Archives | State Papers Secrets of the powers that be One of the minor mysteries connected with the centuries-long Irish connection with Rome and the Vatican is the location of the grave of Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, who died there in exile in 1616. This must once have been well known, but by…
Archives | State Papers Echoes of the past from the archives The files dealing with aliens contain in brief the life stories of thousands of people, some of Irish descent, who landed in Ireland either in transit, or wishing to stay, or even to become citizens. They reflect all the turmoil of the first…
The View On the day the Oireachtas Committee considering the Eighth Amendment recommended to the government to hold a referendum to legalise abortion in this country, a miraculous news story appeared across the water in Britain. Vanellope Hope Wilkins was born a month premature with a condition that had caused doctors to advise her…
Archives | State Papers Echoes of the past from the archives Whatever the difficulties of travel between Ireland and the US, UK and Europe in the post-Great War years, they did not affect Irish people making the Second National Pilgrimage to Lourdes on September 29, 1924. Most of those going on the pilgrimage were…
One lucky Irish priest who bagged half a million Euro said he would “share his luck around” and looks forward to giving something back. Mayo-born Msgr John Delaney said it was a policy he learned from his late mother and his bishop, with Premier Lotteries quoting him as saying: “I am a big believer in…
Christian church leaders have called on politicians to focus this year on helping restore hope to families who are experiencing hardship, especially those who are homeless. The New Year message was sent by several Church leaders including the Primate of All-Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin. They said they were shocked at the rising levels of homelessness…
David Quinn casts his eagle eye over who was hot and who was not in the secular world In the run-up to Christmas, Pope Francis noted that out of a sense of “false respect” for non-Christians we are airbrushing Christ and Christianity from the festival. The Pope said: “In the name of a false…
Irish people are well-placed to understand and help migrants and refugees, Limerick’s Bishop Brendan Leahy has said, describing Pope Francis’ call for migrants to be welcomed into our communities as a ‘pressing invitation’ for Catholics. In a homily in St Nessan’s Church, Raheen, on January 1, the Church’s 51st World Day of Peace, Bishop Leahy…
Archives | State Papers Secrets of the powers that be In the decades after the Great War Europe and North America were awash with bogus princes and aristocrats of all kinds. But in the Free State they received short shrift. In late October 1924 “Monsieur le Commisaire de L’Emigration Dublin” received a letter (in…
Dublin: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin greets Romao and Gleen Libuna after the Christmas morning Mass in the Pro Cathedral, which was attended by President Michael D. Higgins.Photo: John McElroy.
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