Person: Herod

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Concerns over ‘foreigners’ are pathetic excuses for racism

It must take a galling amount of ignorant hatred to find it justifiable to set fire to a hotel earmarked for a group of people who have risked their lives, left behind their worldly possessions and their families to flee violence, war, or persecution, writes Elaine Loughlin.

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Cormac MacConnell: Modern Herods drive flight from Aleppo

Enda needs to speak out about refugee crisis

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You’ve had your cake and eaten it

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Wexford is still singing and winning with Festival Opera

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Complaints over on-air treatment of priest upheld

The full Morlidge

ROGER Morlidge may reach an impressive 6’ 2” in his stockinged feet, but with his moon-shaped face and podgy body he doesn’t stand out in a crowd.

Sun, 24 Feb, 2013

Call for end to ‘insulting’ language in abortion debate

Ministers have demanded that campaigners on both sides of the abortion argument call a halt to their “insulting” language.

Tue, 22 Jan, 2013

Kenny ‘not in business of liberalising abortion’

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the Government is not in the business of liberalising abortion.

Mon, 21 Jan, 2013

Bulgarian relics may be of John the Baptist

Scientists have found new evidence they say supports the theory that a knuckle bone and other human remains found under a church floor in Bulgaria may be of John the Baptist.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2012

The Nativity is part fact and part fantasy — but does it really matter?

THREE days to go: are you ready yet? Ready for what? For Christmas, of course.

Wed, 22 Dec, 2010

Only faith can call a halt to wild goose chase for the historical Jesus

YOU’VE heard it a hundred times: we’re losing sight of what Christmas is really all about.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2008

King Herod's tomb found

An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, at a compound on a hill south of the city, the Hebrew University announced late tonight.

Mon, 07 May, 2007

Solving the cosmic Christmas conundrum

AT this time of year, what appears to be a particularly bright star is often visible in the night sky — reminding many, no doubt, of the Star of Bethlehem.

Sat, 23 Dec, 2006

‘The Phil’ makes Pacino an offer he can’t refuse

WHEN Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino agreed to address Trinity College’s Philosophical Society, he was merely following in a long line of distinguished figures which includes writers, academics, international politicians, and even “the Hoff.”

Wed, 22 Nov, 2006

Black to join one-off Jesus Christ Superstar show

Jack Black has signed on to play Biblical bad guy King Herod in a stage reunion of the cast of 1973 movie musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

Wed, 02 Aug, 2006

Pacino to play Herod in Salome

Al Pacino will star as King Herod in a Los Angeles stage production of Oscar Wilde’s Salome.

Tue, 21 Mar, 2006

Pacino to play Herod in Salome

Al Pacino will star as King Herod in a Los Angeles stage production of Oscar Wilde’s Salome.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2006

M15 failed to tell police about Omagh bombing tip-off

MI5 withheld vital anti-terrorism intelligence just months before the Omagh bombing, it emerged yesterday.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2006

MI5 'kept police in dark over Omagh bomb'

MI5 withheld vital anti-terrorism intelligence just months before the Omagh bomb atrocity, it was revealed today.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2006

Could dead sea anchor be from Herod's royal yacht?

An Israeli archaeologist has discovered what he says is a unique Roman-era wooden anchor on the shores of the Dead Sea, preserved by the water’s high salt and mineral content.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2004

Some of God’s creatures are out of the choir

FOR me, Christmas calls to mind the legends concerning two of God’s creatures — the fox and the robin.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2003

The Pope thinks Mel Gibson has got it right — now it’s your turn

YOU may think I’ve got my dates mixed up, but in the current media clamour to get a new angle on Christmas I have been thinking about Mel Gibson’s forthcoming film, The Passion, which focuses on the end of Jesus Christ’s life on earth, not his birth.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2003

King Herod killed by kidney disease - researcher

King Herod probably died from chronic kidney disease with an unpleasant added complication that led to gangrene of the genitals, an expert said today.

Fri, 25 Jan, 2002