President praised for Bills passed in first termDEMOCRATS ABROAD: IN HIS first term to date President Barack Obama “has passed more Bills than any president in history”, Dennis…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Magdalene group in appeal to UN bodyTHE JUSTICE for Magdalenes group yesterday presented a statement to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva on…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Finding O'BamaAs Moneygall prepares for Barack Obama’s visit, Canon Stephen Neill tells how his trawl of parish records yielded key evidence…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
First 'structured dialogue' between church and StateTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny and members of the Government yesterday attended their first structured dialogue between State and church…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
C of I synod hears concerns over levy on pensionsSTRONG FEELINGS were expressed at the Church of Ireland General Synod in Armagh over last week’s announcement by the Government…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Church decline 'a crisis in slow motion'THE WIDESPREAD decline in church attendance and rapid growth in apathy towards religion were addressed in vivid terms by a report…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
'Real issues' over church's failing to co-operate with reviewTHERE WERE “real issues” around the failure of the Catholic hierarchy to co-operate with the church’s own child protection review…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Amnesty names Vatican over human rights abusesTHE VATICAN and Ireland are criticised in connection with child protection issues in the Amnesty International Report 2011: The…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Church inaction will not be tolerated - MinisterREACTION: THERE HAS been strong reaction to disclosures yesterday in the annual report of the Catholic Church’s National Board…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Legal issues block review by watchdogTHE CATHOLIC Church’s child protection watchdog has been prevented from undertaking a review of protection practices in the church…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Latest actions show church is unreformableANALYSIS: The Catholic Church is more interested in reaching for lawyers than protecting childrenThu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Treatment centre for child sex abusers announces closureTHE GRANADA Institute in Dublin, which treats people who sexually abused children, is to closeTue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Good work at Granada Institute for clerical abusers tarnished by persistent criticismsBACKGROUND: The Granada Institute has been dealing with clerical child sex abusers since the mid-1990sTue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Martin joins in Christ Church ceremonyHISTORY WAS made at Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral yesterday when, for the first time, the most senior Roman Catholic prelate…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Magdalene group getting 'run-around'THE JUSTICE for Magdalenes (JFM) group has accused the Catholic Church of giving survivors of the Magdalene laundries the “classic…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Archbishop calls for fresh thinking on centenaries of key political eventsCHURCH OF Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson has called for fresh thinking about our past in the run-up to a series…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryMY LATE FATHER was a man before his time. He always said so. I’m beginning to wonder myselfMon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Suicide rate increased by 24%, conference toldTHERE WERE 527 suicides in Ireland during 2009, a 24 per cent increase on 2008, according to data presented at a conference in…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
US sought information on Muslims in IrelandA LEAKED cable from the US embassy in Ireland has revealed that Washington asked its diplomats to compile as dossier on Muslims…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Magdalene survivor to speak on radioA WOMAN who spent her life in institutions, including a Magdalene laundry, will speak on RTÉ Radio this evening of years of abuse…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Archbishop condemns people supporting violenceRELIGIOUS MESSAGES: CHRISTIANS “must engage in public and political life and economic life in fostering a society where the …Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Praise from cardinal for bereaved families in NorthCATHOLIC PRIMATE Cardinal Seán Brady has praised two Tyrone families for the dignity with which they dealt with the violent death…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Society should be based on truth, not illusions of spin, Martin tells pilgrimsArchbishop decries buried truth in church, in the economy and in private lives and heartsSat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
C of I primate in Easter peace messageWE WILL not be “a people paralysed by the past” Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Alan Harper has said in his Easter message…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Catholic missal to change in SeptemberCHANGES TO the text of the Catholic missal will be introduced at Masses in some dioceses throughout Ireland from September 11th…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Martin warns on crucial challenges facing churchTHE COMING years will be crucial for the Catholic Church in Dublin, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said.Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Cardinal to attend royal wedding after 'unprecedented' invitationTHE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Seán Brady is to attend the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London’s Westminster…Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Cloyne report may go back to High Court for further hearingTHE CLOYNE report may have to go back to the High Court as lawyers strongly disagree in their interpretations of Mr Justice Nicholas…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Cloyne report release date uncertainTHE PUBLICATION date of the Cloyne report remained unclear last night, with a spokesman for the Department of Justice unable …Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Bishops made appeals for priests accused of abuseTWO IRISH Catholic bishops asked that priests of their dioceses, stood down from ministry because of allegations of child sexual…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Sex abuse claims made against nine priests since Murphy report publishedCHILD SEX abuse allegations have been made against nine previously unnamed priests in Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese since the…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Armagh dean elected bishop of TuamTHE NEW Church of Ireland bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry is Dean of Armagh Patrick Rooke, as elected by the church’s House…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
US diplomatic service serves sex abuse case papers on VaticanTHE US has allowed its diplomatic service to be used on behalf of a Chicago man to serve court papers on the Vatican, suing Pope…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Further church abuse allegationsChild sex abuse allegations have been made against a further nine priests in Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese since publication …Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Priest will not recant on female ordinationA DISTINGUISHED American Catholic priest, Fr Roy Bourgeois, faces dismissal from the priesthood for refusing to recant by today…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Cloyne report set to be published this weekTHE CLOYNE report into the handling of clerical child sex abuse in that mainly Co Cork Catholic diocese, is expected to be published…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Archbishop Martin rues lack of accountability over abuseTHE CATHOLIC Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has said he cannot accept a situation “that no one need assume accountability…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Irish Baptists denounce burning of Koran in FloridaIRISH BAPTISTS have condemned the burning of the Koran by fellow Baptists in Florida recently.Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Future of Irish youth is anywhere but hereFallout from euro membership makes it painfully obvious that we are still much closer to Boston than BerlinFri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Archbishop welcomes school patronage forumTHE CATHOLIC Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has welcomed “very much” last week’s announcement by Minister for Education…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Woman's claim of sex abuse upheld after 25-year waitA WOMAN whose allegations of sexual abuse as a child 25 years ago were forcefully denied by the institution where she was being…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Glasnevin a dead cert for awardTHE GLASNEVIN Museum in Dublin’s Glasnevin cemetery has been presented with a prestigious international Thea award at a glittering…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Priests to wait for response on missalTHE ASSOCIATION of Catholic Priests will wait “at least until St Patrick’s Day” for a response from the Catholic bishops to its…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Cardinal welcomes plan for queen's Irish visitTHE PROPOSED visit of Queen Elizabeth to the Republic has been warmly welcomed by the Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady.Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
November launch for contentious new missalTHE CONTROVERSIAL new Roman missal will be introduced in Ireland’s Catholic churches “on the first Sunday of Advent”, the Catholic…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Synod vote paves way for naming of new bishopA SPECIAL meeting of the Church of Ireland General Synod in Dublin at the weekend overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to delay…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Tribute paid to Roscommon notablesTHE FIRST TD recently declared elected in the Roscommon-South Leitrim constituency, Luke “Ming” Flanagan, was among those who…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Priests call for publication of new missal translation to be suspendedIRELAND’S CATHOLIC bishops are to publish a statement “shortly” on the new translation of the Roman missal, they said yesterday…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Israel praises pope's exoneration of JewsISRAEL “WHOLEHEARTEDLY welcomes the emphasis reiterated by Pope Benedict in his new book, in which he exonerates the Jewish people…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Deconstructed 'Hamlet' proves judges' favourite at theatre awardsTHERE WERE awards for playing the Dane and Playing the Dane as Hamlet was to the fore at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
