In a Word . . . Snowflakes‘I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today,’ said very ancient Greek in 650 BCSat Dec 16 2017 - 00:00
GAA players sleeping out to support homelessnessAlarmed at reports that Ireland has highest child homelessness rate in EuropeFri Dec 15 2017 - 20:35
Meeting to be held over sale of Magdalene laundry to hotel group‘All memory of what occurred in this place will be erased’ if building sold, says councillorFri Dec 15 2017 - 14:20
Faith leaders respond to Dáil committee’s abortion verdictsAlthough particulars vary, all faiths accept abortion allowed in narrow circumstancesThu Dec 14 2017 - 19:23
Abortion debate lacks clarity of 1983 , says John BrutonHuge change in values has taken place since abortion referendum, says Mary O’RourkeThu Dec 14 2017 - 18:29
Live crib animal ‘looks just like Donald Trump’Mansion House crib delights children as Luas-dodging farmer brings animals in dailyMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:53
New Bishop of Galway appointedAppointment breaks pattern of episcopal appointments from outside diocesesMon Dec 11 2017 - 11:50
In a word . . . ClothesRecently I received emails from London-based fashion designer Tom Cridland offering clothes that last 30 years – part of his campaign against planned obsolescenceSat Dec 09 2017 - 00:00
Pope seeks new version of Lord’s Prayer: Has he tried it in Irish?‘It’s Satan who leads us into temptation, that’s his department,’ says Pope FrancisFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:13
Name of children’s hospital ‘unlikely to be Phoenix’ says Minister for HealthEuropean Investment Bank loan of €490 million for National Children’s HospitalFri Dec 08 2017 - 15:46
Irish Muslims condemn recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capitalMuslims reject Trump acceptance of holy city as ‘the capital of Zionist occupying forces’Thu Dec 07 2017 - 17:25
Entire board at psychotherapy association replacedIrish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy may have no role post-2018Mon Dec 04 2017 - 01:00
Inappropriate use of national anthem to be discussed in Seanad‘Amhrán na bhFiann’, out of copyright since 2012, was used to promote Dunnes StoresSun Dec 03 2017 - 21:36
In a word . . . WishI might persuade Kim Jong UN to enter the Rose of Tralee – as Pyongyang RoseSat Dec 02 2017 - 00:00
Free contraception in Ireland to be looked at, Dáil Committee is toldSince 2013 just one woman lost an appeal of a decision refusing her an abortionThu Nov 30 2017 - 21:18
GAA players organise sleep-outs in support of homeless‘We can no longer accept this level of inequality’ says Wexford star Diarmuid LyngThu Nov 30 2017 - 19:21
Hundreds of defibrillators in urgent need of update, agency warnsCardiac episode sufferers’ lives at risk in Ireland if defibrillator devices not checkedTue Nov 28 2017 - 15:50
Some 120,000 from abroad have become Irish citizens since 2011‘Do not forget your own country, your own people, your own traditions’, advises judgeMon Nov 27 2017 - 20:57
In a Word . . . MidlandsI propose that the new brand for our Midlands should be ‘Tranquillity Ireland’Sat Nov 25 2017 - 00:00
In a word . . . workThen there were those secular Freudian sanctifications of work as sublimated lustSat Nov 25 2017 - 00:00
The word Christmas ‘has lost all meaning for believers’, priest saysCatholics should substitute word ‘nativity’ for Christmas, Desmond O’Donnell saysSat Nov 18 2017 - 13:48
Irish-American priest to be beatified in DetroitFr Solanus Casey known for his attention to the sick and abilities as a spiritual counsellorSat Nov 18 2017 - 13:16
In a Word . . . womenFor so long women were like ‘Indians’ in America before 1492 or Aborigines in Australia before 1770 – they didn’t exist!Sat Nov 18 2017 - 00:00
Death of Fr Ronan Drury, editor of the ‘Furrow’Priest ‘re-energised by the promise and possibilities of Vatican II’ dies at 93Fri Nov 17 2017 - 21:45
Catholic primate recalls challenges of priesthood in 1990sEamon Martin tells of ‘downcast’ atmosphere among young priests at tumultuous timeFri Nov 17 2017 - 19:06
