Month: February 2026

Censorship and the bias in Irish media

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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