Irish priest ‘disappointed’ at the lack of a Catholic presence during the historic four-day visit of the Irish president to Britain.
Month: April 2014
Music and a search for mysticism
Musical programming dominated this week
Dad’s Diary
Violence and tragedy are hopefully behind us
Offering pilgrims a place of rest
Fr Owen McEneaney is the new prior of Lough Derg
The Mystical history of the Easter Egg
The World of Books
Politicians of faith need to show moral courage
Much has to be done to sustain peace
‘Big’ does not necessarily equal ‘bad’
Dislike of powerful capitalism is no reason to reject new technology
Pope of more Irish interest than Royals
Figures show that more people tuned in to RTÉ to watch the election of Pope Francis than events in Britain
Pro Life Campaign gears up for pre-election vigil
The Pro Life Campaign (PLC) has called for a massive show of support for its National Vigil for Life next month against “political promise-breaking and groupthink” on the issue of abortion. As it gears up to welcome busloads of participants from all parts of Ireland for the May 3 event, a spokesperson for the PLC…
Irish Times journalist in Twitter row
Journalist John Waters has accused The Irish Times religious affairs correspondent, Patsy McGarry, of allegedly using an anonymous social media account to launch messages against him. Mr McGarry has declined to comment. According to Mr Waters, the @Thomas2805607 Twitter account was the source of online messages mocking his recent action against RTÉ in the wake…

Cathal Barry
Brendan O’Regan
Mags Gargan
Peter Costello
Nuala O’Loan
William Reville
Michael Kelly
Paul Keenan