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Invitation to priest who blames autism on parents ‘should be withdrawn’Archbishop Diarmuid Martin tells church to withdraw offer to Fr Dominic ValanmahalThu Jun 06 2019 - 15:27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
A decade after the Ryan report: Launch of ‘Survivors’ Stories’Tributes paid to those who endured and then campaigned in what became a ‘crusade for truth’Thu May 16 2019 - 22:02
Church of Ireland Primate issues stark warning against ‘populism’Archbishop Richard Clarke says discourse ‘pointing back to that terrible decade of the 1930s’Thu May 16 2019 - 15:55
Religious congregations yet to fully honour compensation dealsAbout €250m of €1.5bn has been paid to survivors from agreements in 2002 and 2009Thu May 16 2019 - 13:39
Pope gives Medjugorje ‘apparitions’ tours his blessingInquiry continues into claims of Virgin Mary appearancesWed May 15 2019 - 00:26
Banned anti-gay preacher says someone coming to Ireland in his placeSteven Anderson ‘not unhappy’ at Minister’s move as it has drawn attention to his viewsTue May 14 2019 - 20:28
Church leaders urge end to sense of ‘despair’ at Stormont impasseCoveney says latest political talks positive but much ‘heavy lifting to do’ in weeks aheadTue May 14 2019 - 19:47
Pope accused of ‘kicking can down a timeless road’ on female deaconsPriests’ group says it appears ‘men are more worthy than women’ in eye of offical churchMon May 13 2019 - 19:17
Who is controversial anti-gay pastor Steven L Anderson?Pastor banned from all 28 EU countries except Ireland set to speak hereMon May 13 2019 - 08:58
Bertie Ahern: State’s 1999 apology to abused children was ‘absolutely necessary’‘These people, their lives had been ruined’: Former taoiseach recalls his role in State responseSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
Bertie Ahern: 20 years on from State apology to survivors of abuse‘The effect of apology I had underestimated. I did not think it would mean as much’Sat May 11 2019 - 01:10
Pope issues decree for all Catholic clergy to report sexual abuseMove is part of effort to hold Catholic hierarchy accountable for failing to protect flocksThu May 09 2019 - 19:23
Offaly’s ‘legends’ of 1982 gather to pay tribute to Eugene McGeeFuneral held in Longford of manager whose team ended Kerry’s bid for five titles in a rowThu May 09 2019 - 18:38
In a Word . . . SiblingI tried and failed to kill my brother twice – once with a shoe, once with a hatchetThu May 09 2019 - 17:11
State must end practice of commemorating 1916 RisingRite&Reason: Blasphemy of 1916 leaders hijacking the execution of Christ left unquestionedTue May 07 2019 - 01:00
General Synod to debate motion involving persecution of ChristiansArchbishop Eamon Martin to unveil shrine to his martyred predecessor as archbishop of Armagh, St Oliver PlunkettMon May 06 2019 - 21:08
Death of Eugene McGee’s leaves those who ‘have known him with heavy hearts’A ‘straight-talking man of great integrity’ he managed the Offaly side that halted the Kerry’s five-in-a-rowSun May 05 2019 - 18:45
Archbishop warns ‘secular agenda’ against ignoring diverse faithsCofI’s Michael Jackson says public interest needs to give voice to things beyond number crunchingMon Apr 22 2019 - 10:58
Diarmuid Martin Q&A: If the Irish church wants to survive it has to changeThe most influential Catholic prelate in Ireland has one year left as a bishop - has he any regrets?Mon Apr 22 2019 - 06:00
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: ‘The church is imprisoned in its past’Prelate would have been ‘kneecapped’ in past for saying the things said by Pope Francis in DublinMon Apr 22 2019 - 01:00
Easter Rising’s 103rd anniversary is marked in DublinPresident leads commemorations at GPO following ceremony at Glasnevin CemeterySun Apr 21 2019 - 19:39
Church leaders roundly condemn murder of Lyra McKee in DerryArchbishop of Dublin asks Taoiseach to give ‘clear, courageous’ leadership at this timeFri Apr 19 2019 - 20:05
Archbishop laments harsh treatment of people in Church-run institutionsChurches take part in ecumenical ‘Way of the Cross’ processions in Limerick and DublinFri Apr 19 2019 - 19:57
Single mothers and their children paid price for ‘innate deference’ to ChurchThe State did not adequately oversee mother-and-baby homes says commission memberFri Apr 19 2019 - 01:00