Presentation Sisters go green as part of move against fossil fuelsCatholic church explores how investments can promote solutions to climate crisisFri Nov 17 2017 - 17:44
Criticisms of homeless agencies ‘deeply insulting’ - Alice LeahyPoliticians failing to approach homelessness via ‘basic human issues’, says campaignerFri Nov 17 2017 - 01:00
Catholic Church’s stance on women alienates people, archbishop saysDiarmuid Martin says gender issues a bigger factor in falling engagement than sex abuseThu Nov 16 2017 - 20:32
President Higgins praises use of recycled computers to aid childrenCamara ‘has changed the lives’ of two million people in Africa, the Caribbean and IrelandTue Nov 14 2017 - 21:46
Two priests ordained for Dublin’s Catholic archdioceseChristian life ‘not about blindly following a pre-established rulebook or imposing rules’Tue Nov 14 2017 - 20:54
Put the phone away and talk to each other, says Olivia O’ LearyEmojis are ‘the equivalent of a bunch of sterile filling-station forecourt flowers’Tue Nov 14 2017 - 17:54
Census figures for Ireland’s Jewish population in 2016 not what they seemHundreds of families in high tech industries have returned to Israel since Census nightTue Nov 14 2017 - 14:05
Priests given wallet-size help cards for handling abuse claimsBishops accused of ignoring church guidelines and denying priests’ rightsMon Nov 13 2017 - 12:16
Church vows were ‘like putting a manhole over the sewer’Former Glenstal abbot says pandemic of child abuse and incest is a ‘religious problem’Mon Nov 13 2017 - 02:30
James McClean’s poppy stance praised at remembrance eventFootballer shows ‘great restraint and integrity in enduring these annual taunts’Sun Nov 12 2017 - 17:41
Archbishop Martin accused of being ‘very negative’ about Church‘No reconciliation’ with Dublin priests following his response to 2009 Murphy reportSun Nov 12 2017 - 14:08
In a word . . . armisticeThe Bolsheviks came to power in Russia and established the Communist order which dominated there and eastern Europe for much of the 20th centurySat Nov 11 2017 - 05:42
Priests told to stop calling bishops ‘spineless nerds and sycophantic half-wits’Annual meeting of priests hears bishops ‘not all as bad as painted’Wed Nov 08 2017 - 15:45
Rite and Reason: church-run schools have failed at a deeper levelWould the Celtic Tiger madness have overrun this country if schools had instilled Christian values?Tue Nov 07 2017 - 01:00
Ireland ‘remains more God-fearing’ than Britain, says theologianFr Vincent Twomey says recent research shows ‘practical atheism’ has become norm in UKMon Nov 06 2017 - 18:49
Three Loreto nuns receive awards for work in education, health‘Bravery and humanitarian commitment’ of Sr Orla Treacy recognised by awarding bodyMon Nov 06 2017 - 17:18
Destruction at Connemara church ‘not sectarian’Attack at Holy Trinity Church which caused €70,000 worth of damage blamed on juvenilesSat Nov 04 2017 - 01:00
In a word . . . NovemberIt may be a function of growing older – but as time goes by death does lose its stingSat Nov 04 2017 - 00:00
Documentary on Syrian refugees in Ballaghaderreen to be broadcastBBC-TV3 film follows Ghassan (21) and his family as they settle in to Roscommon townTue Oct 31 2017 - 19:10
Exorcism: prayers against ‘powers of darkness’ published by US bishops‘At no time should the exorcist be alone with an afflicted member of the faithful’Tue Oct 31 2017 - 16:13
Board ousted at therapists’ group as spending questionedOustings come after revelation IACP spent €53,000 on committees in first half of yearTue Oct 31 2017 - 05:02
Calls for Freedom of Roscommon for artist Brian O’Doherty (89)Renowned international artist has said ‘Ireland does not appreciate its foreign achievers’Mon Oct 30 2017 - 21:46
Another Irishman appointed to senior post at the VaticanBishop Paul Tighe becomes secretary to the Council for CultureSun Oct 29 2017 - 13:09
In a Word . . . KneeHow war was averted when I marched on crutches against the Bush-Blair project of 2003Sat Oct 28 2017 - 00:00
Ibrahim Halawa welcomed back with flowers by Catholic priestDubliner says he is ‘taking time off’ with his family following his return from EgyptFri Oct 27 2017 - 20:22
