Carers and families are “terribly distressed” over revelations that people with learning disabilities in UK hospitals have been given do not resuscitate (DNR) orders during the pandemic, an Irish theologian said. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Dr Liam Waldron criticised the “unacceptable” actions of UK hospitals, saying it creates “a hierarchy of worth” and is…
The Cross and Passion Sisters, who founded a well-known school in Ballycastle, will be “greatly missed” by the community after they decided to close their convent in the Antrim parish. The decision was a “natural progression” for the sisters, who had not been involved in the school for several years, explained Sr Margaret Rose, former…
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) will lead a global initiative with the aim of making a “decisive contribution to the repositioning of Catholic education in Ireland” and globally, said one of the project leaders. The Global Researchers in Catholic Education (GRACE) project will enable a new generation of Catholic educators at MIC to connect with top-level…
The Cistercians at Mount St Joseph, Roscrea, are going green, having traded in their two diesel cars for a new, zero emissions electric car. Dom Malachy Thompson told The Irish Catholic that it’s a small part of a campus wide “environmental ethos”. “When I was appointed superior, I felt that we needed a campus wide…
Peadar Tóibín, Meath TD and Aontú leader, said it was an “amazing boost” to see the party polling so well, putting it down to a strong grassroots membership. Aontú achieved their highest poll rating so far at the weekend. They have reached 4.1% according to the Toghann Éire (Ireland Elects), putting them ahead of People…
A new million-euro initiative hopes to ‘imagine a future’ for Catholic education in Ireland, Fr Eamonn Conway tells Ruadhán Jones Mary Immaculate College (MIC) recently announced it is leading an “exciting” new global project on Catholic education after receiving €950,000 in funding. Their aim is to make a “decisive contribution to the repositioning of Catholic education…
While we are constantly being told we will learn from the pandemic, we haven’t changed our understanding of death, writes Ruadhán Jones Crises, whether natural disasters like pandemics or man-made ones like war, force us to confront the unthinkable; what does my death mean to me? What does the sudden eruption of death mean for…
The Moyross community is celebrating a “victory for the grassroots” after Green Party leader Eamon Ryan signed off on a promised road which is integral to developing the community. The Green Party’s decision came after pressure mounted on Eamon Ryan over his failure to progress a link road between Coonagh and Knockalisheen at Moyross, Limerick.…
Personal Profile In the year that Pope St John Paul II came to Ireland, Fr Seamus Kelly MSC (Missionary of the Sacred Heart) took a plane in a different direction. Two years to the day that he was ordained to the priesthood – 17 December 1979 – Fr Kelly travelled to spread the word in…
Ruadhán Jones recommends films and TV sure to help you enter fully into the season of Lent It was around this time last year that a new show was making waves in Christian circles. The Chosen’s first season premiered April 2019, and was streamed for free on YouTube over Easter 2020, when it became a…