Survivors of abuse at fee-paying schools invited to come forward ‘without fear’ to scoping inquiry Letter from scoping inquiry to survivors of abuse at private fee-paying schoolsThu May 25 2023 - 05:00
Sexual abuse allegations made against priests in 19 Catholic diocesan colleges throughout State Protestant-run boarding schools declined to respond to request for details from The Irish Times.Thu May 25 2023 - 05:00
AI is the latest obsession of the doomsday merchantsIn a Word: Before that it was nuclear annihilation, war, the hole in the ozone ...Sat May 20 2023 - 00:30
‘I don’t believe in these unmarked graves for survivors, still being treated like nobodies’Probably the youngest person to have entered a Magdalene Laundry, Maureen Sullivan was 12 when she arrived at the establishment at New Ross in 1964Sat May 13 2023 - 05:00
Men’s underpants are a dismal science indeedIn a Word: Briefs. The Men’s Underwear Index is seen as an indicator of the health of an economySat May 13 2023 - 00:30
An alcohol-free bar? In Ireland? Risky business indeedIn a Word: The Virgin Mary Bar in Dublin has closed due to lack of interestSat May 06 2023 - 00:30
Vatican commission funded by US foundation whose board included alleged clerical child abuserFormer cardinal Theodore McCarrick removed from ministry in 2019 following credible child sex abuse allegations made against himThu May 04 2023 - 17:07
Archbishop Eamon Martin first Irish Catholic bishop to attend coronation in London for almost 500 yearsArchbishop Martin also attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth last September, another first for hundreds of yearsThu May 04 2023 - 15:55
Mary McAleese and Marie Collins call on Pope Francis to save Vatican child safeguarding groupLetter warns against attempts to discredit founding member of Commission for the Protection of MinorsTue May 02 2023 - 18:24
In a Word ... DaffodilMost people think of Wordsworth when the words ‘poetry’ and ‘daffodils’ are linked, but 17th century Herrick was there firstSat Apr 29 2023 - 00:30
Vatican commission for the protection of minors is all about spin‘Rome’s serial “mishaps” in this area are neither stupid nor insane. They are about protecting itself’Mon Apr 24 2023 - 00:30
In a Word... DublineseI realised years ago that even a proficiency in Irish, English and the vernacular was nowhere near enough for communicating with DublinersSat Apr 22 2023 - 00:30
Archbishop Eamon Martin: I was very torn when Martin McGuinness diedArchbishop remembers growing up in Derry during the Troubles, and tensions between Church and IRAFri Apr 21 2023 - 06:59
In a Word ... swearIt would appear there is licence for those, such as myself, who suffer from this disabilitySat Apr 15 2023 - 00:30
Joe Biden says his Catholicism a ‘private matter’ but it is a big part of his political ideologyVisits to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock and speech at St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina show importance of faith to US presidentWed Apr 12 2023 - 02:00
Pope’s prayers for peace on 25th anniversary of Belfast Agreement welcomed by Archbishop Martin Archbishop Eamon Martin says Pope Francis wants the Irish to renew efforts to find solutions to problems and to work to bring about healing and reconciliationMon Apr 10 2023 - 12:51
Programme of Ireland’s newest Arts Festival announced for August 2023BallaghDream Arts Festival in Co Roscommon will see Daithi & Elaine Mai, Matt Molloy and Joe Brolly across various stagesMon Apr 10 2023 - 11:17
Pope Francis prays for ‘beloved Ukrainian people’ in Easter Sunday addressPontiff calls on the world to ‘make haste to surmount our conflicts and divisions, and to open our hearts to those in greatest need’Sun Apr 09 2023 - 13:59
In a Word...WindsorThe DUP led me to wonder whether this ‘deal to end all deals’ would end up retitled the ‘Windsor Not’Sat Apr 08 2023 - 00:30
President Higgins welcomes Vatican’s renunciation of doctrine that licensed colonialism‘Doctrine of Discovery’ enabled European conquests of Americas and Africas since 15th centuryFri Apr 07 2023 - 15:42
New Catholic bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois appointed by Pope FrancisFor many decades Fr Connell has been chaplain at St Mary’s Hospital, MullingarWed Apr 05 2023 - 11:30
In a Word...FoolOn this first day of April, and along with Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, let us play the FoolSat Apr 01 2023 - 00:35
The comely Glaswegian maiden sentenced for the crime of kissing a boy in Louth, 1937In a Word: Poor Julia Clarke went ‘down in legal history as the first girl to be prosecuted under Éamon de Valera’s Vice Act’Sat Mar 18 2023 - 00:30
Being a Patsy: it’s not for the faint of heartIn a Word: My moniker was dismissed as a girl’s name in the US and ‘too country and western’ in IrelandSat Mar 11 2023 - 00:00
