Fine Dublin host joins ghosts of its guests as Jurys shutsIt can now be revealed. Room 243 at Jurys Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin, was hauntedTue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
RTÉ wrong to portray Nazi as war criminalThe Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) has upheld a complaint that an RTÉ television Hidden History programme, broadcast…Sat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00
Franciscan order to open friary in MoyrossA new congregation of Franciscan priests and brothers, from the US, France and Germany, is to open its first friary in Ireland…Fri Aug 10 2007 - 01:00
40 countries represented at Quaker conferenceMore than 300 delegates representing Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) in 40 countries will arrive in Dublin this week…Fri Aug 10 2007 - 01:00
First Redemptorist youth event to be held in Ireland starts todayAn estimated 650 young people from 23 countries arrived at the University of Limerick campus yesterday for the first Redemptorist…Thu Aug 09 2007 - 01:00
Booklet outlines advice on caring for dying MuslimsGuidelines on caring for dying Muslim patients in Ireland are outlined in a new booklet.Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Knock novena set to draw 150,000An estimated 150,000 people are expected to visit Knock shrine in the nine days following the beginning of the national novena…Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Daffodil Day raised record sum for cancerDaffodil Day, held on Friday, March 23rd last, raised €3.8 million for the Irish Cancer SocietyTue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Permanent unit for animal protection urgedReaction: The Labour Party spokeswoman on Agriculture and Food, Mary Upton, has called on the Government to set up a permanent…Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Bishop calls for tax system to encourage stay-at-home parentsA Catholic bishop has called on the Government to introduce "tax incentives that would encourage at least one parent to remain…Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Palestinian teenagers tell of surprise at how little Irish know about their plightPalestinian teenagers on a visit to Ireland said they were surprised at what they regard as the level of ignorance among the …Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Sixteen Palestinian teens to visit St Patrick's CathedralSixteen Palestinian teenagers from Zebabdeh in the northern West Bank will visit St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin tomorrow where…Thu Aug 02 2007 - 01:00
Plans for John McGahern summer school confirmedNUI Galway and Leitrim County Council have confirmed plans for the John McGahern International Seminar following a successful…Thu Aug 02 2007 - 01:00
Asian artist plans journey with a differenceIn 1971 The Dice Man was published in the US and rapidly became a cult comic novelThu Aug 02 2007 - 01:00
Plans in place to publish John McGahern yearbookPlans are being finalised for publication of a John McGahern yearbook, which will commemorate the writer's work and be published…Mon Jul 30 2007 - 01:00
McGahern a 'tender chronicler' of ruralityThe late writer John McGahern was last night described as "a real Tory anarchist" but at the same time the deepest and most sympathetic…Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00
Kinlen care for human rights praisedSr Aideen, sister of Dermot Kinlen, quoted one of his heroes, Archbishop Oscar Romero, on his life's work - "One must speak for…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Prelate appeals for 'just peace'Only "a just and lasting peace" with the Palestinians will offer security to Israel, the Catholic Primate Archbishop Seán Brady…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
CoI archbishop challenges Vatican stanceThe recent Vatican document,repeating its view that reformed churches were not churches "in the proper sense", might have been…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Abuse guidelines applied in NIThe Catholic Church's Our Children, Our Church child protection guidelines are now operative in all its 26 dioceses on the island…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Ahern among Kinlen mournersThe late Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen was described last night as "Ireland's Marco Polo", by the Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
'Difficulties' with church's abuse guidelines notedA Government-commissioned review of the Catholic Church's Our Children, Our Church child protection guidelines, published in …Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
St Patrick's church feast transferred to March 15thChurch celebrations of St Patrick's Day next year are being transferred to March 15th as it falls in Holy Week.Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
Concern at lack of research into corporate crimeThe lack of research into corporate and white-collar crime in Ireland will be highlighted today in a new publication from the…Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Bishop warns of dangers of drinking at homeA warning about the dangers of drinking in the home has been issued by the Bishop of Killala, Dr John Fleming.Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Pope unchurches all other churches - PaisleyNorthern Ireland's First Minister the Rev Ian Paisley has accused Pope Benedict XVI of excommunicating all of Christendom.Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
