RTÉ presenter Ryan Tubridy announced on Friday on his morning radio programme that he didn’t know any couples who attend Mass. Apart from the obvious question as to how Mr Tubridy would know whether or not his friends go to Mass unless he has asked them all, at face value it’s an astonishingly revealing claim.…
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Clare: Tulla parishioners bringing in the New Year before the Blessed Sacrament in Ss Peter and Paul’s Church.
Pat O’Kelly As well as his very active performing career at home and abroad, the Dublin-born pianist Finghin Collins is also artistic director of two important events occurring outside the capital. The first is the New Ross Piano Festival, which since its foundation in 2006 takes place in late September and is centred on…
My children say that I have a ‘brass neck’. They are right in so far as I do believe it pays to take a chance, to ask that vital question, to push the boundaries. However, I would prefer if they would describe me as audacious rather than as having a brass neck! I looked up…
Peru: People walk near a banner with an image of Pope Francis on the facade of the cathedral in Lima, Peru. On January 15, Pope Francis will begin a six-day visit to Chile and Peru.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has a ‘Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs’. One quote is of particular interest – “a presenter and/or a reporter on a current affairs programme shall not express his or her own views on matters that are either of public controversy or the subject…
Personal Profile Paul Ginnell tells Colm Fitzpatrick about his new role in fighting poverty With thousands of people affected by consistent poverty in Ireland, a new director of an Irish-based anti-poverty network is stepping up to the mark to let his voice be heard. European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland (EAPN), established in 1990, is a…
Interpreting art – including religious art – can be a tricky and contentious business. Take, for instance, a photograph posted by Crisis magazine columnist Austin Ruse of Cardinal Raymond Burke following Christmas Midnight Mass in Florence. “A stunning photo!” proclaims lifesitenews.com author Diane Montagna from her @dianemontagna Twitter account, thanking @austinruse for posting it in…
Kilkenny: Bishop elect Monsignor Dermot Farrell greets students from St Kieran’s College following the announcement that he is to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Ossory.
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