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Irish church leaders share ‘great concern for state of fragile peace’ on island
Irish church leaders share ‘great concern for state of fragile peace’ on island
'As individual Christians and as leaders in our respective Christian traditions, we recommit ourselves to continue our work towards a vision of an island of restored relationships, where all can flourish and fully participate in our common life.'

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

Cork's new churches celebrate Christmas in the most unlikely places
Cork's new churches celebrate Christmas in the most unlikely places
Christian denominations from all over the world have found homes in industrial estates and disused parish halls. Conor Capplis meets some of the worshippers as they prepare for their own religious take on the biggest celebration of the year

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022

Proving the Church cares about science, and rock 'n' roll: Pope’s astronomer comes to Cork
Proving the Church cares about science, and rock 'n' roll: Pope’s astronomer comes to Cork
Jesuit priest Brother Guy Consolmagno returns to Ireland with a message for our astronomers 

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

Joyce Fegan: Whose free speech are we paying attention to?
Joyce Fegan: Whose free speech are we paying attention to?
We know exactly what Fr Sheehy thinks about two people loving each other and we know what Elon dressed up for as Halloween, but have we paid these women and girls in Iran, who are risking it all to exercise their freedoms, as much attention or airtime?

Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

Why was Padre Pio back in the news this week?
Why was Padre Pio back in the news this week?
He may have died more than five decades ago, but Padre Pio — otherwise known as Saint Pius of Pietrelcina — was back in the headlines over the past few days

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Waterstones. London, UK. 6th June, 2017. Salman Rushdie a British Indian novelist signs copies of "Home", his latest title in Vi
Irish Examiner view: Rushdie attack is an assault on us all
The knife attack on author Salman Rushdie serves as a reminder that support for freedom of expression is a dying creed

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Lift HSE ban on birthing in water at home
Letters to the Editor: Lift HSE ban on birthing in water at home
There is a HSE ban on birthing in water for women availing of the homebirth service. Labouring in water is allowed but mothers are supposed to exit the pool for the birth

Mon, 09 May, 2022

National Maternity Hospital petition delivered to Taoiseach's office
National Maternity Hospital petition delivered to Taoiseach's office
A petition signed by thousands of people calling for the new National Maternity Hospital to be publicly owned has been presented to Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s office in Cork.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Truth is first casualty of war
Letters to the Editor: Truth is first casualty of war
The war in Ukraine has shown the double standards of western powers, as they ignore the suffering of refugees if they come from an Arab, Asian, African, or South American nation

Mon, 11 Apr, 2022

Call to clarify when schools can refuse students on basis of religion 
Call to clarify when schools can refuse students on basis of religion 
Human rights watchdog also wants domestic workers to be defined as employees and protected under employment equality laws

Mon, 10 Jan, 2022

Vatican-McCarrick
Defrocked US cardinal charged with sexually abusing teenage boy in 1974
Theodore McCarrick is the first cardinal in the US to ever be criminally charged with a sexual crime against a minor

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Garda killers must be condemned
Letters to the Editor: Garda killers must be condemned
Refusal to do the right thing is an act of cowardice

Fri, 16 Jul, 2021

G7 Summit
Letters to the Editor: Older people need to make their voices heard
Discrimination against elders in Ireland is alive and well

Fri, 09 Jul, 2021

Close up of boy praying
Bishop: 'Many' Limerick priests intend to proceed with communions and confirmations
Bishop of Limerick says HSE advice to defer ceremonies came as a surprise given recent press coverage regarding low levels of Covid-19 cases in mid west 

Fri, 25 Jun, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Covid exposes how badly the younger generation is treated
Letters to the Editor: Covid exposes how badly the younger generation is treated
We expect young people to go back to work, serving the masses, not knowing who’s vaccinated but knowing for a fact that they will be last on list

Fri, 25 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Jun 2, 2021
Taoiseach: Public should own new maternity hospital
The hospital is to be located on the private grounds of St Vincent's Hospital and will be run by a new body.

Fri, 18 Jun, 2021

Teenage mental health stock
Children being bullied at school because they practise their religion 
Religion teachers fear students who are practising Catholics are being targeted for bullying more than those who do not practise a religion, Dáil committee told

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

TP O'Mahony: Vatican breathlessly playing catch-up on sex abuse
TP O'Mahony: Vatican breathlessly playing catch-up on sex abuse
A revision of the Code of Canon Law proposes changes to the language and handling of the crime of sex abuse. If the culture in the Vatican remains the same, however, then inevitably there will be further frustration

Thu, 10 Jun, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Letters to the Editor: Students being left behind over delay in Leaving Cert results
Third-level place abroad will have to be deferred

Fri, 04 Jun, 2021

Edwin Poots bid to lead DUP
TP O’Mahony: Themes of religion and science still clashing
The argument between evolutionists and creationists is especially prominent in America, but Edwin Poots’ leadership of the DUP has brought it into focus here, writes TP O'Mahony

Wed, 02 Jun, 2021

CC CABINET MEETING
Fury as Stephen Donnelly leaves maternity debate early
During the debate, the Dáil heard repeated calls from the State to ensure the new National Maternity Hospital would be free of Catholic influence when it opens.

