Holocaust survivor leads Famine 1848 Walk in TipperarySurvived concentration camp on equivalent of six crackers at daySun Jul 27 2014 - 20:22
Neary warns of double standards over respect for religionsArchbishop says people seem to feel free to say whatever they want about ChristianitySun Jul 27 2014 - 15:32
New figures suggest abuse most likely to take place within familyService says 45% of those contacting it claim incident happened in domestic settingSun Jul 27 2014 - 13:52
Dignified funeral service for Louis LentinLarge attendance included abuse survivors whose cause he helpedThu Jul 24 2014 - 21:27
Book has evidence of Cardinal’s role in Brendan Smyth inquiryBrady should not be allowed retire ‘as if he did nothing wrong’ claims abuse survivorThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
Call for social welfare entitlements to be more ‘accessible’ to migrantsSocial care agency says it could not help 1000 people due to ‘over demand’ for their servicesWed Jul 23 2014 - 14:56
Level of homelessness ‘shameful’, Archbishop says‘We need strong vision, less spinning,’Archbishop of Dublin saysWed Jul 23 2014 - 13:39
The difficult early days of Irish independent radioTwenty-five years ago, the State’s first independent radio station, Capital Radio, began broadcasting. I was there. It did not go smoothlyFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Dead of first World War and Clontarf remembered at ceremony in DublinThree faiths, including five Christian denominations, led prayersMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Group of Irish British army pensioners attend Dublin ceremonyHopes the Royal Hospital Kilmainham event will become an annual oneMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Douglas Hyde Conference to focus on Ireland’s rural heritageSpeakers will reflect on contribution to arts of north midlands regionSun Jul 13 2014 - 16:48
Mother and Baby Homes inquiry could ‘close sensitive chapter’Group tells Minister for Children commission of inquiry must be inclusive, wide-rangingThu Jul 10 2014 - 18:25
Seal of confessional relaxed for Anglican priests in Australia where crime involvedAnglican priests in Australia allowed to report serious crimesTue Jul 08 2014 - 19:30
Call for Protestant mother and baby homes to be investigated‘I was a slave all my young life. My mother was a slave to prejudice’Tue Jul 08 2014 - 01:02
Pope told abuse survivors should be helped to avoid self-harm, suicideSurvivor claims under-reporting of abuse cases by church authorities in IrelandMon Jul 07 2014 - 20:36
Irish abuse victim tells Pope she wants Cardinal Brady removedTwo Dublin clerical child abuse survivors met pontiff in Vatican this morningMon Jul 07 2014 - 19:32
Church must show ‘a preferential option’ for the abused - MartinCatholic Archbishop says Church must be ‘a privileged place of healing for survivors’Mon Jul 07 2014 - 19:29
Significant drop in Irish numbers of priests and nunsBetween 2002 and 2012, number of priests fell by 13% and nuns by 23%, Vatican publication showsSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:05
Mother-and-baby homes investigation decision within weeksMinister says sensitivity a ‘primary concern’Wed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Sudden death of writer Dermot Healy inspires many tributes‘A poet of oceanic forlorness in all his writings’Tue Jul 01 2014 - 01:01
New initiative to encourage young people to take part in church musicSummer school at Maynooth starts for 45th time this weekMon Jun 30 2014 - 14:08
Tips for diabetic Muslims on fasting for RamadanLong days of June and July mean prolonged hours of fastingMon Jun 30 2014 - 13:32
Numbers living in poverty up by 120,000 since recession beganIncrease of €5 weekly in core social welfare payments called forMon Jun 30 2014 - 06:40
In a word......The really made a difference to Wimbledon was the arrival of the railway in 1838Mon Jun 30 2014 - 00:02
Government ‘pulled out all the stops’ in Halawa case - CostelloSister of Ibrahim (18) criticises State as brother prepares for Egyptian courtSun Jun 29 2014 - 19:34
‘Wonderful life’ of Gordon Colleary recalled at his funeralUSIT founder ‘helped people realise their personal vision, or his personal vision as theirs’Fri Jun 27 2014 - 17:31
Irish abuse survivors to meet Pope Francis next weekSecond meeting of Vatican Commission for the Protection of Minors early next monthThu Jun 26 2014 - 22:08
Mary McAleese: a thorn in the church’s side?In describing Pope Francis’s plans for a synod on the family as ‘bonkers’, Mary McAleese was being a consistent advocate of a more active, engaged Catholic ChurchFri Jun 20 2014 - 16:37
Mother-and-baby inquiry 'should cover other institutions'Government urged to uphold UN Human Rights principles and rulings of European CourtFri Jun 13 2014 - 19:20
Return of vaccine trial documents amounted to ‘further abuse’TD criticises Government order to give records to pharmaceutical firms, religious and State bodiesThu Jun 12 2014 - 15:34
Ecumenical history made in DublinChurch of Ireland archbishops take part in installation ceremony of Methodist presidentWed Jun 11 2014 - 21:15
Member of child abuse commission says documents from vaccine trials inquiry still availableCommissioner says ‘a lot of information’ was collected before inquiry was suspendedTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:03
New catechism intended as ‘call to renewal of faith’Brady launches first catechism for adults in IrelandTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:02
Churches, such as that in Bohola, are a salute to heroic phase of modern Irish CatholicismIndomitable spirit of Catholic Irishry obvious in church-building wherever green was wornTue Jun 10 2014 - 00:01
Ireland closest to Islamic economic teachingsIsrael more compliant with ideals of the Koran than any predominantly Muslim country according to studyMon Jun 09 2014 - 21:58
Archbishop Martin calls for full inquiry into mother and baby homesChildren’s champion Ian Elliott willing to assist in investigationMon Jun 09 2014 - 06:12
Investigation into child vaccine trial halted in 2004UCD academics challenged court ruling on health and reputational groundsMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:05
This time, the issue of mother and baby homes must be addressedEven the story of Philomena Lee, as recounted in the film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, did not stir the national conscience to actionSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Israeli, Palestinian leaders to pray with Pope in RomePontiff had on recent visit invited both to visit Vatican and ‘beseech God for gift of peace’Fri Jun 06 2014 - 18:43
Amnesty calls for ‘thorough’ mother and baby homes inquiryHuman rights group says Tuam case, disturbing as it is, should not be seen in isolationFri Jun 06 2014 - 11:57
Priests make radical proposals on vocations crisis to bishopsSurvey finds 64 per cent of Catholic clergy ‘dissatisfied’ with new missalThu Jun 05 2014 - 20:05
Mother and baby inquiry to go beyond Tuam - FlanaganReligious congregations who ran facilities welcome plan for Government investigationThu Jun 05 2014 - 19:48
International reaction to mother-and-baby home revelationsMedia organisations worldwide report on unidentified remains discovered in TuamWed Jun 04 2014 - 16:04
Call for inquiry into deaths at Tuam mother-and-baby homeInaction on issue ‘simply not an option for us in Government’ says junior minister Ciaran CannonWed Jun 04 2014 - 00:10
