A primary school in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly has discriminated against a teacher, according to the Equality Tribunal, and has been directed to pay €54,000 compensation. The teacher had been working as deputy principal at the school for eight years when she applied for the job of principal in 2011, but the job…

Year 10 students from Saint Louise's comprehensive college in Belfast attending a retreat day with the Redemptorist youth ministry team at Clonard Monastery.

In an article in the January 8, 2015 edition of The Irish Catholic it was incorrectly stated that Cardinal Paul Cullen was the only Archbishop of Dublin to be appointed a cardinal until Dr Desmond Connell’s elevation in 2001. This is, of course, not correct. Cardinal Cullen’s successor in Dublin Dr Edward MacCabe was created…

A leading moral Theologian here has defended Pope Francis’ remarks that Catholics must practice “responsible parenthood”. Dr Suzanne Mulligan, Lecturer in Moral Theology at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, insisted the Pope’s comments were in keeping with Church teaching. “There is nothing radical or new in what the Pope is saying. Everything he has said is consistent…

Over 200 people attended a conference hosted by The Irish Catholic at the weekend on the theme of ‘Thomas Merton: The re-making of a monk’. US-based Prof. Michael W. Higgins, who has written several books on Merton, started off the day with an exploration of the life and writings of the mystic monk. He spoke…

‘We resisted Cromwell and will overcome this’

Albert Poggio OBE, the United Kingdom Representative of the Government of Gibraltar, travelled to Kirkinriola parish in Ballymena, Co.  Antrim during a civic visit last week to thank the community for hosting evacuees from Gibraltar during World War II. Mr Poggio was born in the parish in 1945 and he was presented with a copy…

Dublin footballer Ger Brennan with local GAA stars John Heslin and Shane Dempsey with a selection of children for First Holy Communion attending St Colman’s NS in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Ger spoke at Masses in St Paul's Church, Mullingar on Sunday and talked to spoke to some of the children in Mullingar parish preparing for…

The parish of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Dublin’s north inner-city, which hosts the mortal remains of Matt Talbot, is celebrating his 90th anniversary in 2015. The ‘Year of Matt Talbot’ will open on January 25 with a novena Mass at 3pm presided by Fr Brian Lawless, vice-postulator of the cause of Matt Talbot.…

Some musicians from St Ultan's primary school wait to perform at the launch of Catholic Schools Week 2015 in Dublin on Tuesday. The week runs from January 25 until February 1 and is an all-island annual event which invites Catholic schools to give expression to the ethos of Catholic education. Photo: John McElroy