The lead singer of The Script, an Irish band that has encountered success in both the UK and the US, has turned to daily Mass and the sacraments after he suffered the untimely loss of the band’s guitarist last April. Danny O’Donoghue, who is 43, revealed in an emotional interview with The Sun that daily…

The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Denis Nulty recently said the 6th century Irish monk, St Columbanus, should be made patron of Europe and invited people to attend the 26th International Columban Day in Carlow in 2025. People who are not very familiar with early Irish saints tend to confuse St Columba (Columbanus) with his contemporary…

Ava Westendorf   On June 27, the international missionary charity Misean Cara released their 2023 press release where they described the impact they made for 1.9 million people in 52 different countries. The report claimed that they allocated €13.6 million in funding to support 321 projects in these 52 different countries. Some of these projects…

Irish Dominican friars had a request for permission to film at Skellig Michael refused by the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Order is currently filming  a series of videos for their YouTube channel to tell the story of Irish religious/historical places from the religious viewpoint. Fr Conor McDonough OP wrote on X  on June…

Bishop Fintan Gavin of Cork and Ross has said that the bishops are trying to create “a vision, and to work together so that the whole Church flourishes.” “The whole Irish Church needs to grow – not just young adults. We need a rigorous intellectual formation that challenges us and provides formation in Catholic tradition which is…

The Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor said changes to the structure of Irish dioceses will keep happening “little by little with consultation in the measure that is possible because it’s not a referendum.” He said he personally goes to the dioceses that are most likely to be next and meets “some of the priests…

The bishops of the North of Ireland have called on all voters to “maximise the good” by taking part in the July 4 Westminster elections and offered advice on what choices to make based on Catholic Social Teaching. In their pastoral reflection ‘Give Reasons to Hope’ issued on Tuesday the bishops highlighted the fact decisions…

Charities who tackle human trafficking have decried Ireland’s failure to adequately deal with human trafficking, following a report from the US Department of State. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has put Ireland on a Tier 2 status or lower since 2018, as it has been failing to meet the minimum standards for the elimination…

The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 passed through the Dáil and is currently before Seanad Éireann, third stage, since June 21, 2024.

Ava Westendorf A recent allocation of new beds to Irish hospitals is being called “a game-changer for all hospitals” by Fr John Kelly, the Director of Pastoral Care at Tallaght University Hospital. He claimed that he was “surprised but delighted” by the recent allocation of 196 new beds in the next 24 to 30 months…