“As followers of Christ, we are called to speak up for the rights and dignity of asylum seekers and refugees … they are not to be targeted or penalised, abused or frightened,” the Archbishop of Dublin has said. “In the last two years, this country and others have welcomed, vast numbers of people fleeing the cynical war…
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DCC social media ban of IC journalist lifted
Dublin City Council (DCC) has admitted to blocking a journalist from The Irish Catholic from its X (Twitter) page in error, following an innocuous post about its ‘Winter Lights’ event. