Destruction of Gaza hospital supported by Dublin diocese ‘an outrage’, says senior Irish cleric
Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough Michael Jackson says bombing of Al-Ahli Arab hospital tore at his heart
Catholic Church ‘greatly regrets’ seeking removal of Tricolour from Army veteran’s coffin
Priest at Kilkenny church asked that Irish flag be removed from coffin of Defence Forces veteran John Phelan
In a Word ... Grate
Our hope must be that retaliatory tariffs bring US voters to their senses before the midterm elections
Dublin police officers killed before city’s force merged with An Garda Síochána are commemorated 100 years on
Ceremony marks century of Act transferring 1,049 Dublin Metropolitan Police officers to the Garda
In a Word...Homonyms
How do you explain to a foreign national the meaning of the word ‘grand’, as we use it?
Two West of Ireland Catholic dioceses united under one bishop as Church continues to downsize
Vatican continues with plan to reduce the number of bishops/dioceses in Ireland
In a Word...Food
When it came to food, we lived in a very monochrome Ireland, spuds with everything, cabbage and carrots with most, plus meat or fish
Irish pilgrims join faithful in Rome celebrating Pope Francis recovery
Pope Francis’s decision to declare 2025 a ‘Jubilee Year of Hope’ entirely prescient, says Limerick Bishop
In a Word...Patrick
When I joined this newspaper years ago, I announced: ‘I am Patsy and by this name shall I be known heretofore. Hear ye me!’ And, lo, so it has been
Sculpture to honour abuse survivors at Jesuit schools unveiled in Dublin
Replicas are to be put on public display in Jesuit schools throughout Ireland
Christ Church Leeson Park in Dublin deconsecrated and to be put on property market
Among worshippers at the church in earlier times was writer George Bernard Shaw
In a Word... Coffee
A coffee shop experience something of a trial - here is some advice to navigate those exotic menus
In a Word ... Generation
You might say that, by any objective standard, the current designation of ‘a generation’ has become absurd
Spiritans accused of two-tier approach to redress for sex abuse cases
Survivors' group calls for common scheme to be established by June 1st to avoid need for legal route