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The organisers of the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin have defended the absence of a senior member of the Irish hierarchy from making a speech on clerical sexual abuse during the event.

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MORE THAN 4,000 disillusioned Catholics have used an Irish website to resign from the Church.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2009

Thousands defect from Church, website claims

THOUSANDS of disillusioned Catholics have used an Irish website launched less than six months ago to cut their ties with the Church, it has been claimed.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2009

Church control of schools should end

YOU report (November 4) how the European Court of Human Rights wants to ban crucifixes from school classrooms in Italy. Such a ban would be welcome but in the view of our group, Count Me Out, it would not go far enough.

Fri, 13 Nov, 2009

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WORK started yesterday on an integration plan for Cork’s estimated 59,000 migrants that aims to improve their access to jobs and education.

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