Ireland has already embraced eugenics, a new paper from the Iona Institute says, warning that we could be facing an “Ireland without Down Syndrome”. The paper comes after the former Master of the Rotunda revealed that 90% of patients at the hospital opt for abortion once they are told the baby they are expecting has…

Nearly 200 children who were either known to child protection services or in State care have died over the past decade, 38 of whom died by suicide, according to statistics released to Aontú. Aontú spokesperson on Children and Equality, Luke Silke, said: “These are shocking figures. Nearly 200 children who were either in State care or known to child protection services…

The Minister for Education has defended a divestment pilot scheme conducted jointly with the Irish bishops, which involves 63 schools. “The pilot covers 63 different schools and there is no doubt that it has reaped benefits in some areas,” Minister Norma Foley said in the Dáil. “The basis of the pilot is that everybody is…

Pope Francis has appointed a key expert on Catholic education as the new Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. Meath priest Fr Paul Connell is currently executive secretary for education for the bishops’ conference based in Maynooth. He has served on the staff of St Finian’s College since 1982, and was appointed president and principal there…

Fewer than one in ten Mass-going Irish Catholics have participated in the much talked about synod process, according to new research. When it comes to younger Catholics (those under 35), just 6% of those who say they regularly go to Mass availed of the opportunity to become involved in the process which many Church leaders…

Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has insisted that the Government must give assurance to Catholic parents that their right to choose a Catholic school for their children will be fully respected. He warned that parents’ right to choose a school with a Catholic ethos must be an integral part of the discussion around diversity of…

A group of more than 200 Protestant pastors have written to the Government urging it to stop plans to expose Junior Certificate students to pornographic content and to teach what they describe as “transgender ideology” in primary schools. The pastors warn that the proposals would increase “the numbers of broken and damaged individuals we already…

An Irish politician who raised concerns about the extent of the scoping inquiry into abuse at schools has been told the investigation will prioritise just religious-run Catholic schools. This comes after the Government announced that it appointed a barrister Mary O’Toole SC to investigate recent allegations of historic abuse made by former students of schools…