A Dublin pub has been helping parents come together to celebrate their child’s Confirmation this week by opening early and livestreaming the event. Due to the coronavirus some parents haven’t been able to attend Confirmation ceremonies, with only the sponsor being allowed in some churches. After being asked by the parents of children receiving Confirmation…
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Abortion activist ‘cancelled’ by Dublin’s EPIC museum
EPIC, the Irish emigration museum, has removed a photograph of abortion activist Margaret Sanger from its buildings after a complaint about her racist and eugenicist views. Ms Sanger, the daughter of Irish emigrants to the US, was recently “cancelled” by American-based abortion provider Planned Parenthood due to her “racist legacy”. In light of this decision,…
Anger over archbishop’s attendance at Muslim ceremony ‘misplaced’
An Irish expert in dialogue between Catholics and Muslims has said the protest and negativity regarding the Archbishop of Dublin’s attendance at a Muslim celebration at Croke Park is “misplaced”. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was met with screaming protestors outside Croke Park and has received criticism online for attending Eid al-Adha, one of two Islamic holidays…
Just one in ten GPs sign up for abortion
Jason Osborne Just 385 general practitioners have signed up to the Government’s controversial scheme to carry out abortions despite handsome financial rewards for doing so. This stands against a backdrop of 3,496 GPs currently practicing in Ireland, which makes the percentage of GPs who’ve signed up to perform abortion in the country 11.01% of the…
Irish aid agencies team up tackle coronavirus in Sierra Leone
Three of Ireland’s largest aid agencies, Concern, Trócaire and GOAL, have teamed up with the Government to implement a €1.5 million Covid response plan that aims to support 400,000 people. At the project’s launch last week, Ambassador of Ireland Lesley Ni Bhriain praised the “essential response work” the three charities will carry out in Sierra Leone.…
Pro-life campaigner slams ‘hypocrisy’ over twitter storm
Jason Osborne Pro-life campaigner and student Gavin Boyne (22) has criticised what he has described as inconsistent criticism of when people come under fire on social media. This comes in the wake of the recent controversy surrounding Senator Fintan Warfield, which saw a picture surface on social media of the Sinn Féin representative wearing speedos and…
OPW disavows responsibility for ancient Irish church
The Office of Public Works has rejected responsibility for the preservation of a pre-Anglo-Norman church and ancient stone crosses in south Dublin. Tully church and a number of ancient stone crosses date from between the 10th to the 13th Century, and the church is possibly of Hiberno-Norse design. In a response to a parliamentary question, Minister with…
Archbishop leads tribute to visionary John Hume
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh has hailed John Hume as a “paragon of peace” for his key role in bringing an end to the conflict in the North. Mr Hume, 83, died early this morning (Monday), his family said in a statement. As a young man Mr Hume trained for the priesthood in Maynooth, before…
TD accused of being ‘blinkered’ and ‘biased’ in criticism of religious sisters
Comments made by Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett criticising the Sisters of Charity after the order moved to wind down a Dublin nursing home have been described as “blinkered”. Mr Boyd Barrett – a People Before Profit member of the Dáil – described the sisters as “property magnates” who seem “to have lost any interest in…
Annual novena at Knock Shrine postponed because of pandemic
Jason Osborne The national novena to Our Lady of Knock has become the latest high-profile casualty of a wave of events called off due to concerns about coronavirus. The event is postponed until perhaps later this year, Fr Richard Gibbons, PP Rector of Knock Shrine has announced. The novena began in 1977 and has continued in…