US Episcopal Church censured by Anglican Communion over same-sex marrige issueDecision has been condemned by the Faith in Marriage Equality in IrelandFri Jan 15 2016 - 19:44
Narrow escape for Irish clergyman in Istanbul bombingIndependent prelate Pat Buckley says group missed explosion ‘by seven to 10 minutes’Tue Jan 12 2016 - 18:10
‘Vicar of Baghdad’ seeks Irish support for Middle East peaceAnglican Canon Andrew White lived in Baghdad from 2003 until November 2014Mon Jan 11 2016 - 21:21
One of Europe’s biggest mosaics lined up for KnockArtwork depicting 1879 apparition at Basilica is final stage of refurbishment projectFri Jan 08 2016 - 18:35
Church of Ireland appeals for funds to help flood victimsExtensive hardship is being experienced in many places across the island, say bishopsFri Jan 08 2016 - 17:06
Church events in January to highlight 1916 centenariesCatholic bishops say events being prepared and details to be announced shortlyThu Jan 07 2016 - 19:41
Pádraig Pearse’s overtly Catholic Rising was immoral and anti-democraticTiming of Rising for Easter was deliberate - and intended to signify a risen people commensurate with risen ChristTue Jan 05 2016 - 04:18
Wife, father-in-law of Jason Corbett charged over deathMolly Martens Corbett, Thomas Michael Martens indicted with second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughterMon Jan 04 2016 - 22:11
Archbishop warns of dangers in 2016 commemorationsEvents of 1916 helped create island’s ‘two communities’, says Church of Ireland figureMon Jan 04 2016 - 20:14
Census 2016 to begin recruiting enumeratorsApplications for positions will be received on the official website from 9am on TuesdayMon Jan 04 2016 - 20:02
RTÉ’s ‘Rebellion’ seizes power in battle for viewersRising drama proves a hit with Irish audiences as broadcaster tops Christmas ratingsMon Jan 04 2016 - 19:31
An Taisce accuses RTÉ of ‘false balance’ in climate change debateRefusal of two other academics to take part should have been reported, NGO saysMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Ireland’s cleanest town to be announced as latest survey releasedNo litter blackspots among 40 Irish towns and cities, with Dublin Airport ‘spotless’Mon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Bishop appeals for urgent action to help flood victimsAffected people fragile, exhausted, exasperated, says C of I Bishop of Cork Paul ColtonSun Jan 03 2016 - 19:06
Father of ill baby had to go to North for aid on Christmas DayHSE apologies for ‘administrative delay’ after man’s Facebook letter to Varadkar goes viralFri Jan 01 2016 - 19:07
Late writer Wesley Burrowes best remembered for ‘Glenroe’Northern Protestant wrote with great success about ‘primitive’ rural Catholic IrelandFri Jan 01 2016 - 16:31
Do not glorify ‘tragic’ past in Centenary events, says MartinCommemorations in 2016 to mark Rising and Battle of the Somme ‘must bolster peace’Fri Jan 01 2016 - 14:54
Islam and Christianity stand for peace, harmony and human development, says ImamReligion must not be blamed for terrorismMon Dec 28 2015 - 21:39
New Muslim group in Dublin to encourage engagement with politicsSouth Dublin Muslim Board was set up in anticipation of the general electionMon Dec 28 2015 - 21:30
Acclaimed Irish writer Aidan Higgins dies aged 88Author described as ‘the missing link between high modernism and the present’Mon Dec 28 2015 - 16:13
Crowds expected to flock to Christmas Eve carol servicesGet your seats early for Pro-Cathedral, but no room at the inn for St Patrick’s CathedralThu Dec 24 2015 - 01:00
Role of Dublin priests in Rising must be acknowledged - MartinArchbishop critical of ‘clinically secular concept of the way 1916 will be marked’Wed Dec 23 2015 - 18:49
Diarmuid Martin welcomes FG free vote on abortion amendmentArchbishop of Dublin restates church opposition to abortion and same-sex marriageMon Dec 21 2015 - 17:31
Archbishop of Dublin defends Murphy Commission reportMartin praises late bishop who was criticised over handling of clerical abuseMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Lost letters hint at why Harry Boland was unlucky in loveFailed engagement detailed in letters from Ena Shouldice intercepted by Dublin CastleMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Garda IT system upgraded to log crimes of hate and racismMove sends strong message to victims, says Immigrant Council of IrelandMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Martin denies vilifying senior clergy criticised in Murphy reportAssociation of Catholic Priests commissioned critique of report ‘flawed’, says ArchbishopMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Priest restored to ministry three years after being cleared of abuse allegationsIn 2012 NI police and PPS decided Fr John McManus had no case to answerMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Dublin priest Paul Tighe appointed bishop in the VaticanMonsignor who was central to social media strategy is also made secretary of Council for CultureSat Dec 19 2015 - 12:18
Almost one in eight living in Ireland hail from abroadPoles, British, Lithuanians the largest cohort in State – EurostatFri Dec 18 2015 - 16:21
Vatican signals Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be canonisedPope Francis clears way for sainthood by approving decree recognising a miracleFri Dec 18 2015 - 15:48
Bishop Dermot O’Mahony was ‘a man of great integrity’Bishop criticised in child abuse report had ‘steely courage’, mourners toldWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
Bishop ‘scapegoated’ by clerical abuse report, funeral toldCelebrant compares Dermot O’Mahony’s suffering in final years to that of some saintsWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
Large increase in abuse victims using phone counselling serviceThis year saw a 25 per cent rise in calls to Connect which deals with abuse in childhoodMon Dec 14 2015 - 01:00
In a Word ... PolitePolite, meaning to be courteous, just like those nice middle-class childrenMon Dec 14 2015 - 00:00
IQ Issues and Questions: Further strain on relationship of church and StateBishops see repeal of rule 68 as a new dilution of religious rightsSat Dec 12 2015 - 01:00
Fr Gerry Reynolds defended Gerry Adams’s stance on IRA questionsAsking Sinn Féin leader about membership of IRA was ‘stupid’, late priest maintainedFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:00
Public consultation on busking to take place in DublinBan on amplification up for discussion following complaints from Grafton Street areaTue Dec 08 2015 - 01:00
County councillor sought £10,000 from undercover reporter, RTÉ claimsNumber of TDs, Senators fail to fully declare interests, RTÉ Investigates programme findsMon Dec 07 2015 - 06:00
In memoriam: Prof Liam Ryan celebrated at Maynooth eventPresident pays tribute to man who possessed skills ‘of the finest empirical social scientists’Fri Dec 04 2015 - 21:07
‘Privileged’ civil servants afraid to say where they workEvidence of vulnerability and anxiety due to debt, reduced benefits and financial uncertaintyThu Dec 03 2015 - 21:33
Bishop who ‘aided peace process’ retires aged 75Anthony Farquhar, a bishop in Belfast for 32 years, praised for his work during TroublesThu Dec 03 2015 - 15:34
Abortion law change would be ‘attack’ on unborn, bishops say‘Life at all stages deserves the utmost protection, compassion and care,’ clerics sayWed Dec 02 2015 - 20:39
Allegations of sexual abuse being reported promptly, says auditAudit of 20 congregations finds safeguarding of children has become ‘first consideration”Wed Dec 02 2015 - 17:15
Book on John Hume does not present him as saint, says son‘John Hume Irish Peacemaker’ edited by two former SDLP colleagues launched in DublinTue Dec 01 2015 - 21:57
