Blasphemy is gone from Constitution but why should we stop there?Time to expunge other dated articles to create inclusive documentMon Oct 29 2018 - 01:00
Ireland votes as one to remove blasphemy from Constitution‘Ireland is rightly proud of our reputation as a modern, liberal society,’ says FlanaganSun Oct 28 2018 - 18:27
In a word... alcoholIt pains me to see you portrayed as toxic, Al. You are notSat Oct 27 2018 - 01:00
Church leaders meet Tánaiste to discuss concerns over Stormont impasseDeadlock ‘affecting community life, public services and cross-Border co-operation’Fri Oct 26 2018 - 01:00
Ex-minister behind blasphemy reform will vote Yes in referendumDermot Ahern says 2009 law was designed to make prosecutions for the act impossibleFri Oct 26 2018 - 00:40
Tuam home’s infant mortality rates ‘like those of 1700s’HSE papers also claim senior Church figures were involved in trafficking of childrenFri Oct 26 2018 - 00:20
Blasphemy and Ireland: Everything you need to knowA guide to how the State’s ban on blasphemy became a lawThu Oct 25 2018 - 14:30
July report found 89% of relatives of dead Tuam children want total excavationMajority living in area close to former mother and child home opposed to extensive exhumationTue Oct 23 2018 - 21:37
Bon Secours sisters agree to contribute €2.5 million to costs Tuam excavation‘It is an offer, it is a contribution to the costs, it is voluntary, it is not a settlement, it is not an indemnity’ - Katherine ZapponeTue Oct 23 2018 - 20:20
Press Council and Press Ombudsman have made it ‘easier to get redress’Concerns raised about word ‘junkie’ and images of rough sleepers to illustrate homelessnessTue Oct 23 2018 - 18:18
Amnesty and ICCL call for Yes vote in blasphemy referendum‘Criminalising blasphemy has no place in a modern democracy such as ours’Mon Oct 22 2018 - 16:15
In a Word... MemoryOur mother was admitted to the nursing home and does not fully realise where she isSat Oct 20 2018 - 00:00
‘Material things are not important to me,’ says HigginsPresident believes remaining years of Decade of Centenaries will provide difficult challengeThu Oct 18 2018 - 19:14
Women who had children ‘forcibly taken’ still face discriminationPhilomena Lee refused right to give evidence in public to mother and baby home inquiryMon Oct 15 2018 - 18:16
Wherefore art thou Mary, Elizabeth, John, Patrick, William?Once popular first names now facing ‘extinction’ in IrelandMon Oct 15 2018 - 01:00
Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI canonised in RomeTwo of the 20th century’s most contentious figures saintedSun Oct 14 2018 - 19:35
Why did Cardinal Wuerl resign as archbishop of Washington?Cardinal was heavily criticised over his handling of abuse allegations against three priests while bishop of PittsburghFri Oct 12 2018 - 12:55
Priest left ‘feeling flat’ after visit of Pope Francis, meeting hearsAssociation of Catholic Priests describe member as ‘extremely discouraged’ by attitude of bishopsWed Oct 10 2018 - 21:19
Oscar Romero: one-time conservative who became a nation's social martyrLate Salvadoran archbishop is to be canonised by Pope Francis on SundayWed Oct 10 2018 - 12:00
Being Anglican in Ireland can only become more difficult due to Brexit says ArchbishopBeing Anglican and Irish a religious and psychological issue not political or territorialTue Oct 09 2018 - 22:11
Disharmony at Church of Ireland school in Greystones ‘regrettable’, synod toldDublin and Glendalough diocesan synod takes place in GreystonesTue Oct 09 2018 - 21:59
Further drop in seminarians entering St Patrick’s College, MaynoothThere are just two seminaries left to train diocesan priests for Ireland: the seminary at Maynooth and the Irish College in RomeFri Oct 05 2018 - 19:18
Final Mass in one of Ireland’s largest Catholic churches to take place in Dublin‘When first built it was almost too small – people came early to Mass to get a seat!’Fri Oct 05 2018 - 18:39
