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
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
‘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
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
Drumcondra deeply divided over Bertie Ahern’s Fianna Fáil returnWhile some support his return to Fianna Fáil, most were sceptical about his chances if he runs for PresidentThu Feb 09 2023 - 19:10
L’Arche Ireland ‘very disappointed’ at latest revelations about founder Jean VanierReport commissioned by charity, which cares for people with intellectual disabilities, finds Vanier abused up to 25 womenWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
‘I am still alive but my life is different now’ - survivor of Creeslough explosion says his ‘heart is broken’Butcher Pádraig O’Donnell (51) tells TG4 documentary the scene was ‘like 9/11 or the Omagh bomb’Wed Feb 08 2023 - 00:01
New Jesuit provincial is a brother of MEP Clare DalyPrior to entering the Jesuits, Fr Shane Daly taught young offenders at Oberstown detention centre Co DublinTue Feb 07 2023 - 19:28
St Brigid’s cross. But she was born in Dundalk so who could blame her?In a Word: All hail the patron saint of midwives, newborns, nuns, fugitives, blacksmiths, chicken farmers ...Sat Feb 04 2023 - 00:30
Francis ‘light years ahead’ of other popes in tackling abuse scandal, says pioneering journalistJason Berry’s career has focused not just on exposing clerical abuse - his other preoccupation is jazz, the subject of a new documentaryFri Feb 03 2023 - 18:26
Anti-immigrant rally in Finglas ‘totally unrepresentative’ of community, locals say‘We don’t want criminality or ant-social behaviour around here,’ says local priestThu Feb 02 2023 - 15:18
Calls for the prosecution of those who park in spaces reserved for disabled peopleOffenders may think again `if they came out and found a €150 fine on their windscreen’Mon Jan 30 2023 - 14:27
Taoiseach warns against rise of far-right rhetoric in Ireland at Holocaust Memorial event‘It is essential that we recall the Nazi rhetoric of the 1930s that ultimately led to the Holocaust’Sun Jan 29 2023 - 21:00
Sustainability image prize added to this year’s Press Photographer of the Year AwardsThis year’s 45th annual event received more than 1,000 entries from 100 photographersSun Jan 29 2023 - 19:01
Being gay is not a sin but sex outside marriage is, says Pope FrancisPope visiting DRC where there is no legal recognition of same-sex couples and South Sudan where homosexuality is illegalSun Jan 29 2023 - 14:11
Pope Francis’s call for decriminalisation of homosexuality welcomedDavid Norris, Mary McAleese and Ursula Halligan among those in Ireland hailing change of tone from VaticanThu Jan 26 2023 - 19:00
Brigit: Trinity conference to discuss if she was a real person, a goddess or saintHer Old Irish name is Brigit but she is also known as Brigid, Bríd, Bride, Bridget, with lots of variationsThu Jan 26 2023 - 14:40
Spiritans told abuse survivor (74) they would deny everything and ‘get him’ for costs Dr John Connolly had ‘carried the twisted, damaging attempted destruction of his life for nearly 60 years’Tue Jan 24 2023 - 01:00
Sociologist Fr Micheál Mac Gréil dies in Co MayoTributes paid to campaigner who lectured in Maynooth UniversitySat Jan 21 2023 - 13:10
Pupils ‘encounter pornography once they get their first phone’, report saysNew RSE programme for Junior Cycle in schools is ‘an important step forward in addressing the needs of adolescents growing up in Ireland today’Mon Jan 16 2023 - 21:11
Landlords want tax cut on rental income and overhaul of regulations‘Minuscule’ budget measures have had no impact on stemming exodus of landlords from the market, says lobbyMon Jan 16 2023 - 00:01
