Dublin's Orangemen mark Reformation DayA unique Protestant service took place in Dublin yesterday when Orangemen from the Republic held a service to commemorate Reformation…Sun Nov 01 2009 - 00:00
Irish do not 'shop around' for religion, conference toldTHE IRISH “do not shop around” when it comes to religion, Prof Tom Inglis has saidSat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Death of journalist Angela PhelanJournalist Angela Phelan has died following a long illness. She is survived by her children Sue, Tim and DavidFri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Worry among older people over pensionsOLDER PEOPLE are experiencing “a deep sense of worry and insecurity about the future of the old-age pension and other supports…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Report into sex abuse cases sent back to courtTHE REPORT into the handling by Church and State authorities of allegations of the abuse of children by Catholic priests in the…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Victims of clerical abuse and Minister welcome court decision on reportTHERE HAS been a general welcome for yesterday’s High Court decision that publication of the report of the commission of investigation…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Struggling to understand the soul that drives creative impulseThere is nothing bigoted or anti-Semitic about comic Tommy TiernanTue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Victims of abuse meet bishops in MaynoothAN UNPRECEDENTED meeting yesterday between the Irish Bishops' Conference and representatives of abuse victims has been described…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Abuse victims and bishops meetRepresentatives of abuse victims met the Irish Bishops Conference for discussions that lasted over three and a half hours at …Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Cut waste not welfare or wages, says justice groupTHERE SHOULD be no cuts in social welfare and the minimum wage must not be reduced in the forthcoming budget, Social Justice …Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Crisis a chance to reflect on life - bishopIT IS not enough “to find things to condemn”, the Catholic Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray has said of the current crisis in …Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
O'Keeffe sorry for Magdalen remarkMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has apologised for using the word “employees” to describe women who had been resident in…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
State's approach to fiscal crisis flawed, says justice groupTHE GOVERNMENT’S Nama approach to the current fiscal crisis has been described as “flawed” by Social Justice Ireland (SJI…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Bishop warns cuts may harm ethos of Protestant schoolsRECENT EDUCATION cuts “hit very hard at an agreement which had, since the foundation of the State, enabled Protestant people …Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
O'Keeffe 'regrets' Magdalen commentMinister for Education Batt O’Keeffe has apologised for using the word employees” to describe women who had been resident in …Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Tiernan disappoints Jewish communityA REPRESENTATIVE of Ireland’s Jewish community has expressed disappointment that comedian Tommy Tiernan did not apologised for…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
No campaign group's posters criticised over 'false claims'EUTHANASIA: THE LISBON Treaty has no bearing whatsoever on Ireland’s legal position on euthanasia, Fine Gael spokesman on mental…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Media coverage of Ryan report not objective, priest claimsTHE MEDIA has been criticised for being “clearly not objective” in coverage of the Ryan report on child abuse and of being “not…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Conradh na Gaeilge criticises reportSHOULD MCCARTHY report recommendations to be implemented where Irish was concerned, “it would amount to a discontinuance of the…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Remarks on Holocaust offensive, says archbishopTHE ARCHBISHOP of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has expressed concern about remarks reportedly made by Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Protestant statement 'partisan'CHURCHES: PROTESTANT CHURCHES have been criticised for being “so clearly partisan” in their Monday statement on the referendum…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Protections for unborn 'not undermined' by treatyCATHOLIC VOTE: THE TREATY of Lisbon “does not undermine existing legal protections in Ireland for unborn children,” the Irish…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Churches ask voters to consider purpose of treatyPROTESTANT CHURCHES: RELEVANT representative bodies of three Irish Protestant Churches have urged voters in the referendum “…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Protection of unborn not undermined - bishopsThe Treaty of Lisbon “does not undermine existing legal protections in Ireland for unborn children,” The Irish Catholic Bishops…Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
O'Keeffe criticised for referring to Magdalen women as 'employees'MINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has been strongly criticised for his description of women committed to Magdalen laundries…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Little to represent staff on RTÉ boardJOE LITTLE has been elected to represent staff on the new RTÉ board following a campaign in which he called for a sliding scale…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
People seeking basic foodstuffs - agencyCROSSCARE, THE Catholic Church’s social care agency in Dublin, has said that for the first time in its 70-year history it is …Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Levy increase not linked to settlement fund, says dioceseA RECENT increase in levy on parish income in Derry diocese “arises from increasing costs borne by the diocese and is not linked…Fri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Retirement of auxiliary bishopTHE RESIGNATION of Dublin Auxiliary Bishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh (76), has been accepted by the VaticanFri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Catholics 'can vote Yes' to LisbonA representative of the Irish Catholic Bishops has told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs that Catholics can…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Concerns over church child abuse guidelinesGRAVE CONCERN was expressed yesterday about a continuing lack of adherence by Irish Catholic bishops to implementation of the…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Voluntary groups warn over effect of McCarthy tax planVOLUNTARY AND community organisations believe recommendations in the McCarthy report would “decimate public services and severely…Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Committee to seek children's referendumThe chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Children has said it would be recommending that a referendum on the rights of the child…Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Date fixed for abuse report court hearingA FULL High Court hearing on publication of the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation report will take place on October…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Irish neutrality policy 'not as traditional as often supposed'THE FORMER secretary general at the Department of Foreign Affairs Noel Dorr has pointed out that Ireland’s policy on neutrality…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Concern chief warns against No Lisbon voteTHE FORTHCOMING Lisbon referendum was “of crucial importance,” Tom Arnold, chief executive of Concern, said yesterday.Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
Day of atonement call for abuse against the innocentSUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27th should be designated as a day of atonement by the Catholic Church in Ireland for abuse committed against…Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
Judge says response to findings 'will say a lot about present situation'JUST AS the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse said a lot about our past, how we responded to those findings…Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
Ruling class average in all but vanityThree things define our leaders: profligacy, lack of foresight and ludicrous salaries, writes PATSY McGARRY.Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Garvey did not do doom and gloom, service toldTERI GARVEY “just didn’t do doom and gloom”, husband Declan d’Estelle Roe recalled at her funeral service in the Church of St…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
New law to regulate sale of Mass cardsONLY MASS cards approved by a Catholic bishop or by the provincial of a congregation of priests established under the authority…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Child abuse inquiry could cost €136mTHE LIKELY cost of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has been put at between €126 million and €136 million by the Comptroller…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Women who claim abuse at tennis club criticise handling of complaintsSEVERAL WOMEN at a Dublin tennis club, who have made allegations of child sex abuse against a former coach and club official, …Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
McCarthy report challenged on regional airportsTHE McCARTHY report focuses too much on the funding of the State’s regional airports in Waterford, Kerry, Galway, Knock, Sligo…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Important to learn from past horrors, says Catholic bishopA CATHOLIC bishop has warned “there is little progress in condemning clerical dominance and replacing it with a new high priesthood…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon vote 'damaged Ireland's reputation'SOME 84 per cent of company chief executives believe rejection of the Lisbon Treaty last year damaged Ireland’s international…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Religious orders miss deadline to submit financial statementsANOTHER DEADLINE has been missed by religious congregations in presenting a report on their financial position to Government, …Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Dismal forecast heightens alert for Croagh Patrick pilgrimsTHE WEATHER forecast for those hoping to climb Croagh Patrick tomorrow morning in the annual “Reek Sunday” pilgrimage could hardly…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Group warned of 'unsavoury' reportPARENTS FOR JUSTICE: THE SPOKESWOMAN for the Parents for Justice group, Charlotte Yeats, received a phone call from the Rotunda…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
