“Mothers and fathers are not raising their kids,” said Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD to The Irish Catholic, following a press release published after the tragic M9 crash in which he questioned the State’s ability to support vulnerable children in its care. Deputy Tóibín said that while the State and Tusla must be held accountable…
The sad story of Jason Arday has at this point been recast over and over to denounce either racism or DEI. The story has, however, a wider, less contentious angle. It centres on the question of how outlier cultures, whether based on religion or race, can thrive within a society that finds at least some…
An upcoming young adult conference held at the Legion of Mary headquarters in Dublin will offer passionate young Catholics a chance to “live out their missionary zeal”, said organiser and young adult legionary Áine Blake from the Deus et Patria Committee. Speaking to this newspaper, Ms Blake said the theme of this year’s conference, ‘Embrace…
At the prayer service held in Carlow for those seriously injured by young teenagers who lost their own lives driving the wrong way on the M9 motorway, Bishop Denis Nulty said something challenging. He described the sense of shock felt right around the country, which was almost akin to that felt after September 11, 2001.…
Among the 66,911 students who received their Leaving Certificate results last week are the first cohort of students to graduate from Mater Dei Academy, Ireland’s only independent Catholic school. Founded by parents in Cork in 2020 with the vision of providing independent Catholic education in the classical tradition without Government support, the school opened with…
Diocesan Communications Officer Fr Tom Hayes has said the Diocese of Cork and Ross is likely to appeal the decision by Cork City Council to reject the planning application for a proposed pastoral centre at The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Dennehy’s Cross in Cork city. The proposed pastoral centre is three…
Earlier this month the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Fianna Fáil’s Norma Foley, launched a new report called the National Strategy for Women and Girls: Action Plan 2026-2028. This was a follow-up to one launched last year called the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2025-2030. What garnered most attention was the part of…
The sister of Sabina Higgins, wife of former President Michael D Higgins, Sr Margaret Coyne, recently died in the care of the Daughters of Charity in Southport, England. Sr Margaret will be laid to rest at the Daughters of Charity, Mill Hill, London, on September 3. A native of Cloonrane, Co. Galway, on the Galway/Mayo border,…
The Irish Times has suddenly discovered that “Woke 1.0” was a bad thing. In an opinion piece published this week, “We reached ‘peak-woke’ in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous”, Finn McRedmond looks back ruefully on the years between 2020-23 when institutions succumbed to groupthink. How very interesting. Because if we are going to conduct a…
Fr Kieran O’Mahony OSA has been remembered as a “fearless ecumenist” who built friendships across Christian traditions and helped bring Christians together through Scripture. Archbishop Michael Jackson described the Augustinian priest as a “staunch friend of the Church of Ireland”, recalling in particular his work on Ecumenical Bible Week. “It has grown to a success…
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