Groups working to end homelessness have warned of a large increase of new people at risk of losing their homes when measures to protect tenancies during the pandemic are lifted. The Government has implemented an eviction ban and rent freeze during level 5 restrictions, which are due to be in place until at least March…
The governor of Castlerea Prison has moved to reassure people that using the back of the prison’s chapel as a staff area is a “temporary” measure in order to accommodate social distancing due to the pandemic. After concerns were raised anonymously to this paper a spokesperson for the prison said there had been some couches…
The pandemic has “stymied” human trafficking efforts due to heightened restrictions on travel, according to an Irish missionary priest who heads a charity tackling the issue in Vietnam. Human trafficking CEO of Dasatt, Franciscan Fr Sean Cassin, told The Irish Catholic that the recent convictions of several Irish people in relation to human trafficking from…
‘Avalanche’ of homelessness feared after pandemic if Government fail to protect vulnerable, writes Chai Brady Homelessness, which is now a crisis within a crisis due to the pandemic, was brought to the fore of public conscience once again when RTÉ highlighted the story of a man who was repeatedly refused a hostel bed because he…
Children’s Corner There is quite an easy science experiment which is great for helping kids learn about static electricity. Static electricity is a familiar electric phenomenon in which charged particles are transferred from one body to another. For example, if two objects are rubbed together, especially if the objects are insulators and the surrounding air…
Despite calls to scrap the Angelus the Head of Religious Content at RTÉ has said the majority of the public want to keep it, with most of complaints coming from “secular quarters”. Renewed criticism of RTÉ’s daily Angelus broadcasts surfaced after the findings related to mother and baby homes investigation were published on January 12.…
Despite healthcare failings, the Dublin hostel run by the Legion of Mary was more compassionate than many at the time, writes Chai Brady One of the institutions in the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes published last week stands out as somewhat of an anomaly among the 18 investigated,…
An Irish priest working in Kenya has paid tribute to Sr Colombiere Kelly IBVM, who died last week after spending decades changing culture and educating girls. Fr Conor Donnelly, who is based in Nairobi, said Sr Kelly went to East Africa and became principal of a Catholic school in 1952 during very challenging times. “There were…
The Irish Jesuit is remembered as a missionary who contributed to the health and wellbeing of the African people, writes Chai Brady Tributes have been paid to Irish priest Prof. Michael J. Kelly SJ who died in Zambia on Friday. He was 91 years old, and was a world-renowned authority in the fight against HIV/AIDS.…
Children’s Corner A very popular experiment which always delivers quite spectacular results is the Diet Coke and Mentos geyser. It’s a lot of fun and sure to amaze your friends and family (assuming you do it outside rather than inside your house). Apparatus – Large bottle of Diet Coke – About half a pack of…