Covid-19 threatens future of EU, Social Justice Ireland saysAround 86 million Europeans including 19 million living in povertyMon Jun 15 2020 - 08:52
RTÉ removes 1982 clip of Twink in blackface from archivesDermot Morgan’s son expresses concerns over social media calls to pull Father Ted episodeSun Jun 14 2020 - 15:26
Martin McNamara obituary: A hard worker and a perfectionist‘He loved to have the craic in his local’Thu Jun 11 2020 - 13:01
Bishop guidelines include use of face coverings to distribute CommunionSunday Mass obligation remains dispensed with under new Catholic Church guidelinesTue Jun 09 2020 - 12:58
New Church of Ireland worship guidelines advise shorter servicesFurther advice to be sought on singing while collections should be contactlessMon Jun 08 2020 - 21:16
Catholic Primate appeals for patience as worship restrictions easeBishops finalising guidelines for return of public Masses and sacraments in churchesMon Jun 08 2020 - 17:44
In a Word: PoliticsThe year 1968 was tumultuous and formative, marked by a series of high-profile deathsSat Jun 06 2020 - 00:31
CofI bishop challenges English counterpart over Irish headstone epitaphChurch of England has blocked family’s wish to use phrase on mother’s grave in ExhallFri Jun 05 2020 - 19:40
Joint appeal issued to support victims of domestic abuseSeven organisations have come together as reports increase during Covid-19 restrictionsThu Jun 04 2020 - 20:41
Churches may reopen for public events in late June, Archbishop says‘Mass with social distancing not the joyful celebration we desire — but an important first stage’Thu Jun 04 2020 - 19:56
Lough Derg memorial to Covid-19 victims launched as pilgrimage season suspendedPeople offered opportunity to do pilgrimage from afar over three days at end of JuneTue Jun 02 2020 - 15:28
Catholic priests warn against any rush to reopen churchesBishops are meeting this week to finalise plansSun May 31 2020 - 18:30
Installation of new Presbyterian Moderator to be attended by just four due to Covid-19Church’s annual General Assembly postponded for first time in 180 yearsSun May 31 2020 - 17:10
Over 300 church groups unite for online Irish Blessing videoMusical project is dedicated to local healthcare workers dealing with Covid-19Sun May 31 2020 - 11:52
‘I have no faith in the Catholic Church but I prayed when I’d Covid-19’How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting religious beliefs, or the lack thereof?Sun May 31 2020 - 11:30
In a Word: ExceptionalismFetishistic penchant for queueing exemplifies English sense of exceptionalismSat May 30 2020 - 00:30
Bishops speed up preparations to re-open churches for public MassesArchbishop Diarmuid Martin: ‘We suffer through not being able to celebrate our faith through public worship’Mon May 25 2020 - 20:33
No ‘vested interest’ to veto procedures at new national maternity hospitalAll medical procedures permitted in Irish law will be provided for, hospital group saysSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
Statue credited with saving Dublin parish from Spanish flu has been returned‘Constant stream of people’ praying to statue at Church of Our Lady Help of ChristiansSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
In a Word: SilverEven incorrigible optimists know that every silver lining comes with a cloudSat May 23 2020 - 00:30
Consultants say Rome assent to deal clears way for new National Maternity HospitalCatholic Church teachings will have ‘no authority ’ at Elm Park, says canon lawyerThu May 21 2020 - 02:49
Sisters of Charity lists St Vincent’s properties it will transfer to new entity for €1Transfer is seen as removing an obstacle to building the new National Maternity hospitalTue May 19 2020 - 15:06
Man dies in motorbike collision near Balbriggan, Co DublinGarda appeal for witnesses to incident which took place at 7. 15pm on the M1 northboundSun May 17 2020 - 23:39
Religious leaders unite in prayer for end to Covid-19 crisisRecovered Muslim leader thanks healthcare staff for ‘sacrificing themselves to save us’Thu May 14 2020 - 22:22
Covid-19 drain on health risks ‘extra 6,000 child deaths’ dailyUnicef flags mounting pressure from pandemic on systems in developing countriesWed May 13 2020 - 00:01
Fundraising drive for Galway girl who can’t move unaided raises €67,000Molli Ní Mháille de Búrca suffers from genetic condition that causes her muscles to wasteTue May 12 2020 - 18:31
Covid-19: Dublin’s Catholic churches advised to prepare for full reopeningArchbishop Diarmuid Martin says churches should begin ‘preparing a detailed plan’Tue May 12 2020 - 11:25
Coronavirus: Priests turn to parishioners for help as church incomes collapseDublin archdiocese facing mounting financial crisis with priests’ wages cut by a quarterTue May 12 2020 - 01:00
103-year-old Dublin woman survives Covid-19 and looks for her lipstick‘It wasn’t too bad. I had a cough, that is all’ says Josephine SiloMon May 11 2020 - 22:46
Mixed reaction to announcement of Rome assent to transfer of site at St Vincent’sCall for correspondence between Sisters of Charity and Vatican to be made publicFri May 08 2020 - 16:20
Vatican approves transfer of lands at St Vincent’s hospital siteFormal approval removes one of remaining barriers to building new maternity hospitalFri May 08 2020 - 12:18
Donegal’s churches should aim to open for prayer by next week, bishop saysAlan McGuckian outlines social distancing and hygiene requirements in letter to dioceseThu May 07 2020 - 08:34
Irish priest working with Syrian refugees appeals for helpFr William Stuart says situation is critical in Lebanon camp. ‘People are starving’Tue May 05 2020 - 00:26
Covid-19: Raising funds for charity under pandemic restrictionsDonations made to Navajo nation in honour of Choctaw famine assistanceMon May 04 2020 - 22:33
Coronavirus: Church leaders urge people to stay resolute amid pandemic restrictionsSlightly larger attendance at funerals scheduled from June 8th with churches to reopen on July 20thMon May 04 2020 - 09:35
Poem to mark Covid-19 front-line daughter’s postponed wedding‘Your bridal whites become the grey of scrubs/The dress a gown and boots, the veil a visor’Sun May 03 2020 - 18:48
Death of former RTÉ director general Thomas Hardiman, aged 91Ex-RTÉ chief served at broadcaster during tense period of relations with governmentSun May 03 2020 - 15:32
Farmer raises more than €11,000 for charity without leaving kitchen‘I decided to turn house arrest into an opportunity to do some good’, says Will KeaneWed Apr 29 2020 - 01:00
Number of non-religious weddings almost same as Catholic, figures showCSO data show 43.6% of ceremonies Catholic compared with 41% civil or HumanistTue Apr 28 2020 - 15:37
‘Absolutely no way’ Dublin Communions and Confirmations go ahead in May or JuneAppeal to Travellers to abide by HSE Covid-19 guidelines on funerals during pandemicMon Apr 27 2020 - 12:06
Over 1.5m view religious service from Knock onlineDublin diocese pilgrimage will now take place virtually due to Covid-19 pandemicThu Apr 23 2020 - 21:04
Coronavirus: Ireland's Muslims expected to fast for Ramadan 2020Large devotional gatherings or celebrations will not take placeThu Apr 23 2020 - 08:36
Four die at Jesuit nursing home in DublinFirst Covid-19 case in small south Dublin care home was confirmed last weekTue Apr 21 2020 - 02:44
Coronavirus: Retired archbishop says over-70s ‘deceived and misled’ on cocooningJohn Neill says he is ‘extremely annoyed’ over clarification cocooning is not mandatorySun Apr 19 2020 - 20:00
In a Word . . . SocialPhysical distancing has not proven such a trial for us Irish. Just don’t try to ban speechSat Apr 18 2020 - 00:30
