Focus Ireland has called for a review of rent limits for rent supplements to ensure vulnerable people are not “disproportionately bearing the brunt of the economic fall-out”. This comes as the maximum rent limits for rent supplement were last amended in 2016. Rents have continued to rise in the five years since then. Director of…
The 19-year-old Monaghan GAA player who was killed in a car accident was remembered as a “shining star”, shining on family and loved ones.
The British government’s decision to ban all Troubles-related criminal and civil actions as well as legacy inquests, has been described as “deeply disheartening” and a “betrayal of trust” by the Primate of All-Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh. He said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s comments in the House of Commons on Wednesday July 14,…
EXCLUSIVE The Government is hoping that a major diplomatic engagement with the Vatican can be the beginning of a new chapter in relations between Ireland and the Holy See. Minister for Europe Thomas Byrne told The Irish Catholic that the coalition is keen to work more closely with the Vatican in areas of mutual interest…
Eight separate complaints against RTE’s New Year’s countdown programme were upheld by the Compliance Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), July 7. The programme featured a satirical news sketch by Waterford Whispers in which God is arrested for sex crimes, which complainants said mocked the Catholic Faith. One complainant said she found the…
Skill and commitment saw the Italian team triumph against the English side in the 2020 Euro’s final, but faith is what gets Italian manager Roberto Mancini across the line. Mr Mancini has also visited Medjugorje in the past, travelling there ‘as a pilgrim’” The 56-year-old Italian is a devout Catholic, who previously said he has…
The Irish Government is failing to tackle child trafficking, which has moved further underground during the pandemic making it harder to identify, according to an Irish Sister of Mercy. Sr Patricia O’Donovan RSM, who founded the anti-human trafficking charity Mecpaths, told The Irish Catholic: “It is very disappointing. Ireland is really failing to meet the…
Brexit, the pandemic and Church/State relations were discussed as Ireland and the Vatican seek to deepen ties, writes Jason Osborne Last Thursday saw the resumption of high-level ministerial interaction between Ireland and the Holy See after a fraught decade. Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne met with the Holy See’s Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher…
The Irish Catholic understands that a number of Limerick City and County councillors opposed tabling a motion calling on the Minister for Health to create legislation for “safe access zones” around abortion services After a July 5 vote passed the motion calling on councillors to write to Minister Stephen Donnelly on the issue, councillors speaking…
“The beauty of human dignity” shone through the life of the long-time sacristan to Rowe Street Church in Wexford, who died suddenly June 24, said the local priest. Fr Billy Swan said Mr Kinsella’s tragic passing “has shocked us all”, but his loss “unites us in sadness but also in constant prayer and hope”. Mr…
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