He is the fourth recipient of the award which recognises those committed to the promotion of human dignity.

Technology is taking over young people’s lives and contributing to the disintegration of the family unit, a respected Capuchin Brother from Cork has warned.

Brother Kevin Crowley of Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre summed up the plight of some children this Christmas by recalling the words of one boy last year: “Brother Kevin, will Santy know where I am this year? Will he be able to find out where I am staying?”