Redundancies as marriage counselling centre closes in row over assistance to same-sex couples

Staff at the Cork Marriage Counselling Centre are at risk of redundancy after the Cork and Ross Social Services said it could not sign a service-level agreement with Tusla, in part because it may be “inconsistent with the ethos of the Diocese of Cork & Ross”.

Psychologist Colm O’Connor invites us all to rise about the hardships of life, to hold on to hope and to show character, says Margaret Jennings.