Education not effective in limiting alcohol abuseEducation in schools is one of the least effective ways of limiting alcohol abuse while the most effective were taxation, limiting…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
DIT confer doctorateAn honorary Doctorate in Philosophy was conferred on Irish Times Editor Geraldine Kennedy by the Dublin Institute of Technology…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Priests fear altar wine may tip them over driving limitConcerns have been expressed that priests celebrating more than one Mass in a day could soon find themselves over the legal limit…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Doubling in hospital bed days to treat illness linked to alcoholIn 2004, people with alcohol-related illness used 117,373 bed days in hospital, more than double the figure of 55,805 bed days…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Alcohol consumption increases 17%Alcohol consumption in Ireland went up by 17 per cent between 1995 and 2006Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Chemists entitled to refuse to sell pill - unionItaly: Pharmacists in Ireland have a constitutional right to refuse to dispense the morning-after pill on grounds of religious…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Isolated elderly using alarm for someone to talk toLoneliness is responsible for the great majority of calls by elderly people to a monitored home alarm system, it was disclosed…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Priest says clerical sex abuse issue not overA Catholic priest, who for over 20 years has been a leading advocate of the rights of people sexually abused by clergy, has warned…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Early notice to wed best proposalCatholic and planning to get married? Then you have just five days left to avoid a lot of hassle.Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Three men killed on the roads over weekendThere were three fatalities on the Republic's roads over the weekend, all of them menMon Oct 29 2007 - 00:00
Taxi driver in Daly shooting may never go back to workThe taxi driver who was sitting beside gangland figure John Daly when he was shot dead in Dublin eight days ago has said he does…Mon Oct 29 2007 - 00:00
Bishops deny Padre Pio faked stigmataIRELAND: Suggestions in a new book that the saint Padre Pio faked his stigmata through the use of carbolic acid on his hands…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Soulless suburbs not progress - archbishopDevelopers' building new Dublin suburbs without social infrastructure is not progress, the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid …Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Community work an 'antidote to violence'It is only through establishing healthy communities that we will overcome the horrors of the violence we have seen again and …Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Cleric warns on key role of familyMarket forces cannot be allowed cotninue to dictate in areas such as the family, handing over our children to be reared and our…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Brady says apology not adequate for abuse victimsThe Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland, Dr Seán Brady, has said as a church leader, he cannot adequately…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Another abortion referendum unnecessary, says Dr BradyThe Catholic primate, Archbishop Seán Brady, has said he is satisfied with the present situation where abortion legislation in…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Martin says choice of cardinal signals papal visit to NorthThe announcement that the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All-Ireland, Dr Seán Brady, is to become a cardinal on November…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
Mission to careWith Mission Sunday on October 21st next, Religious Affairs Correspondent Patsy McGarry has been talking to a remarkable Medical…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Church failure of trust criticisedThe Irish Catholic Church had paid a "huge price" for the failure of its priests and bishops to trust the spirit and impetus …Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Faith groups meet AhernTaoiseach Bertie Ahern and Ministers were praised last night for the manner in which they received a delegation from the Humanist…Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
'Right to life of the unborn child is an absolute'In their joint statement yesterday, the Catholic bishops said that "Christian compassion means that the right to life of the …Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Cori highlights plight of 'working poor'Over one in five adults at risk of poverty in Ireland is at work, while a third of all households at risk of poverty in the State…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Moves under way for historic meeting of churchesRUSSIA: A senior figure in the Russian Orthodox Church has indicated that significant progress has been made towards a historic…Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Guest unveils plaque to Irish missionaryHer first name really was "Edelweiss - after the flower", recalled Tom McCormick, nephew of Legion of Mary missionary Edel Quinn…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Bishops urge action for migrantsThe Catholic bishops have called for the issue of Ireland's growing undocumented migrants to be dealt with "as a matter of urgency…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Politicians defended on abortion by bishopIreland's politicians have been defended by the Catholic Bishop of Kilmore, Dr Leo O'Reilly, yesterday following criticisms that…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Bishop expresses 'deep sadness' at caseThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick, Right Rev Michael Mayes, has expressed "deep personal sadness at the nature of the …Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Pluralism in education best, says bishopThe Catholic Church in Ireland "has no desire to be the sole provider of education for whole communities", the Bishop of Kilmore…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Archbishop calls on parents not to reject integrated educationParents should not seek to "opt out" of integrated education by seeking to put their children in schools that might not have …Wed Sept 26 2007 - 01:00
Paul VI's sense of global injustice recalledA leading Jesuit called last night for a renewal of the sense of global justice found in Pope Paul VI's encyclical Populorum …Wed Sept 26 2007 - 01:00
Siemens ordered to pay €12,000 compensation to job applicantThe Labour Court has ordered Siemens Ireland to pay €12,000 compensation to a visually impaired man who failed to get a job with…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Warning of lost happiness in pursuit of moneySuch is the pressure to make it financially that many Irish parents have become virtual workaholicsTue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Beatification process begins for cardinal imprisoned for 13 yearsThe beginnings of the beatification process of Vietnamese Cardinal François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân has been welcomed by Archbishop…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Death of priest who brought largest crowd to Croke ParkFr Dan Dargan, the man credited with being responsible for the largest crowd ever to attend an event in Croke Park, and who also…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Nuns' plan to combat educational disadvantage marks new emphasisAn initiative to help the educationally disadvantaged through an emphasis on learner-centred education and social inclusion was…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Church holds fire on Amnesty's school groupsThere is to be no further action on the closure of Amnesty International groups at Catholic schools in Northern Ireland, outside…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Government literacy target is unambitious, says CoriGovernment plans to reduce adult illiteracy to between 10 to 15 per cent before 2016 have been described as "illogical, unambitious…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Anger at killing 'understandable'Angry reaction in Longford to the killing of 38-year-old Sharon Coughlan, a mother of two young children, has been described …Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Pope puts fear of forgetting God into theologiansVATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI has warned Catholic theologians against becoming arrogant and forgetting God, in a sermon which…Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
School advised to close down Amnesty branchA Belfast school in the Catholic diocese of Down and Connor has been advised to close down its Amnesty branch.Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Church must help 'nominal Catholics'The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has told a conference in Poland that the church in Ireland faces a challenge…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Appointment of new Bishop of Ossory warmly welcomedThe announcement that Fr Séamus Freeman is to be the new Bishop of Ossory has been warmly welcomed by the Archbishop of Dublin…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Muslim role in society praisedIreland's Muslims were praised yesterday by Minister of State for Integration Conor Lenihan for their "uniquely valuable" contribution…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Boys Town founder honoured in home townVeteran Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney (86) visited Ballymoe, Co Galway, yesterday for celebrations marking the 90th anniversary…Wed Sept 12 2007 - 01:00
Romanians coming here for 'better life'The Romanian ambassador to Ireland, Silvia Davidoiu Stancu, has welcomed the appointment of a Minister of State with Responsibility…Sat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00
Report on Shannon due next weekA report on connectivity and regional development at Shannon airport is due to be presented to the Government next week.Sat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00
Primate speaks of emptiness in 'new' IrelandThe Catholic primate Archbishop Seán Brady has accused those who claim to have "set Ireland free from the shackles of religious…Thu Aug 23 2007 - 01:00
Brady says Ireland's secular project has failedThere are increasing signs that the secular project in Ireland has failed, Catholic primate Archbishop Seán Brady has said.Sat Aug 18 2007 - 01:00
20,000 head for Knock, by air, by land and on footKathleen Naughton and Maggie Duffy arrived in Knock at 3Thu Aug 16 2007 - 01:00
