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
Former Green leader speaks of property and morality at conferenceRev Trevor Sargent emphasises social justice, human rights and humility at Dublin forumTue Jul 02 2019 - 22:05
Catholic Primate to attend anti-abortion rally in Dublin‘No law, no legislation can make it right to take the life of a child’Sun Jun 30 2019 - 18:22
Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Raymond Field retires at 75Took part in first successful Irish expedition to Everest in 1993Fri Jun 28 2019 - 17:21
Priest blaming autism on parents has retreat cancelled by Canadian diocesesArchbishop of Dublin says priest’s invitation to visit Ireland in October should be withdrawnMon Jun 24 2019 - 13:11
New roof costing about €9m needed at St Patrick’s CathedralDean says to walk through the building ‘is really to take a stroll through Irish history’Wed Jun 19 2019 - 14:43
Philomena Lynott ‘a force of nature’, funeral hears‘Phyllis was not only beautiful on the outside she was also a beautiful soul’, recalls brotherMon Jun 17 2019 - 20:08
Garden to remember children killed during 1916 Rising opens‘It’s taken 103 years to get their names together in a single site’ – broadcaster Joe DuffyThu Jun 13 2019 - 20:26
Bishop apologises over priest’s homily comparing gay people to zombiesFr Tom Forde also said ‘the only way to deal with zombies is to shoot them’ during addressThu Jun 13 2019 - 18:15
Sex education in Catholic schools covers facts and values, bishops sayFaith-based education to be discussed at meeting between churches and Government in JulyThu Jun 13 2019 - 16:42
Priest accuses Minister of having ‘ABC, Any But Catholic’ attitude‘Judging my morality is probably above your pay grade,’ Simon Harris tells parish priestMon Jun 10 2019 - 17:43
In a word... funeralDorothy Parker, when US president Calvin Coolidge died, asked, ‘How can they tell?’Sat Jun 08 2019 - 00:00
Blame game over closure of chapel in Dublin’s Ilac CentreCatholic archdiocese and centre’s management cite each other as responsible for moveThu Jun 06 2019 - 19:41
Invitation to priest who blames autism on parents ‘should be withdrawn’Archbishop Diarmuid Martin tells church to withdraw offer to Fr Dominic ValanmahalThu Jun 06 2019 - 15:27
Irish birth and marriage certificates from 1864 to be available onlineDeath certificates from 1878 to 1968 also accessible for free on new websiteTue Jun 04 2019 - 00:05
Archbishop orders Dublin gangland funerals to be toned downMartin says those who ‘traffic in evil’ will no longer be able to exploit religious servicesMon Jun 03 2019 - 13:21
Presbyterian General Assembly opens in BelfastRev Dr William Henry of Maze Presbyterian Church in Co Antrim to be installed as moderator of Presbyterian Church in IrelandMon Jun 03 2019 - 00:14
US bishop tells parents LGBTQ events harmful to childrenBishop Thomas Tobin’s comments deemed ‘dispiriting’ by Minister and criticised widelySun Jun 02 2019 - 20:11
In a word . . . SportHow it can bring us to places of such intense emotion is remarkable and miraculousSat Jun 01 2019 - 07:00
After a 23-year fight for abuse survivors, Carmel McDonnell Byrne retires (sort of)She and seven siblings put in institutions when mother abandoned their home in 1965Fri May 31 2019 - 15:39
Ireland’s Got Talent finalist Sharyn Ward wins annual Traveller awardThe Traveller Pride Awards are co-ordinated by the Irish Traveller MovementThu May 30 2019 - 20:18
‘Shocking, shocking:’ Justice Sean Ryan on the abuses of children uncovered in his reportInterview: On the 10th anniversary of the report’s publication, Ryan looks backMon May 20 2019 - 06:00
'Anybody awkward was put somewhere. Ireland was closed, defensive, xenophobic'Ten years ago, Seán Ryan’s definitive report shed light on some of Ireland’s darkest secretsSat May 18 2019 - 16:55
