Cloyne diocese likely to merge with Cork and Ross under single bishop
The Cloyne diocese is likely to be amalgamated with neighbouring Cork and Ross under a single bishop in…
Judge not ruling out contacting Pope over Canon Law in relation to Christian Brothers abuse case
A HIGH COURT judge has said the head of the Christian Brothers, David Gibson, could have prevented difficulties…
Bob Dylan blows in for meeting with Pope Leo at the Vatican – The Irish Times
Bob Dylan has spent more than six decades knocking on heaven’s door. On Wednesday, the door opened at…
Evolution of the Irish funeral: ‘Some people want to help weave their own coffin’ – The Irish Times
The Irish funeral is a cornerstone of the nation but the nature of how we say goodbye to…
Why the silence of Ireland’s church leaders in these dark days of Donald Trump? – The Irish Times
Dressed in purple canonicals with full all-white clerical collar and pectoral cross hanging from his neck, 70-year-old English…
Film-maker Sinéad O’Shea on Fergie Chambers: ‘He offered me enough that I’d never have to work again’ – The Irish Times
“People seem to have stopped presuming that documentaries are telling the truth or that they’re a form of…
Women in ministry among main issues at historic Irish Catholic assembly – The Irish Times
A historic National Synodal Assembly of the Catholic Church in Ireland, the first of its kind, is taking…
Head of Ballintemple congregation is first woman appointed to prestigious role by Pope Leo
An Irish nun, who is the leader of her Cork-based congregation, is the first woman to be appointed…
DPP appeals former priest’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for sexual abuse of his three sisters – The Irish Times
An appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over a man’s “unduly lenient” eight-year sentence for sexually…
It is difficult to describe the seething rage I felt watching The Lost Children of Tuam – The Irish Times
I don’t know if I’ve ever been to a film event where there’s a standing ovation before the…
Liam Neeson: ‘I got angrier and angrier. I’m an Irishman. I was an altar boy. But I was horrified’ – The Irish Times
Nearly a decade ago, Liam Neeson, long resident in the United States, sat down to read an article…
Catherine Corless: ‘I was always a bit determined. I was teased a lot growing up’ – The Irish Times
Where do you come in your family’s birth order and has it defined you? I was born in…