An outspoken priest has hit out at intolerant and extreme right-wingers in the Church and questioned why priests like Fr Tony Flannery were being “persecuted with a zeal that is as pathological as the paranoia that feeds it”.

Number 8 Michael Graham was the hero for Ballynahinch at College Park as his injury-time try helped Ballynahinch to a dramatic 28-21 victory over Dublin University.

Results, teams and scorers from this afternoon's league action.

AIB LEAGUE: DIVISION 1B:

Old Belvedere 57 Ballynahinch 38

Ballynahinch 17 Buccaneers 22

Galwegians 15 Ballynahinch 12

The home of another Romanian family came under attack last night in Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland have said.

YET again, Ballynahinch showed scant regard for reputation as they powered to a fully deserved AIB Cup final triumph at Dubarry Park yesterday.

Cork Constitution 6 Ballynahinch17

Ballynahinch 33 County Carlow 10

Construction company Graham is to create 200 jobs in Co Down after being given the go-ahead for a new £10m (€12.5m) eco-friendly HQ which it plans as a showcase for potential clients.

Economic expansion in the North will be held back unless urgent action is taken to solve a skills shortage, business bosses warned the Assembly today.

THE Augustinian Order has apologised to the Catholic hierarchy for allowing three of its priests to concelebrate the Eucharist in a 1916 Rising anniversary Mass with a Church of Ireland minister.

Three Catholic priests at the centre of a controversy after they concelebrated Mass with a Church of Ireland minister have apologised for their actions, it emerged tonight.

IN his column (Irish Examiner, April 22), Ryle Dwyer cannot “understand the mentality” of those who had difficulties with Fr Iggy O’Donovan’s invitation to Rev Michael Graham to concelebrate Mass on Easter Sunday.

It is hard to understand the mentality of those who have made a fuss over Fr Iggy O’Donovan inviting the Reverend Michael Graham, a Church of Ireland Minister, to join in the celebration of Mass on Easter Sunday.

ALTHOUGH I must have written about 250,000 words since starting this column over four years ago, I’ve never had occasion to use the Irish word “lúdramán”. Perhaps I shouldn’t use it now either in this, my last column.

ALTHOUGH I must have written about 250,000 words since starting this column over four years ago, I’ve never had occasion to use the Irish word “lúdramán”.

It is hard to understand the mentality of those who have made a fuss over Fr Iggy O’Donovan inviting the Reverend Michael Graham, a Church of Ireland Minister, to join in the celebration of Mass on Easter Sunday.

AS history shows, few issues have greater potential to cause division and strife among the people of the world than the vexed question of religion.

THE priest at the centre of a major ecumenical row has defended his decision to organise a concelebrated Mass involving three Catholic priests and a Church of Ireland minister on Easter Sunday.

An investigation is reportedly underway into how a Protestant clergyman was allowed to say Easter Sunday mass in a Catholic church.

ARCHBISHOP OF Armagh, Dr Sean Brady, and his Church of Ireland counterpart, Archbishop Robin Eames, have launched investigations into an Easter Sunday Mass in Co Louth where a Church of Ireland minister concelebrated with priests in a Catholic Church.

Arcon International Resources chief executive Peter Kidney has been granted options to buy 125,000 shares in the mineral exploration company.

The project team from Northern Ireland's Science Park has won the top prize at the Enterprise Networks Gala Dinner in London.

Cavan dominated this game from the end of the first quarter, their midfield paring of Collins and McKenna totally eclipsing the Derry pairing of Doherty and Heaney.