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
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
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
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 ‘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
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
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
Anniversary of St Columbanus marked at MaynoothThree honorary doctorates in philosophy awarded at St Patrick’s CollegeMon Nov 30 2015 - 21:35
Postcard campaign highlights case of jailed Ibrahim HalawaDublin teenager has been in an Egyptian jail since August 2013Mon Nov 30 2015 - 17:49
In a Word: Comeuppance‘He was an old man. A fresh 86 . . . At school he had been abused by a priest’Mon Nov 30 2015 - 00:00
In a Word: BottleBottle, from the Middle English botel, is believed derived from the Latin buttis – a caskMon Nov 23 2015 - 00:00
GAA to mark Bloody Sunday 1920 in special Croke Park ceremonyNovember 21st also marks anniversary of 1974 Birmingham pub bombingsSat Nov 21 2015 - 01:01
SVP stands down committee after LGBT centre allocationCatholic Bishop of Galway had objected to funding for ‘morally wrong behaviour’Fri Nov 20 2015 - 01:00
Free St Patrick’s Cathedral show to honour victims of violence‘Concert for Paris’ from 8pm on Friday to mark the loss of innocent human lifeThu Nov 19 2015 - 18:07
No school refusal for children based on religion – State agencyLegal change needed to end discrimination against unbaptised, minority faith childrenWed Nov 18 2015 - 01:00
Site provided for new secondary schools by St Kieran’s College, KilkennyContinues commitment by diocese and College ‘to excellence in education in Kilkenny’Tue Nov 17 2015 - 18:20
Paris victim was descended from Irish patriot Robert EmmetAnti-corruption lawyer (26) 5th generation descendant of patriot’s brotherTue Nov 17 2015 - 10:55
Ireland’s Muslims don’t expect major backlash after Paris‘Irish people understand what it is to be tarred with the same brush,’ says imamMon Nov 16 2015 - 16:57
Dáil vote on smacking of children a fitting legacy for late doctorGP Cyril Daly began campaign in 1967 to ban corporal punishmentSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Higgins says unaccountable forces are running EUPresident says democratic structures at risk from new financialised global orderSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Atheist group calls for religious equality in Irish schoolsOrganisation says divestment of some Catholic schools will not solve pluralism problemFri Nov 13 2015 - 19:40
McAleese criticises Catholic church’s view on hitting childrenFormer president says she raised issue of corporal punishment with Pope FrancisThu Nov 12 2015 - 18:25
End of Brendan Smyth case brings sorry saga to a closeAbuse by priest could have been prevented had church authorities acted soonerThu Nov 12 2015 - 14:48
Same-sex marriage signed into law by MinistersMay referendum ‘reaffirmed the importance of marriage and family for our society’, Fitzgerald saysTue Nov 10 2015 - 18:22
