“When life is tough, even drab, life as a big shot in the crime world can seem incredibly glamorous”, writes Mary Kenny
Category: Opinion
Any previous will is revoked by marriage
Dear Editor, Mags Gargan’s article on wills (IC 19/05/2016) was timely and valuable. However, she missed what is possibly one of the most important points in relation to making a will. Any previous will is revoked by marriage, unless it is specifically made in contemplation of that marriage. So readers who are engaged (or those…
Britain leaving the European Union is an alarming prospect
“Smaller countries are aware of the difficulties that come from being isolated”, writes Martin Mansergh
Clear thinking needed on removal of Cork reader
Dear Editor, I note that Social Democrat Ken Curtin is dismayed at the fact that his removal as a reader in Cobh Cathedral is being used as grounds to attack the Church (IC 26/05/2016). I wonder how the media was made aware of this situation and, also, why Mr Curtin was surprised at the action…
Dynamically orthodox seminaries attract vocations: Is Maynooth one of those?
Fresh claims about the national seminary raise questions again, writes David Quinn
Make your voice heard on the Eighth Amendment
Dear Editor, Well done to the Pro-Life Campaign for organising the ‘Celebrate the 8th’ event to promote the positive stories of children born thanks to the protection of the constitutional amendment (IC 19/05/2016 Meet ‘Generation 8th’). Unfortunately we have a very biased media in this country, so we only ever hear one side of this…
There’s something about Mary…
The scriptures are where we meet the Mother of God, writes Fr Martin Browne OSB
President speaking out of turn again
Dear Editor, President Michael D. Higgins has done it again. In questioning why reform of the direct provision system was missing from discussions on the formation of Government and the Government’s reliance on the private sector to build homes, he has gone beyond the remit of his non-political office. Mr Higgins seems to have forgotten…
Huge decline in Irish abortions
The number of Irish women seeking abortions in Britain continues to drop, Greg Daly discovers
Battling an ego crisis in the Church
Dear Editor, Two items in your May 19 issue highlight a major problem in our parishes – the case of the lay reader in Cork and the couple who wanted to be married in a pretty church. Both smack of individualism and moral relativism (basically an ego crisis in the Church) which Francis, Benedict and…