Chai Brady and Brandon Scott Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest 2024 contestant Bambie Thug is “wide open to dark forces” and it is “unfortunate” she was chosen as a representative, an expert in exorcism and deliverance ministry has warned. Bambie Thug came sixth in the competition with her song ‘Doomsday Blue’, one of the best results…
In a statement, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, chair of the Council for Communications of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference commented on the Pope’s message for World Communications Day. Nowadays, online content is created by both, humans and machines, mentioned the Archbishop. He also pointed out the Pope’s words on how AI in the wrong…
A priest has accused a local authority of “religious discrimination” over parishioners being excluded from a meeting on a city centre re-development. The dispute concerns Newry Council and its push to build a civic space on the site of Newry Cathedral carpark, a move that has been slammed by Parish Administrator Canon Francis Brown as…
In a letter to Veritas employees, Patrick Cassidy, CEO of Veritas Communications, said that “Despite our best efforts, it is with regret that we announce the closure of the Limerick and Tallaght branches”. He continued, “The Limerick store will officially close on May 15, 2024. The Tallaght branch will officially close on May 17, 2024.…
In new essay for the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Dr Pia Matthews, senior lecturer at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London says that surrogacy is “always an injustice.” In Ireland, surrogacy is not legal nor illegal, as there is no legislation for it. In a press release, an Anscombe Bioethics Centre’s spokesperson says that “Surrogacy by its…
In Barons Court Estate, Newtownstewart Parish (Derry Diocese) embarked on a fund-raising walk on May 12 with the purpose of restoring historic buildings (churches included), as part of its ‘heritage programme’. The Catholic parish and the Church of Ireland parish, sharing St Eugene as their patron, undertook this joint venture. The participating clergy were Fr…
Kaya Jones, who was a singer with the globally famous band, Pussycat Dolls, has described in stark terms how she believes the music industry controls and abuses young women, including pressuring them into having an abortion. Ms Jones will be speaking at this year’s Rally for Life in Dublin this June. Last January, Kaya opened up on…
Chai Brady and Theo McDonald Ireland’s immigration issue could turn into a good news story if managed correctly, according to the Chair of Christian Charity Tiglin Aubrey McCarthy. The residential and rehabilitation centre is currently offering services for refugees and migrants at The Light House on Pearse Street, close to where migrants had pitched hundreds of tents…
The Social Democrats’ decision to deselect a Jewish candidate for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has been described as “an unprecedented act of antisemitism” by the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRC). Orli Degani, a Jewish woman selected by the Social Democrats in July 2023 as the candidate for the local electoral area was deselected last month. Maurice…
Brazilian Capuchin friars in Ireland are organising a collection at Mass which will be donated to the diocese most affected by the floods in southern Brazil, saying “Christ’s love is not only words, but action”. The destruction has affected more than 800,000 people in 104 cities since April 29, and many parts of the state…
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