Terenure synagogue to be sold as Orthodox Jewish community downsizesYounger people and Progressive Jews less ‘prayer-centric’ than prior community as demographics shiftMon Mar 06 2023 - 17:36
Prominent Presbyterians express concern at new head’s opposition to female ministersOrdination of women has been accepted in church for 50 yearsMon Mar 06 2023 - 15:21
Taoiseach backs inclusion of transgender identity in primary school curriculumLeo Varadkar said ‘information and facts’ should be provided but not ‘value judgment’Mon Mar 06 2023 - 15:12
Co-founders of Social Justice Ireland to retire Fr Sean Healy and Sr Brigid Reynolds have served marginalised people for over 50 yearsMon Mar 06 2023 - 00:30
Tricolour ‘continues to inspire’ as symbol of peace, says TaoiseachVaradkar was speaking at ceremony to mark 175th anniversary of first raising of flag on March 7th, 1848Sun Mar 05 2023 - 18:27
Implications of fall-off in priest numbers outlined in two rural Catholic diocesesBishop of Ferns appeals for people to resume attending Masses in person as they did before Covid-19 pandemicSun Mar 05 2023 - 11:15
Kylian Mbappé’s (yes, okay, somewhat tenuous) links to a Cavan saintIn a Word: St Kilian was a seventh-century Cavan man who lost his head in what is now GermanySat Mar 04 2023 - 00:30
Defence Forces discriminated against atheist who applied to be chaplain, commission finds Chaplaincy roles must reflect and foster the diversity of members, WRC saysThu Mar 02 2023 - 15:54
Irish-Americans strongly engaged with their identity and this island, survey findsFindings highlight belief that it is critical to improve opportunities for young Irish-Americans to study, volunteer and work in IrelandWed Mar 01 2023 - 00:01
The shifting lay of the land: Church prepares for a new eraAs Lent begins, the Catholic Church is finally starting to plan ahead for a time where the laity will have to play a bigger role than they have ever been allowed to do so beforeSat Feb 25 2023 - 06:00
‘They’ve got a lovely new vulva next door’: malapropisms for the agesIn a Word: From being bolivious to it all to creating haddock ando the real meaning of DrumshanboSat Feb 25 2023 - 00:30
Nurse Ratched works in a hospital in IrelandIn a Word: Despite my obvious suffering brought on by a kidney stone, I was turned to the back of the queueSat Feb 25 2023 - 00:30
Armenian ambassador to Ireland accuses Azerbaijan of attempted ethnic cleansing‘Thousands of lives are in peril in Nagorno-Karabakh,’ Varuzhan Nersesyan says during Dublin visitThu Feb 23 2023 - 20:34
‘Up the ‘Ra’ rings out at Wolfe Tones gig trumpeting a version of Irish historyBrian Warfield’s Celtic Symphony is played twice at 3Olympia theatre gigThu Feb 23 2023 - 06:46
Give Me a Crash Course in ... LentAsh Wednesday signals the start of a 40-day period of fasting and abstinence – but you don’t have to starve yourselfTue Feb 21 2023 - 05:00
Liberal Bishop David O’Connell, shot dead in Los Angeles, supported same-sex parents and ordination of women Contribution by Bishop O’Connell which endorsed non-traditional families was cut from World Meeting of Families video in 2018Mon Feb 20 2023 - 21:52
Clarke’s Bar was an institution, and many of us were voluntarily institutionalisedIn a Word: One of my favourite pubs, in Ballaghaderreen, is to be soldSat Feb 18 2023 - 00:30
Deirdre Purcell funeral: ‘The suddenness of her death was particularly cruel’Husband told mourners of unopened Valentine card for writer (77) who died MondayThu Feb 16 2023 - 16:07
Man (30s) dies in Kerry single-vehicle crash Incident happened at Drominassig on N71 Kenmare to Bantry roadThu Feb 16 2023 - 10:13
Drugs valued at €240,000 seized in RingsendGardaí arrest man in his 20s following search of premisesThu Feb 16 2023 - 09:28
Man charged with spate of Drogheda robberiesImitation handgun seized in search of man’s homeThu Feb 16 2023 - 08:24
Man (40s) dies in single vehicle crash in Co MayoVan driver crashed shortly after midnight on N60 in ClaremorrisThu Feb 16 2023 - 08:15
‘A deeply personal disaster’: Goal pays tribute to 28 staff killed in Turkey-Syria earthquakeIrish aid agency chief says a small number of staff in the regions have not yet been accounted forWed Feb 15 2023 - 17:43
‘So badly needed’: First patients to arrive at new Roscommon palliative care unitPatients unit and families will have access to specialist medical, nursing, health and social careMon Feb 13 2023 - 11:39
Irish delegates call for radical change at European assembly of Catholic churchesRepresentatives push for women to be admitted to priesthood after island-wide consultationsSun Feb 12 2023 - 16:10
Pope Benedict caught me out twice, badlyIn a Word: Two professional low points came about at the hands of the late pontiffSat Feb 11 2023 - 00:00
