguarding body limited by data protection rulesNational Board for Safeguarding Children received 134 abuse allegations in year to March 31stTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:39
Dublin Catholic church removes Pride flag after hostile responseArchdiocese informed priest that certain flags to be flown on ‘special occasions only’ such as confirmationsTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:48
Pride flag raised again in Waterford city after recent damageRecent activity had a damaging effect, particularly on young people, Minister saidMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:49
Corkman (88) marks 65th anniversary of ordination in DunblaneMsgr O’Sullivan says 1996 shooting in local school is ‘burned’ in everyone’s memoriesSun Jun 20 2021 - 20:10
Bishops concerned about impact of North tensions on social cohesionCatholic leaders affirm committment to greater diversity of schools’ patronageWed Jun 16 2021 - 22:18
Men ‘gripped by loneliness’ during coronavirus pandemicIsolation takes toll during pandemic, according to report from men’s sheds associationMon Jun 14 2021 - 16:35
Catholic primary school will not teach bishops’ Flourish RSE resourceLGBT+ issue: Decision follows objections by parents who feel programme does not fit with State’s stanceSun Jun 13 2021 - 14:56
Mother and baby homes testimony may be examined by independent expertMinisters to consider new proposal to examine testimonies ‘through a human rights lens’Sat Jun 12 2021 - 01:00
In a Word . . . MenEmpowered women will soon set about eliminating us. And who could blame them?Sat Jun 12 2021 - 00:30
Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – VaradkarFindings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission headFri Jun 11 2021 - 18:29
Severe drop in Catholic Church income in Dublin during pandemicArchbishop says it is time ‘to build new models of ministry’ in time of ‘crisis’Wed Jun 09 2021 - 13:35
In a Word . . . GrannyThe recently deceased US astronaut Michael Collins has a Roscommon backstorySat Jun 05 2021 - 00:30
'We must be on our guard': Defence Forces chief of staff calls for more fundingNavy staff shortages forced State to request support from EU agency to patrol watersTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Canon law means you can check out but you can never leave Catholic ChurchMarriages in ‘non-Catholic churches, beaches, before Elvis impersonators’ considered invalidMon May 31 2021 - 20:02
Boris Johnson baptised Catholic and cannot defect from Church, says canon lawFirst two marriages of Britain’s first Catholic prime minister not seen as valid by ChurchMon May 31 2021 - 09:21
Up to 7,000 abuse survivors assisted by Catholic Church support service‘Endeavours to empower survivors to reclaim and rebuild their lives’, says BishopSun May 30 2021 - 19:52
Halting site report ‘damning proof of gross negligence’ by councilPavee Point says conditions criticised by ombudsman’s report ‘not an isolated case’Mon May 24 2021 - 22:23
Church of Ireland appeals for donations to help Gaza city Al Ahli HospitalFund raising walk of 100 kilometres plannedMon May 24 2021 - 13:51
In a Word...devastatedEverywhere you look these days people are ‘devastated’. About everything.Sat May 22 2021 - 00:30
Adi Roche honoured by Belarusian Orthodox Church for Chernobyl workNew St Patrick’s Chapel opened at Vesnova to honour contribution of Irish volunteersFri May 21 2021 - 07:57
Family and friends bid final farewell to Seamus DeaneMourners hear of ‘a very indulgent father to all his children’ and ‘devoted Celtic fan’Mon May 17 2021 - 21:28
Greater diversity of school types planned for coming years – departmentStudents with special needs will be better supported, strategy for 2021-2023 pledgesMon May 17 2021 - 04:10
HSE cyberattack ‘stole my end goal’, says cancer patientWoman (36) due to finish treatment on May 31st but now has ‘no idea’ when she’ll be seenMon May 17 2021 - 03:30
Catholic sex education document acknowledges love is ‘at the heart’ of all familiesArchbishop says ‘Flourish’ is a resource and not a programme for schoolsThu May 13 2021 - 23:02
Muslims in Ireland gather to mark Eid al-Fitr after restrictions on worship easeCelebration at end of Ramadan marred by deaths in Palestine, says Immam councilThu May 13 2021 - 14:24
Claddagh records relaunched after deal with Universal Music IrelandLabel founded by Garech Browne in 1959 to remaster and digitise archiveTue May 11 2021 - 14:30
Worshippers rejoice at return of public Masses after 4½ monthsWebcam Masses from Dublin’s Pro Cathedral viewed by 6, 500 daily, 8,800 on SundaysMon May 10 2021 - 18:19
'A possible disaster': Catholic Church reckons with declining interest post-pandemicGrowing realisation in church that it was 'not really missed' during lockdown, says BishopFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Tom Hickey’s work ‘spoke to our private selves’, funeral hearsSon ‘overwhelmed’ by depth of feeling towards actor who died last weekThu May 06 2021 - 17:41
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Sean Doyle was full of mischiefA dedicated family man, Sean was ‘precious to all of us and all his extended family’Thu May 06 2021 - 14:30
Lives Lost to Covid-19: Jean Sherlock was the core of her family and a Bowie fanShe was the ‘glue’ that bound her family and will be missed by many around TempleogueThu May 06 2021 - 12:20
Covid-19: Funeral directors adapt after surviving pandemic anger‘We had to act almost immediately to keep people safe ... to keep the general public safe’Tue May 04 2021 - 01:00
Suicide prevention charity to benefit from raffle of island housePieta House to get 5% of proceeds from raffle of house on Arranmore island, Co DonegalSun May 02 2021 - 19:20
Tom Hickey obituary: An actor with a vocation for his craft‘In this country, where most of the population are play-actors ... it’s bound to yield players’Sun May 02 2021 - 16:25
Actor Tom Hickey, star of The Riordans, has diedPresident Michael D Higgins leads tributes to ‘an artist of total commitment’Sun May 02 2021 - 15:25
Jesuits appoint experts to hear from pupils abused by Belvedere priestFr Joseph Marmion ‘abused boys sexually, emotionally and physically’ at the Dublin school in the 1970sTue Apr 27 2021 - 22:20
State should take over Mother and Baby Home burial sites, Dáil Committee toldKnown about 800 bodies in Tuam since 2017 and no progress in identifying the childrenTue Apr 27 2021 - 20:34
Archbishops laments ‘commodification’ of university educationTCD service for fellows and scholars hears how ‘metrics of commercial world’ have become embedded in collegesMon Apr 26 2021 - 21:19
In a Word... FamilyNot only are we McGarrys multiplying apace but we have longevity, too. Be nice to usSat Apr 24 2021 - 00:30
In a Word . . . DogScooping poop is a magnificent example of civic responsibility, but it’s not for meSat Apr 17 2021 - 00:30
