Columns - Irish Examiner

Ronan Mullen

‘Happy Christmas.’ Why in God’s name should that cause offence?

THE most surprising statistic of the last few days, for my money, came from the priests of St Teresa’s Church, Clarendon Street, in Dublin.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2005

McDowell as Deep Throat was an admission of something irregular

REMEMBER ‘A Few Good Men,’ starring Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise?

Wed, 14 Dec, 2005

The Church speaks its truth on homosexuality - without hostility

I a recent television programme, the former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, paid tribute to Pope John Paul II.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2005

Road safety chief reaches end of line while we keep the boot down

IN the political world as we know it, the act of resignation means different things. Some politicians threaten to resign but don’t actually do it.

Wed, 30 Nov, 2005

Liz’s irrational tirade against the Church serves no useful purpose

IT IS one of the more simple and predictable tricks of public relations that when you are about to put the boot in, you should start by saying something nice about your victim.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2005

Liberty, equality, fraternity: France fails test it set for rest of the world

LIFE imitates art. Just over 10 years ago, a French film called La Haine (Hatred) won critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2005

Priests were put on a pedestal but now need to learn from critics

BY a remarkable coincidence the readings provided by the Catholic Church throughout the world for last Sunday’s masses were an ideal scene-setter for priests intending to preach about the Ferns report.

Wed, 02 Nov, 2005

Ferns Report an important step in work to prevent child sexual abuse

“This is not the end. It is not the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.”

Wed, 26 Oct, 2005

We must deal openly and honestly with grim truth about to face us

TRUTH will out. Soon we will know the contents of Judge Frank Murphy's report into sex abuse in the diocese of Ferns.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2005

Why the Church is not to blame in Mater hospital drugs trial row

THE Church is in the doghouse again. You can’t do worse, in public relations terms, than to have people think you would put their lives at risk.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2005