Roderic O’Connor and the Moderns: Between Paris and Pont-Aven exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland curated by Jonathan Benington with Brendan Rooney, 18 July-28 October. Catalogue price €19.95. Today the small town of Pont-Aven in Brittany is a busy tourist centre, a place living off its artistic past. Here in the last decade of…
Last week I was writing about some new TV dramas and this week I’ll have a look at some reruns and revivals. Anne With an E (based on the children’s novel Anne of Green Gables) is back on Netflix for a second series and judging by the first few episodes it’s still maintaining the high…
Pope accepts resignation of accused Honduran bishop Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Juan José Pineda, auxiliary bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, following a Vatican investigation into accusations of financial mismanagement and sexual misconduct against seminarians. The bishop, 57, has long been the subject of accusations of financial misdealings, as well as rumours that he offered support to a male companion…
L’Apparition Vincent Lindon is one of my favourite French actors. He’s always reminded me of Miley from Glenroe. In a country where we expect to find more clean-cut heroes, he has more the look of a character actor than a leading man with his lived-in face. You feel he’s been out digging fields all…
Sweet Treats When my family get together, there is usually a lot of cake involved. From apple tart, to meringues with cream, you can guarantee something sweet will be centre stage on our table. One of our family favourites is coffee cake. Ingredients Sponge cake -200g plain flour -225g caster sugar -227g butter, softened -1…
Top academic urges that Pope be faced with ‘nuanced’ reality As speculation grows that the Pope may visit a former Magdalen laundry during his visit next month, a leading historian of the period has warned that Francis should hear the complex reality of the homes rather than a caricature of the institutions. Government sources…
The curate of a Donegal parish has called for the resignation of Minister Jim Daly over outstanding issues relating to three community hospitals in the county. The situation has remained unresolved for over two years after the Government announced that the long stay bed capacity of three Donegal Community Hospitals – Lifford, Ramelton and St…
A spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Dublin has refused to comment on claims that a priest was removed from his south Dublin parish after telling parishioners who voted for abortion that they should repent. Several users on social media platforms like Facebook have made the claim in relation to Clonskeagh-based Fr James Larkin. When contacted…
50 Years of Humanae Vitae It’s easy to forget, but ‘pastoral’ hasn’t always been a simple synonym for soothing, caring, or gentle. At heart, after all, it means the way a herdsman or shepherd behaves, and in the Bible that’s not always something sweet and mild. When David offers to fight Goliath, for instance,…
The Irish Church must take decisive action to avoid Catholics drifting into “benign indifference”, a leading sociologist has said. The comments come in response to a new survey carried out by Hodder Faith and Home for Good which revealed that British adults aged 18-24 are most likely to agree that being an atheist or non-religious…
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