Major international award for RTÉ documentary Blackrock Boys which exposed sexual abuse in religious-run schoolsProgramme about sexual abuse in Blackrock College of two brothers wins award for investigative work at world’s largest competition for public-service mediaTue Oct 31 2023 - 14:24
Ireland’s gate to hell is in RoscommonDuring Samhain, it was believed fearsome otherworldly creatures emerged from OweynagatSat Oct 28 2023 - 00:30
Abuse survivor Mark Ryan remembered with ‘deep, deep gratitude’Speaking at his memorial service, Minister says Mark Ryan showed ‘enormous courage’ in speaking out about being sexually abused at Blackrock CollegeFri Oct 27 2023 - 20:03
Is the demise of the Irish pub upon us?In a Word... Demise: A relentless series of pub closures represents a fate worse than death for many. At least death is a conclusionSat Oct 21 2023 - 00:30
Bombed Anglican-run hospital in Gaza reopens to treat casualties, Archbishop of Canterbury tells Dublin conferenceArchbishop Justin Welby spoke via video link after travelling to Jerusalem to ‘show sympathy, sit in sorrow’Fri Oct 20 2023 - 17:30
My father believed Dev walked on waterIn a Word: Such was my father’s reverence I thought he might check Dev’s hands for the nails with which he was crucified down the decadesSat Oct 14 2023 - 00:30
Mary McAleese: Vatican authority over Catholics is ‘legally and morally questionable’Dr McAleese criticises church at Spirit Unbounded, a lay-led synodal process taking place in parallel with Vatican Synod on SynodalityFri Oct 13 2023 - 17:00
Taoiseach: ‘No moral equivalence’ between Hamas attacks and Israeli responseIrish religious leaders express ‘shock’ at violence in the Holy LandWed Oct 11 2023 - 13:24
Some schools use restorative justice to deal with past abuse - why not others?Restorative justice is an informal process which focuses on the survivor rather than the offenderTue Oct 10 2023 - 06:30
Words are like leaves? On the contrary, Alexander PopeA letter sent to Hollywood executives in 1934 by a young New York man looking for a job as a screenwriter proves the English satirical poet was fallibleSat Oct 07 2023 - 00:30
Schools abuse: More time requested for scoping inquiry as impact on survivors is ‘far greater than anticipated’The inquiry was due to make recommendations to Government on what form of statutory investigation should take place into the schools by November 7thThu Oct 05 2023 - 11:33
‘The world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing breaking point’, Pope Francis saysPontiff notes that despite representatives of more than 190 countries meeting periodically to address climate change, global emissions continue to increaseWed Oct 04 2023 - 19:22
Ireland spent more than €900m last year helping Ukrainian refugeesIrish Aid annual report discloses €880m was spent in services for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland last year while additional €53m was provided in bilateral assistanceWed Oct 04 2023 - 00:01
Climate change and church inclusiveness top of papal agenda in Rome this week The Pontiff hosts a new synod - one of the most significant of his papacy - starting tomorrow setting out a move away from a hierarchical church to an institution where laity and clergy work togetherTue Oct 03 2023 - 06:00
Jewish community receives expressions of interest in south Dublin synagogue Community opts for ‘wait and see’ approach on building put up for sale in March, says Hebrew Congregation representativeTue Oct 03 2023 - 06:00
In a Word... CatWhat is it about cats that gives them such innate, superior confidence?Sat Sept 30 2023 - 00:30
Rugby unites Ireland as no other sport can In a Word: It is said that Éamon de Valera came close to winning an Irish capSat Sept 30 2023 - 00:30
Ireland’s Jews: a small community that has made a ‘rich contribution’ to Irish lifeChanging patterns of religious practice have created uncertainty over the future of community's Dublin synagogueSun Sept 24 2023 - 06:00
‘Bravado’ major cause of rising roads deaths, says Catholic bishopPatience and courtesy on roads are essential driver-safety skills, says bishopWed Sept 20 2023 - 17:10
The boy was led to the barber’s chair with a docile resignation as of a lamb to the slaughterIn a Word . . . BarberSat Sept 16 2023 - 00:30
Muslims ‘have no place to worship properly’ at TU Grangegorman campusIslamic Society says Technological University’s interfaith rooms are not suitable and that washing facilities, rugs and a separation curtain are neededTue Sept 12 2023 - 14:20
In a Word ... FlagellateWe in northern Europe should get on our knees and thank the great god Geography for our location as climate change takes revengeSat Sept 09 2023 - 00:30
In a Word ... KarmaJudging by the number of August birthdays in our family it would seem November is a favoured month for indulging the family passionSat Sept 02 2023 - 00:30
