Archbishop urges legal protection for Traveller identityDiarmuid Martin: Travellers ‘remain among most disadvantaged educationally’Thu Sept 29 2016 - 21:48
‘Eat no meat at all’: TD rejects Mary Robinson proposalMichael Fitzmaurice takes issue with climate statement at One Young World summitThu Sept 29 2016 - 18:24
Humanists urge vote on cutting ‘God’ references from ConstitutionPresident and judges must take oath referring to ‘Almighty God’ on assuming officeThu Sept 29 2016 - 14:50
State accused of ignoring abuse victims as memorial plans stallAbuse survivor criticises Government on lack of movement on planned memorial in DublinWed Sept 28 2016 - 22:59
Religious congregations owe €245m in State redressState asked bodies to pay €725 million for victims but they have offered €480 millionTue Sept 27 2016 - 21:25
Diarmuid Martin urges faster provision of choice in schools‘Demand for other forms of patronage is growing... process of diversification still too slow’Tue Sept 27 2016 - 19:37
Monkstown church designed by noted architect marks its 150th yearSt Patrick’s is part of Dublin parish formed a week before Catholic Emancipation in 1829Sun Sept 25 2016 - 11:37
Exhibition on priests who ministered during Easter Rising‘Gives a glimpse into a dimension of 1916 which could easily be overlooked’Sat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
Second largest lotto prize of the year collected by syndicateLargest lotto amount ever won in Co LeitrimThu Sept 22 2016 - 22:54
Kerry Co Council urges GAA to end deals with pay-per-view TVLocal authority joins Galway Co Council in call to ensure games shown ‘for all to see’Thu Sept 22 2016 - 15:21
Record number sleeping rough in Dublin, says Simon CommunityCharity counts finds 168 sleeping on street and 60 more on Merchants Quay cafe floorWed Sept 21 2016 - 01:00
Catholic heavyweights clash over teaching on contraceptionRival documents published by leading academics on artificial means of birth controlTue Sept 20 2016 - 19:49
Galway council calls on GAA to ensure games are ‘for all to see’Council passes motion rejecting GAA deal with Sky or any other subscription serviceTue Sept 20 2016 - 11:11
Homeless should not be used by ‘research industry’ - campaignerAlice Leahy warns against using the disadvantaged ‘as source material’ in addressMon Sept 19 2016 - 20:05
‘Irish Schindler’ to be honoured in CorkMary Elmes risked her life to save Jewish children during the second World WarMon Sept 19 2016 - 18:24
Ireland accepts just 38 refugees from Greece despite commitmentUnder EU relocation scheme Ireland committed to accept 2,622 refugeesMon Sept 19 2016 - 08:22
Mary McAleese challenges Catholic ban on contraceptionFormer president joins more than 100 academics in signing ‘Scholars’ Statement’Mon Sept 19 2016 - 01:04
Review of practices at Oberstown detention centre under wayMinister for Children says review ‘timely’ in ensuring safety of all at OberstownMon Sept 19 2016 - 00:00
Clerics who became fathers had ‘loving’ relationships - Fr Brian D’ArcyPriest says actor Frank Kelly struggled with conscience over Fr Jack role in Fr Ted showSun Sept 18 2016 - 16:41
Dublin churches prepare to celebrate Culture Night 2016Catholic Pro-Cathedral will host sung prayers and tribute to Padraig PearseThu Sept 15 2016 - 17:17
Irish pilgrims were discouraged from visiting Bethlehem, says Archbishop‘We too have had armed soldiers on our streets’, Eamon Martin tells Bethlehem mayorWed Sept 14 2016 - 12:27
Priest wrongly accused of abuse calls Catholic Church to accountFr Tim Hazelwood asks why church authorities give weight to anonymous allegationsTue Sept 13 2016 - 18:22
GAA deal with Sky Sports to be raised at Galway County CouncilAll-Ireland manager Senator John O’Mahony asks that Minister for Sport clarify situationTue Sept 13 2016 - 13:04
Park & Pray scheme at Dublin church deters freeloadersPeople wishing ‘to light candle or say a prayer’ get 45 minutes parking opposite St Vincent’sTue Sept 13 2016 - 01:00
Archbishop criticises France’s attitude to religionChurch of Ireland primate accuses the state of lacking an understanding of faithMon Sept 12 2016 - 20:06
Lesbian couple to retake church roles they were ‘forced’ to leaveAthy activist who asked women to resign ‘will not be intimidated out of the parish’Mon Sept 12 2016 - 14:54
Athy lesbian couple return to ‘packed church’ to retake rolesJacinta O’Donnell and Geraldine Flanagan were asked to resign form church positionsMon Sept 12 2016 - 13:47
Unemployment four times national average in BallaghaderreenTown in Co Roscommon not alone as streets empty of residents and small businessesMon Sept 12 2016 - 10:38
Another Ireland: Ballaghaderreen struggles to restore fortunesWith ‘imagination and encouragement’ this Roscommon town could be ‘a lot better’Mon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00
Government has ‘taken note’ of ruling on the unborn, Zappone saysHigh Court judge found rights of the unborn extend beyond the right to life last monthFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
GAA-Sky Sports deal ‘very troublesome and against ethos’Five of six Mayo games this year ‘only available’ to those who could afford Sky SportsThu Sept 08 2016 - 20:36
Medal for Defence Forces personnel who rescue migrantsAward for humanitarian work set to be presented at ceremony next monthSun Sept 04 2016 - 15:15
Ancestor of Princess Diana and Churchill on path to sainthoodFr Ignatius Spencer visited Ireland seeking prayers for conversion of England to CatholicismSat Sept 03 2016 - 09:26
Ireland needs a ‘crusade’ against poverty, archbishop saysDiarmuid Martin calls for ‘revolutionary campaign’ to fight hunger and homelessnessThu Sept 01 2016 - 14:41
Bishop’s plan to merge schools sparks oppositionAmalgamation of Athlone schools should not go ahead, says campaignerMon Aug 29 2016 - 01:00
Clerical sex abuse scandal has led to few convictionsQuestions raised as victims feel justice is being deniedFri Aug 26 2016 - 01:00
Why does the Irish Catholic Church need two large, traditional seminaries?Financial burden of Maynooth and Rome’s Irish College on church in Ireland too greatTue Aug 23 2016 - 15:31
New Famine Memorial Garden opens in FermanaghThe garden has four parts: a potato field, a kitchen, workhouse door and emigrant shipMon Aug 22 2016 - 01:01
Papal nuncio ‘out of sync’ with Irish reality, say priestsCatholic Priests rail against Archbishop Charles Brown over selection of bishopsFri Aug 19 2016 - 17:40
Archbishop accused of releasing ‘tsunami of invective’ on churchFr Seán McDonagh says comments about ‘goings on’ in Maynooth caused embarrassmentTue Aug 16 2016 - 15:31
UN document to condemn acts of intolerance towards migrantsAgreement represents ‘new global approach’ to addressing refugees’ issues, says FlanaganTue Aug 16 2016 - 09:14
Biggest annual religious event in Ireland gets under way at KnockOne of largest mosaics in Europe at Knock basilica by artist PJ Lynch draws attentionMon Aug 15 2016 - 01:00
Columba Press thanks supporters after entering liquidationIrish publisher of books on a religious theme has failed to secure necessary investmentFri Aug 12 2016 - 15:33
