The mainstream Irish media is notoriously reticent to call a spade a spade when it comes to the conflict between trans ideology and the rights and safety of women and children. In 2020, I founded my non-profit The Countess with a conservative mission statement: “We will empower the people of Ireland to discuss how the…
Month: February 2026
The parenting choice I wish I’d never made
When I became a mother, I did what most new parents do. Made promises to myself about how I would raise my children. I consulted books on feeding, spoke endlessly to friends and family about coping with behaviour and setting boundaries, and I made plans to ensure they would always read, play music, exercise regularly…
Venezuelan Church’s prudence draws criticism from both Chavistas and anti-Chavistas
The United States’ intervention in Caracas and the seizure of then-President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 deepened divisions that already existed within the Venezuelan Church. While a small group of pro-Chavista priests have called for protests in defence of the country’s sovereignty and for Maduro’s release, members of the Venezuelan clergy living in exile have…
Assisted suicide and the dogma that autonomy is everything
For the past months the UK’s Parliament, like those in Scotland and the Isle of Man has been debating the introduction of assisted suicide. We are faced with a law which says that if a person has a diagnosis of terminal illness and has been given a prognosis of six months to live, that person can…
When The Irish Catholic is more liberal than The Irish Times
Do you still address individuals as Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms (or Doctor, Sister or Monsignor)? Such old-style forms of nomenclature seem to be going out of fashion. And in tune with today’s vibes, The Irish Times newspaper has announced a formal dropping of all honorifics and courtesy titles such as Mr, Mrs or Ms.…
The most public supernatural event of the 20th century?
Many Catholics will assume that the biggest, most publicly witnessed Marian event of the 20th century, if not ever, took place in 1917 when 70,000 people gathered at Fatima to witness what has come to be known as ‘The Miracle of the Sun’. They had come there after the Fatima visionaries said that Our Lady…
The war is over, but the conflict continues
By: Bishop Paul Dempsey, Seán Farrell and Rev. Gary Carville A Land of Promise’ was the powerful theme of this year’s Holy Land Coordination Bishops’ visit. This visit takes place every year to regions of the eastern Mediterranean encompassing Israel, the Palestinian territories and parts of neighbouring countries, revered by Christians, Jews and Muslims…
No man safe: Brian Dowling
Brian Cody’s Kilkenny team of the noughties will forever stand among the greatest hurling panels ever assembled. Year after year, line by line, some of the finest players the game has known fought relentlessly for a place in the starting fifteen, in a county overflowing with All-Ireland medals and elite talent. Survival alone was an…
Alternative to Religious Education in schools
I took the road less travelled, and it has made all the difference” (Robert Frost). The road I suggest is less travelled and poses a challenge. I describe in detail that formation, through the weekly celebration of the Paschal Mystery, is by far the best alternative. Formation begins in the encounter with Jesus in the…
Works of mercy in Dilexi te: the legacy of St John of God
Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation is focused on love for the poor. Not surprisingly the Holy Father signed the document on October 4, 2025, the feast of St Francis of Assisi, and published it on October 9. This letter or document from Pope Leo at the outset of his papacy was much anticipated by Christians…





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