A Dublin-based charity has vowed that it will continue to carry its food services for the most vulnerable despite the coronavirus. However, while Merchants Quay Ireland said it will still offer urgent essentials at its Riverbank base as take-away, all other activities such as hot showers, counselling and contact work must be restricted. The homeless…
ALONE’s Covid-19 helpline for older people received over 1,100 on Saturday calls following the introduction of the cocooning measures. Seán Moynihan, ALONE CEO said: “This is an incredibly difficult time for all of us but particularly older people and especially those who live alone,” The charity commended the practical support being offered by Local Authorities.…
The Pro Life Campaign in Ireland has launched an outreach initiative to support older members of the community this week. The Outreach project, unveiled on March 31, calls on volunteers to participate and help those feeling isolated and alone during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. “Given the limitations to the work that can be done in…
Independent Senator Rónán Mullen has been successfully re-elected to the Seanad, topping the poll in the National University of Ireland panel. Mr Mullen – a fearless defender of the unborn in the Oireachtas – was deemed to be elected on the first count having secured the largest number of first preference votes. He won 9,642…
Homeless charity Depaul has said that while there has been a slight drop in the number of people experiencing homelessness, the figures remain troubling. The latest statistics were released by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government last night (Tuesday). The Homeless Report shows that the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Republic…
The northern bishops say they are “saddened and dismayed” by what they describe as “extreme” new regulations from the British government legalising widespread access to abortion for the first time in the region. “Their implementation will facilitate one of the most liberal abortion regimes anywhere in the world,” the prelates said in a statement March…
Our true strength is the capacity to “value every person” and “carry the weak” in facing the coronavirus, according to the Bishop of Ossory in a pastoral letter issued this weekend. Bishop Dermot Farrell urged solidarity and appealed for people to support frontline workers. He said: “We are learning about the fragility of our lives.…
Many priests will be amongst those ordered to be ‘cocooned’ in the latest regulations to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as Archbishop Diarmuid Martin confirmed that some Irish priests and deacons have tested positive for Covid-19. In an email to parishes on Friday, Dr Martin said “we are all reminded to keep in our…
Pope Francis has paid tribute to the ordinary – often forgotten – people who are in the forefront of confronting the coronavirus pandemic. In a poignant ceremony of Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament in an empty St Peter’s Square broadcast all around the world this evening, the Pontiff also said that the current crisis can…
Minister for Health Simon Harris has told the Dáil that he will revise the existing ‘Model of Care’ which regulates and describes the conditions under which a medical practitioner may certify an abortion. Mr Harris made his remarks while rejecting amendments from opposition TDs to the Covid-19 related Emergency Measures Bill, which were along the…
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