No women priests in his lifetime, says retired Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid MartinClerical sexual abuse scandals have badly damaged the Catholic Church, in particular ‘the faith of young people, says retired archbishopSat Sept 02 2023 - 00:15
Scoping inquiry has begun interviews with survivors of abuse at schoolsInquiry set up in wake of extensive revelations of clerical child sex abuse at schools run by religious congregationsSun Aug 27 2023 - 08:23
In a Word ... ClandestineMy grandparents fell in love, decided to get married secretly in the local church, went to a céilí and then returned to their homes, separatelySat Aug 26 2023 - 00:30
Former pupils at Jesuit schools speak of ‘panic, disgust’ at priest’s abuseRestorative justice process hears testimony from 62 past pupils, mostly from Belvedere College in DublinFri Aug 25 2023 - 01:00
In a Word ... RoscommonNot many people know this but the Roscommon Sheep is utterly uniqueSat Aug 19 2023 - 00:30
In a Word... shamelessShamelessly informing all readers about the BallaghDream Arts FestivalSat Aug 05 2023 - 12:30
We Irish struggle with complicated names. Give us Caoilfhionn, Meadhbh, Seoirse or Caoimhín any dayThere’s a lot to be said for simplified namesSat Jul 29 2023 - 00:30
Most alleged abusers at Blackrock investigated by gardaí were Spiritan priestsIt is understood the investigation was hindered by ‘missing files and lack of information generally on the side of the Spiritans’Sat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
Blackrock abuse cases: ‘Anger and disappointment’ among survivors as no further investigative action to be taken More than 140 people have reported incidences of child sexual abuse involving 18 alleged abusers at Blackrock College and Willow Park schoolsThu Jul 20 2023 - 06:15
Witches move among us. Many of them do voluntary workWicked experience has taught me to steer well clear of voluntary groupsSat Jul 15 2023 - 00:30
Almost a third of Catholic parish grounds ‘should be returned to nature by 2030′Bishop of Kilmore calls for church lands to become havens for pollinators and biodiversityFri Jul 14 2023 - 13:26
‘They chose to work to help others in need’: Tributes to Goal staff killed in Turkey-Syria earthquakes Tánaiste says each of the 32 deceased ‘leaves an extraordinary legacy of kindness, compassion and humanity’Wed Jul 12 2023 - 19:26
Dublin nun (94) honoured for years of service in addiction treatmentColumban Sister Catherine Lillis presented with a special papal awardWed Jul 12 2023 - 18:54
Thousands take part in annual Rally for Life in Dublin city centreAnti-abortion demonstrators marched from Garden of Remembrance, down O’Connell Street before speeches given at Custom House QuaySat Jul 01 2023 - 17:56
Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese challenges TDs who criticised slow pace of change in Catholic control of schoolsLabour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin told the Dáil ‘these processes are being set up to fail, not by the Minister, but by those with a vested interested in preserving the status quo’Fri Jun 30 2023 - 17:45
Scoping inquiry into abuse in schools run by religious orders gets more than 220 submissionsInquiry’s survivor-engagement process involving completion of questionnaire by those registering interest has completed first phaseWed Jun 28 2023 - 17:47
Loreto nun Sr Cyril Mooney, an ‘incredible’ educational campaigner, dies aged 86The native of Bray, Co Wicklow served in India from 1956 and has been honoured for her work helping disadvantaged children to get schoolingMon Jun 26 2023 - 11:38
In a Word...BeginningThe best opening lines have poise, excite immediate attention or simply impressSat Jun 24 2023 - 00:30
Ballaghaderreen has a Catholic cathedral - so why has Dublin never had one?Church of Ireland has two - one national and one for diocese - but even John Charles McQuaid couldn’t get a ‘proper’ Catholic one over the lineFri Jun 23 2023 - 07:40
Dublin to finally get a Catholic Cathedral - but it may be on the southsideSt Andrew’s Church on Westland Row identified as best site while Pro-Cathedral to become basilicaThu Jun 22 2023 - 18:34
Being Christian in Republic has become ‘a lot more difficult’, says new Presbyterian ModeratorIntroduction of same-sex marriage and abortion saw ‘two of the primary teachings of Jesus rejected’, Dr Sam Mawhinney tells General AssemblyThu Jun 22 2023 - 12:32
Republic of Ireland-based Presbyterian minister named Moderator Rev Dr Sam Mawhinney (61) has been Minister at Dublin’s Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church since 2008Wed Jun 21 2023 - 12:22
Targeting of refugees and asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’ and risks ‘damaging social fabric’ - ChurchesJoint statement from 16 Irish churches, including main churches, criticises ‘scapegoating’ of people seeking international protectionTue Jun 20 2023 - 13:28
