The “exorbitant” cost of rents and the lack of accommodation in the housing market have created a “breeding ground to allow predators to take advantage of people in extreme circumstances,” according to a spokesperson for Ruhama. This comes in the wake of RTÉ’s Prime Time investigation into how some landlords are seeking sex in exchange…
About 1,000 people gathered in Dublin to hear concerns about the Government’s proposed new sex education programme for secondary school students last week. One of the speakers at the National Stadium, Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín TD, said there was a broad mix of different faiths, communities and groups who attended. “There is significant concern over the…
A case challenging “illiberal and non-democratic” blanket bans on public worship during the Covid-19 pandemic is to be heard by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Former Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion in the EU Dr Ján Figel has filed a challenge at the ECtHR, questioning whether “blanket bans on public worship” are…
A Dominican priest who taught Sinéad O’Connor at the Milltown Institute has remembered her as a “deeply spiritual person” who remained a believer in God despite the problems she may have had with the Catholic Church. The death of the famous singer, July 26, at the age of 56 has seen tributes pour in from…
A guide map offering insight into 101 archaeological sites around north and east Cork has been launched by County Mayor, Cllr Frank O’Flynn. The map promotes significant rural monuments and sights, including many from the early Christian period of Ireland. Mayor O’Flynn welcomed Cork County Council’s latest heritage publication and said he was delighted to…
The dangers of evil are “prowling” Ireland making it more important than ever to know good from evil, according to the Primate of All Ireland. In his homily for Mass on the summit of Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo, on Reek Sunday, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh warned that “we are surrounded by the dangers of…
A tennis child-prodigy who starred in two Wimbledon finals in the 1980s has gone viral on social media after speaking out about her change in direction in favour of religious life. American teenager Andrea Jaeger reached two Grand Slam finals before retiring from tennis aged just 19 in 1985. She reached number 2 in the…
A Nigerian civil rights group has called on the Vatican to make an Irish priest a saint for his work helping children during Nigeria’s 1967-1970 civil war. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) last week called on the Vatican to make Fr Dermot Doran CSSp a saint for his work in Igbo Land,…
A Christian charity in the North has lambasted the PSNI claiming it is not making use of laws criminalising ‘sex-buyers’ that would see men “named and shamed”. Last week the PSNI said they had identified six women “forced into prostitution and exploited”. The women, who are in their 20s, had been lured into travelling through…
Checking in with God is the “most important thing” for Irish women’s soccer star Sinead Farrelly, she has revealed. The 33-year-old international, who played in the women’s team’s first ever world cup, said her faith played a big role in helping recover from a car crash in 2015 that almost ended her career. Asked if…
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