Three issues are discernible as agenda items in the new Dáil; educational patronage, divorce and abortion, writes Martin Mansergh It would not be every day that I would be invited to attend a religious ceremony in St Mel’s Cathedral, Longford. Last month, the Ireland 2016-Longford Committee sponsored an ecumenical service with Fr Tom Murray “to…
“It is obvious that the electorate is looking for financial relief, after the income falls of the crash years”, writes Dr Martin Mansergh Voting is a civic duty. Under the Constitution, “all powers of government, legislative, executive and judicial, derive, under God, from the people”. They have the right to choose their rulers, in elections,…
Ireland has never embraced the French republican model, writes Martin Mansergh
“Religion is meant to inspire mankind to the highest purposes, not to lead to their diabolical perversion”, writes Dr Martin Mansergh
Martin Mansergh examines Irish attitudes to an ‘imperialist war’ that divided lives and changed the world forever.
‘In facing up to this situation, we have to deal with both causes and consequences’, writes Dr Martin Mansergh
Martin Mansergh analyses Britain’s reasons for retaining their hold on Northern Ireland
Not everyone will be happy with the dilution of religious content arising from recent changes, writes Martin Mansergh
We need to reflect more self-critically on how peace for the future might be improved, writes Martin Mansergh
Age does not necessarily make a leader wiser or more mature, writes Martin Mansergh