President Higgins has moral responsibility for Defence Forces welfareSupreme commander of Defence Forces is clearly troubled by Government handling of pay issueTue Sept 17 2019 - 06:00
Minister urges farmers and beef processors to resolve current impasse‘The only way to resolve these significant challenges for the sector is by negotiation’Mon Sept 09 2019 - 21:44
Catholic politicians must defend life from ‘conception to death’Archbishop says no right to confuse personal opinion with well-formed Christian conscienceFri Sept 06 2019 - 02:00
Unclear whether Catholic Church has future in Ireland – priest‘Once we mattered too much, now we’ve moved beyond antipathy into apathy’Thu Sept 05 2019 - 18:56
Catholic bishops recognise ‘healing’ of woman at Knock‘She had not been able to walk or see, but now she could walk and even read a book’Tue Sept 03 2019 - 16:41
Head of Franciscan order awarded honorary doctorate by UCDBr Tony Dolan works in agricultural education in Ireland, Kenya and UgandaTue Sept 03 2019 - 16:26
Fr Tony Coote was ‘the ultimate connector’, funeral hearsBrother tells congregation motor neurone disease campaigner ‘left on his own terms’Mon Sept 02 2019 - 20:29
New academic post at TCD to be named after Fr Tony CooteMotor neuron disease sufferer helped raise almost €700,000 in walk from Donegal to CorkMon Sept 02 2019 - 20:24
‘Hate crime has no place in today’s Ireland,’ says ArchbishopMichael Jackson expresses Church of Ireland’s solidarity with victims in letter to imamsThu Aug 29 2019 - 20:26
Fr Tony Coote obituary: A priest who found hope in adversity‘When the train stops I will step onto that platform with hope and no fear’Thu Aug 29 2019 - 18:42
Maynooth seminary ‘trapped in an old vision’, says Archbishop of DublinDiarmuid Martin calls for radical reform of St Patrick’s College, of which he is a trusteeTue Aug 27 2019 - 01:00
Ireland avoids condemning persecution of Christian minorities, at their requestExposes them to accusations they are legacies of or agents for western interventionMon Aug 26 2019 - 21:47
Senator calls for new ‘blue card’ to deal with concussion in sportReferees would administer blue card if player suspected to have concussionMon Aug 26 2019 - 13:40
Minister accused of ‘spin’ over school places for autistic childrenArchbishop of Dublin says he originally advised forcing schools to provide for autismMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
‘Happy birthday, Mam. Even if you don’t know it’In a word. . . My mother doesn’t remember much but she still knows all of us. Her children. Her troubles.Sat Aug 24 2019 - 09:36
Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution: Four Irish activists look backIrish supporters of Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution assess its legacy, 40 years onSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Prestigious Catholic theology award to be presented to Mary McAleeseAward recognises ground-breaking 2018 doctoral thesis on children and canon lawThu Aug 22 2019 - 19:20
Direct provision contributes to growth in racism, says Catholic bishopSystem is ‘designed and operated in such a way it prevents people from integrating’Thu Aug 22 2019 - 15:21
Attack on religious building in NI almost every second dayCalls for politicians to set up fund for protection of churches, mosques and synagoguesWed Aug 21 2019 - 22:09
An apparition or a magic lantern: What happened at Knock 140 years ago?Co Mayo site is one of few Marian shrines worldwide to be visited by two popesWed Aug 21 2019 - 08:12
Lay people should be involved in decisions on priest shortages, says ACPComments come after Co Kerry parish left without resident priest for the first timeMon Aug 19 2019 - 19:10
Ireland loses vote in papal elections after only cardinal turns 80Seán Brady hits milestone with Eamon or Diarmaid Martin most likely to be next Irish clerics to receive ‘red hat’Fri Aug 16 2019 - 00:00
Cross-Border Bishop warns of ‘huge anger’ over no-deal BrexitBishop of Derry Donal McKeown calls for awareness in London of North's issuesThu Aug 15 2019 - 15:39
Hiroshima Day: Trump’s boosting of nuclear arsenal condemnedDublin commemoration hears criticism of US president’s ‘passive encouragement of violence’Tue Aug 06 2019 - 16:08
Pope offers support to priests ‘outraged’ by abuse scandals‘They have to face the damage that was done, the suspicion and uncertainty to which it has given rise’Tue Aug 06 2019 - 15:27
Mass and depression: ‘I am sorry for the young people. Where do they go?’Going to religious services can make older people happier, study showsThu Aug 01 2019 - 17:39
Going to Mass can make older people happier, study showsReligious attendance linked to positive effect of bigger social networkThu Aug 01 2019 - 13:14
Church of Ireland marks 150 years since end of role as state churchA unique institution continues to accommodate those people of divergent political viewsMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
In a Word: MemoriesMan walked on the moon and Mayo drew with Galway on this day 50 years agoSat Jul 20 2019 - 05:00
Fair City actor lived his life ‘to the full’, funeral Mass toldActor Karl Shiels, who died on Monday aged 47, played shady Robbie Quinn in the soapThu Jul 18 2019 - 20:28
Death of one of Ireland’s last WWII veterans announcedRobert Marsden Canon served at the Battle of Arnhem and with the Desert RatsThu Jul 11 2019 - 19:38
St Michan’s reopens to public after restoration of Crusader’s headMan stole 800-year-old head of crusader and skull from vaults under churchTue Jul 09 2019 - 17:50
NI cannot take the Republic out of the EU by default, says TánaisteNo preparations to be made for structures at Border in event of no-deal BrexitMon Jul 08 2019 - 22:32
Government denies split as Kehoe faces anger of Naval ServiceDefence Forces insists two ships docked due to lack of staff while Minister cites maintenanceMon Jul 08 2019 - 21:06
Kingsmill campaigner died ‘without justice for her son’Bea Worton’s son Kenneth one of 10 Protestant workmen shot dead in 1976Mon Jul 08 2019 - 20:54
Varadkar and Kehoe differ on reasons for docking Naval ships‘The navy has been short staffed for quite some time. It’s a feature across the economy’Mon Jul 08 2019 - 15:17
Irish over 65s highest consumers of benzodiazepine in OECDHealthcare quality report finds MMR uptake 3% short of target; hospital antibiotic use increasesMon Jul 08 2019 - 07:13
Orangemen parade at Rossnowlagh ahead of July 12th‘One of the most beautiful locations for an Orange parade anywhere in the world’Sun Jul 07 2019 - 17:18
Belfast bishop urges people to oppose NI abortion law changeLabour MP to table amendment to extend access to abortion to Northern IrelandSun Jul 07 2019 - 15:09
Varadkar apologises for ‘sinning priest’ comment‘I have offended a lot of people...I do apologise and I am going to withdraw the remarks’Thu Jul 04 2019 - 20:44
Pact between State and religious ‘should widen school choice’Any new relationship would mean divestment of some religious schools, says TaoiseachThu Jul 04 2019 - 18:57
Details of proposed church-state covenant expected at dialogue meetingReligious control of schools likely to dominate discussionsWed Jul 03 2019 - 19:34
