David Quinn
Archbishop John Charles McQuaid of Dublin is seen blessing people outside the city’s pro-cathedral in the 1960s. Photo: CNS Criticisms of the over-dominance of the Church are valid, but they are also simplistic, writes David Quinn What was to become the Irish Republic marked its 100th birthday on Tuesday, but it has not been marked by big celebrations and perhaps that is partly because it wasn’t at the time either. The nascent Free State…
