‘Humanae Vitae’ is the defended gateway that has held the ground against further ideological incursions into the ecclesial sheepfold, writes Margaret Hickey.

The weather thrown at us by the latest ‘big storm’ may not have set records but the help of neighbours was still very heartening, writes Margaret Hickey.

Anyone who falls foul of their respective culture’s values can expect the full weight of its condemnation, as if there was no other possible perspective, writes Margaret Hickey

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The dimensions of Beijing and its minimalist architecture are alienating, and murals of China’s founding father, Mao Zedong, at odds with Prada stores, says Margaret Hickey.           

Having recently spent time travelling around China, Margaret Hickey saw first hand how smog is much worse than we realise and asks why the West isn’t more worried

Does belonging to the female sex in 21st century Ireland constitute disadvantage, asks Margaret Hickey.

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A trip to the Skelligs is like dipping into a history book. It’s a pilgrimage. How apt, writes Margaret Hickey

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Like Hillary Clinton and Margaret Thatcher, both Merkel and May married into success, Margaret Hickey 

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The fatal-foetal abnormality argument for abortion is disingenuous — stories of heartache so-called fatal-foetal abnormality (it is not a medical term) should not manipulate us into repealing the Eighth Amendment, argues Margaret Hickey

The apparently arbitrary power vested in the State’s child protection agency to take our children away from us is compounded by its power to review its own decisions, writes Margaret Hickey

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Margaret Hickey argues that as usual politicians are putting their party before the country in the rush to scrap water charges that would be among the cheapest anywhere in Europe

Anything that concerns the taking of life has a societal dimension and everyone is entitled to express a view, writes Margaret Hickey

The European Parliament voted against it in December, signalling that the commodification of humans is about what adults want, not what children need, says Margaret Hickey

I want to congratulate the Irish Examiner on the excellent article by Margaret Hickey on February 12, “Let’s debate the meaning of humanity”.

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Margaret Hickey’s version of the history of Christianity ( Irish Examiner, December 18) was not a version I would have chosen.

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Although they cherish what makes them distinctive Travellers are not an ethnic minority, yet they seek acceptance of wider society without wanting integration, says Margaret Hickey

Congratulations on publishing Margaret Hickey’s excellent summary on timeless Church teaching/tradition and how it relates to present events.

Thanks to Margaret Hickey for her well-argued defence of Bishop William Crean’s actions in respect of a misguided invitation to priest, Tony Flannery, to abandon his silence and promote his Protestant ideas on Catholic premises.

I was delighted to see you print the article by Margaret Hickey (Opinion, August 7).