Wed, 02 Jun, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Reducing waiting lists for learner drivers
Letters to the Editor: Reducing waiting lists for learner drivers
Our contributors are concerned about driving test waiting times; lack of respect for the Sabbath; Scotland and a border poll, and a tribute to Fr Padraig Ó Saoraí

Thu, 06 May, 2021

Ofsted inspection report
Publicly funded schools 'should include LGBTI+ relationships in sex education'
Leo Varadkar says Government explicit on the issue, following 'Irish Examiner' report that programme developed by Irish Bishops Conference describes how sex is 'gift from God'

Thu, 29 Apr, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Apr 7, 2021
Letters to the Editor: We are not out of woods so vaccinate more quickly
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) will this week advise on the use of the J&Js vaccine. With a similar risk profile to AstraZeneca’s vaccine, they may recommend limiting use to the over 60s.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2021

Archbishop criticises 'draconian' rule which may ban religious services
Archbishop criticises 'draconian' rule which may ban religious services
Catholic leader seeks meeting with minister on regulation introduced in 'a clandestine manner without notice or consultation'

Sun, 18 Apr, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
'They think they're God' — Kerry TD claims Government is biased against religion
Michael Healy-Rae and his fellow rural Independents have called for the re-opening places of worship in time for Easter. 

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Letters to the Editor: One thing’s a cert, teachers can judge
Government needs to step up and show leadership in education

Sat, 13 Feb, 2021

Some priests in Kerry have to seek State wage supports due to impact on income of Covid-19
Some priests in Kerry have to seek State wage supports due to impact on income of Covid-19
Wedding stipends have disappeared, collections have dwindled and incomes have fallen by up to 50% across the diocese of Kerry.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Local and European elections 2009
Declan Ganley challenge to Covid restrictions on religious services adjourned to next month
The Co. Galway-based businessman claims, as a result of the restrictions, he cannot leave his home to attend Mass.

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Protection necessary for our aviation industries
Letters to the Editor: Protection necessary for our aviation industries
The news that the Government is to introduce quarantining and impose further travel restrictions may well have merits from an epidemiological viewpoint. However, it should be clearly noted that only a very small number of cases emanate from travel.

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021

Irish Examiner letters: This country needs martial law to tackle pandemic
Irish Examiner letters: This country needs martial law to tackle pandemic
Travel restrictions being ignored, vaccination programme too slow, it's time for firm borders, says one of our letter-writers, Dr Florence Craven

Thu, 28 Jan, 2021

Light coming from book in woman's hands in gesture of giving
Letters to the Editor: Religion has no right to force itself on schoolkids
Religious instruction and worship should be moved outside core hours on an opt-in basis in all schools

Wed, 27 Jan, 2021

The journey from Catholicism to a more peaceful way of life for some
The journey from Catholicism to a more peaceful way of life for some
In the second part of a two-day special report, Joyce Fegan asks six people about changing or losing their faith

Tue, 26 Jan, 2021

Woman sues over alleged treatment at Cork mother and baby home
Woman sues over alleged treatment at Cork mother and baby home
The former resident of Bessborough House claims she was subjected to physical and emotional abuse and her baby girl was allegedly wrongfully adopted.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2021

Places of worship offered as Covid vaccination centres
Places of worship offered as Covid vaccination centres
A spokesperson for the HSE said it is considering the options when it comes to mass vaccination centres.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2021

FILE PHOTO Teacher's Unions are due to have talks with the Department of Education this morning, following last night's dramatic
Letters to the Editor: My daughter attends a special school — I wouldn't feel safe sending her
Government should stop virtue signalling and accept the reality of the situation

Thu, 21 Jan, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Fathers and families need to take share of blame 
Letters to the Editor: Fathers and families need to take share of blame 
One issue that needs to be highlighted in the context of mother and baby homes is the question of fatherhood.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2021

Mother backs calls for State legal action to stop Bessborough housing plan
Mother backs calls for State legal action to stop Bessborough housing plan
Taoiseach expresses 'deep concerns' babies may be buried on site

Thu, 14 Jan, 2021

Naming the Bessborough babies is the very least we can do
Naming the Bessborough babies is the very least we can do
Treated as disposable in both life and death, these children deserve an identity

Wed, 13 Jan, 2021

FILE PHOTO Taoiseach Micheal Martin will today issue an apology on behalf of the State to the survivors of Mother and Baby homes
Nuns accept failure to respect dignity of women and children in Mother and Baby Homes
Bon Secours Sisters issue apology in aftermath of Commission report

Wed, 13 Jan, 2021

Mother and baby homes report
Michael Clifford: Real shame lies with Church, State and society
The publication of the final report Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes shines a light into a dark corner of 20th-century Ireland.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: Fear of Church and State forced families to abandon their own
Elaine Loughlin: Fear of Church and State forced families to abandon their own
Mother and baby homes were supposed to provide refuge but the women, some of whom were victims of rape, were treated like dangerous wild animals

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

Mother and Baby Homes: Women who gave birth expected to do 'the decent thing and disappear'
Mother and Baby Homes: Women who gave birth expected to do 'the decent thing and disappear'
Report finds 'little evidence' of mothers trying to reclaim their children as they were 'silent partners' in adoption process

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

Tuam mother and baby homes
Survivors fear Mother and Baby Homes Report will trivialise forced adoption trauma
Anger and dismay over details of report being leaked, including a finding that around 9,000 of the 60,000 children born in the homes died

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

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