Burgeoning future scientists from around the country gathered in the RDS last week for the annual BT Young Scientist. The young men and women showcased a wide variety of projects from saving Ireland’s ash trees to improving attitudes around recyling, from January 11-13 in Dublin. “It’s been an amazing experience,” said Daniel Castles from Coláiste…
The Filipino Catholic community celebrated the feast of Santo Niño de Cebú on Sunday in a packed Berkeley Road church. Santo Niño is the title given to the oldest Catholic artefact in the Philippines, a statue gifted by the Spaniard Conquistador Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon in 1521. Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell celebrated Mass…
Record November homeless figures ‘disappointing’ – McVerry Trust Homelessness hit record levels for the fifth straight month in November 2022, with the Peter McVerry Trust calling the news “disappointing”. The figures, released on January 6, show that 11,542 people are in homeless accommodation across Ireland. The Homeless Report for November 2022 was issued by the…
It would have been hard to avoid media coverage of Prince Harry’s all-too-revealing autobiography, Spare, out this week. Aside from the un-sparing details from his private life, there is serious official concern at his apparent boast that he killed 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. British security sources are dismayed that he may have made himself,…
One of the most ancient problems in philosophy is the question of ‘the one and the many’, whether reality is ultimately a unity or a plurality and how these interrelate. We might ask the same question regarding the plurality of religious faiths, Churches, and forms of worship in our world. Is there some inherent oneness…
Pope Francis seems to have a remarkable ability to drop people who were once senior aides, writes John L. Allen Jr In the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley, based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel, Dickie Greenleaf is a charismatic and rich young socialite who’s in the habit of drawing people into his orbit and…
Catholic schools must be allowed to admit on the basis of religion, writes David Quinn From time to time, articles appear in newspapers using the extremely loaded term ‘Baptism barrier’. It refers to a policy, now outlawed, which allowed Catholic schools to admit Catholic children ahead of other children in the event of over-enrolment. All…
The prolific writer had a particular love for one corner of Ireland, writes Fr Paul Clayton-Lea While on a journey back from Australia a few months ago I tuned into one of the offerings on the television and movie menu on the aircraft. It was a new series set in the US, and it opened…
Chai Brady, Ruadhán Jones and Jason Osborne Verbal attacks against the Catholic Church in the Dáil are inciting violent incidents targeting churches and parishioners Irish politicians have warned, adding that the Republic of Ireland is for very many Catholics now “a cold house where they feel they have to hide their faith”. The comments come…
Dance magnate Michael Flatley says his faith in God is deeply important to him, and that he can’t help but be grateful to God for the life he’s lived. Speaking on the Brendan O’Connor Show on Saturday, Mr Flatley said that he’s a “big believer in God” and that he’s got “great faith”. Speaking to…
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