Travellers’ pride at Kerry Mass The Traveller community has voiced its hope that the first ever Traveller Pride Mass celebrated in St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney, July 19, will become an annual event. After the Mass, the organiser Richard O’Brien added that he hopes the Mass can be replicated in around the country, bringing the Traveller…

The example of Irish missionaries martyred by communist forces during the Korean war could help renew the Faith in Ireland, a priest working on their cause has said. Six Irish Columban fathers and two missionaries of Irish descent died as “witnesses of modern and contemporary faith” during the conflict in Korea which lasted from 1950-1953.…

A disgruntled listener to RTÉ has failed in his bid to silence Christmas carols on the national broadcaster. Eoghan Ua Conaill, who described himself as non-Christian, complained to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) that he felt “stigmatised” by the popular Christmas carol O Holy Night being played on the station last Christmas. His complaint…

Staff reporter Brendan O’Connor has been wrestling with religion after a Harvard scientist told him that the best way to be happy is to have faith. Speaking on his Brendan O’Connor show on Saturday morning, Mr O’Connor recalled recent guest, Professor Arthur Brooks’, advice to “go back” to Catholicism if he wanted to be happy.…

Staff reporter Tributes has been led to Nobel peace prize laureate David Trimble who died on Monday after a short illness. Mr Trimble – then the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party – was a key player in the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and was later awarded the prize along with John Hume.…

“Change is coming soon” to the diocese of Cashel and Emly, Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly has warned, with 16 priests hitting retirement age in the next five years. In a pastoral letter accompanying the diocese’s clerical appointments, Archbishop O’Reilly said there will be a maximum of 35 priests under the age of 75 in five years’…

Staff reporter Irish-born singer-songwriter Gilbert O’Sullivan has revealed that his Catholic Faith has been a constant support in his life. The writer of hit Alone Again – which spent six months as number one in the US charts – said that Mass is still a vital part of the practise of his faith. “Because I…

Staff reporter On his state visit to Singapore, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid an “emotional” visit to a chapel built by prisoners-of-war during WWII. Mr Martin went to Changi Chapel and Museum to pay tribute to his uncle Philip, one of the POW’s interred at Changi camp and whose name is displayed on the chapel…

Oireachtas committee on assisted suicide expected in October A special committee to examine legalising assisted suicide is expected to begin in October according to People before Profit TD Gino Kenny. The committee was recommended in July, following the passage of the so-called Dying with Dignity Bill in the Dáil last year. The bill would give…