The medical profession and the exercise of power in early nineteenth century Cork
Category: Reviews
The legacy of Dylan Thomas
Remembering the ‘unusual’ poet
The heirs of Martha and Mary
Whenever the question of married priests, women in the Church or even women priests comes up, I often think of the wife of a Church of Ireland bishop, who remarked to me: “I often wonder about the enthusiasm of some Catholics for women in the Church. It’s not much fun being married to a priest.”…
Dreams broken by the realities of revolution
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890-1923
App brings God into digital world
Amid the imposed and often fast-paced routine of everyday life, an app is giving people a reason to quiet their minds through light meditation and prayer. PeaceQuest is an immersive 3-D app designed to take users on a spiritual journey and allow them to establish a deeper connection with God and with themselves. Fr Stephen…
Tight-lipped, worried teen returns from sabbatical
Out of Here (12A)
Good things for chilly Tuesday evenings
Two new TV dramas to recommend for the winter evenings
Medieval Dubliners brought back to life
For many people Viking Dublin and Protestant Georgian Dublin, thanks largely to the fierce controversies over the years about their preservation, are more familiar than the long intervening centuries of medieval Dublin, when the capital might be said to have been a truly Catholic though English speaking city. This book is a notable attempt to bridge…
Ireland’s workers up in arms?
The Irish Citizen Army by Ann Matthews (Mercier Press, €14.99/£11.99)
Inspiring thoughts from Pope Francis
Pope Francis: Thoughts and Words for the Soul by Jorge Mario Bergoglio ed. by Giuseppe Costa (White Star Publishers, €12.28/£11.50)