Doctors call for legislation to protect conscientous objectors in abortion servicesNurses and midwives hope ‘current protections will apply in the future’Fri Oct 05 2018 - 18:06
Catholic bishops call on Government to respect conscientious objection on abortionDoctors and pharmacists should not be obliged to refer patients to others, they sayFri Oct 05 2018 - 15:27
Protesters object to ‘inhumane’ abortion legislation before DáilCampaigners urge politicians to look at law in great detail and to bring in modificationsThu Oct 04 2018 - 22:22
Irish Catholic Church must avoid ‘autocratic ways of past’Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says Pope Francis told Irish bishops not to repeat past clericalismWed Oct 03 2018 - 07:03
Jesuits call on all Christians to support ‘Raise the Roof’ housing rally at DáilGoverment policy based on flawed ideology of relying on the private marketTue Oct 02 2018 - 21:55
Housing cannot be left to market, say bishopsLocal authorities must once more ‘take responsibility’ for building affordable homesMon Oct 01 2018 - 20:06
In a Word... ....GrannyIrish Water would love Brendan Brehan’s granny, a great woman for saving waterSat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
In a Word ... DirectionsI undermined my masculinity and asked directions. Worse, I asked a womanSat Sept 15 2018 - 00:00
Kilmore diocese review finds claims against six priestsPilot test of new review methodology takes place at Kilmore diocese and Glenstal AbbeyWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
Fergus Finlay ‘really ashamed of where Ireland is in relation to kids’Outgoing Barnardos chief says situation for children worse now than when he took job in 2005Wed Sept 12 2018 - 01:00
Shame over abuse scandals a ‘fundamental stress’ for priests‘We are in a new place, smaller, more humble,’ says Clogher diocesan secretaryTue Sept 11 2018 - 01:00
Number of Masses to be reduced in Border dioceseClogher has just 58 active priests, 28 of whom are over 65, for its 85 churchesTue Sept 11 2018 - 00:09
Pope’s visit not the end of church in Ireland, says archbishopMany commentators missing what the church is, claims Diarmuid MartinMon Sept 10 2018 - 05:33
Presidential election: Joan Freeman’s No vote and Knock cureÁras hopeful speaks of miracle cure and No in abortion referendumSun Sept 09 2018 - 21:53
Nearly 2,700 young people waiting for mental health appointmentsState should use private sector support to reduce waiting lists if necessary, says FFSun Sept 09 2018 - 15:16
In a Word: BeardFacial hair on chin and cheeks survives fashion changes but purpose remains elusiveSat Sept 08 2018 - 00:00
Quality of life rises with age, Dún Laoghaire retirement group hearsResearch shows people finding Ireland more age-friendly as they get olderFri Sept 07 2018 - 19:05
Belief and practice among Christians in US differ hugely from western EuropeAmericans twice as likely as western Europeans to believe in God of BibleThu Sept 06 2018 - 21:20
Bishop calls for new beginning between Catholic Church and Ireland‘I make a humble plea to all who want to begin with us again in a new way’Thu Sept 06 2018 - 18:59
Archbishop asks Dublin parishes to reflect on what it means to be ChristianMartin says aim is to ‘set out a realistic agenda for renewal’ of Catholic ChurchMon Sept 03 2018 - 21:36
Alice Leahy receives international human rights award for her work‘An extraordinary nurse-led service that offers respite, shelter, recognition’ to homelessMon Sept 03 2018 - 20:27
In a Word: AutumnAfter the long, hot summer, the slide to winter brings an array of glittering huesSat Sept 01 2018 - 00:00
The civil war in the Catholic Church breaks into the openPope should respond to accusations of a cover-up made by former Vatican diplomatThu Aug 30 2018 - 01:15
Bishop hopes child protection becomes ‘integral part of Church life’Leo O’Reilly’s view differs from that of Pope Francis on issue of accountability tribunalTue Aug 28 2018 - 14:43