17th day of hunger strike for AfghanA 34-year-old Afghan man was yesterday spending his 17th day on hunger strike at the Mosney, Co Meath, centre for asylum seekers…Thu Jul 12 2007 - 01:00
Pope says other churches not churches 'in proper sense'For the second time in four days Pope Benedict XVI has laid out a traditionalist marker in a document released yesterday proclaiming…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Brothers of Charity set up six companiesAs part of a restructuring programme the Brothers of Charity, who provide services for people with intellectual disability, have…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Vatican stance on churches provokes dismayThere has been strong reaction from Ireland's Reformed churches to the Vatican document "Responses to some questions regarding…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Pope's easing of Latin Mass rules gets mixed reactionThere has been mixed reaction in Ireland, as elsewhere, to Pope Benedict XVI's decision relaxing restrictions on celebrations…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Top Catholic theologian is appointed C of I canon at cathedralHistory was made in St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin last night when Catholic priest, Fr Enda McDonagh, was made an ecumenical…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
TD wants law to be harsher on clients of prostitutesFine Gael TD Simon Coveney has called for "aggressive, tough" legislation to target people who use prostitutes in Ireland.Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Primate recalls Iraq martyrs at MassThe Catholic priest Fr Ragheed Ganni and the three deacons murdered with him in Mosul, northern Iraq, on June 3rd last, were …Mon Jul 02 2007 - 01:00
Canadian Anglicans decide against same-sex blessings in close voteCANADA: A resolution which would have allowed each diocese in the Anglican Church of Canada to decide whether to bless same-…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Ahern meets Tutu to discuss conflict resolution centreThe establishment of a conflict resolution centre in Ireland was discussed at a meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs …Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Call for Islamic mortgage schemeBank of Ireland has been asked to extend to this jurisdiction a special "Islamic mortgage" package, which it already provides…Mon Jun 25 2007 - 01:00
Five complaints against RTÉ radio upheldFive complaints against RTÉ radio programmes, as well as a complaint about an advertisement broadcast by the station, have been…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Irish bishops join Mugabe protestZIMBABWE: Ireland's Catholic bishops have joined the growing chorus of Catholic Bishops Conferences worldwide to express their…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Bishop 'let down' by priest's role in facilitating child abuserThe Bishop of Clogher, Dr Joseph Duffy, has described as "a very sad and tragic case" that of Fr Jeremiah McGrath who was sentenced…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
New logo unveiled for bishops' conferenceA new logo was unveiled in Maynooth this week to symbolise the Irish Bishops' Conference.Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Christian survey may have had agenda, say bishopsA survey on Christian knowledge, published last April, has been criticised strongly by two Catholic bishops, who also suggested…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
New Catholic trust to oversee 112 schoolsA total of 112 Catholic secondary schools, including schools in every county in the Republic, have come under the control of …Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Woman dies after attack by cattleA woman was killed near Athlone, Co Westmeath, when she was attacked by cattle.Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Ceann comhairle approach would be discussedThe Labour Party's spokesman on justice, Brendan Howlin, has said that if a senior member of the party was approached this week…Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Archbishop criticises politicians on school places"Political figures" have been criticised by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, for blaming the church when…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Methodist president installedFor the first time the installation of a Methodist president took place in a Catholic church last night.Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Call to shut down several inquiries in NorthPresbyterian General Assembly: Inquiries taking place in Northern Ireland into past events could "destabilise the future" and…Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
Speaker calls homosexuality a 'heinous' sinPresbyterian General Assembly: Homosexuality was described as "a sin of the most heinous kind, which calls down the judgment…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Moderator says denominations must address self-centred stancePresbyterian Church General Assembly The new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Rev Dr John Finlay, has spoken…Tue Jun 05 2007 - 01:00
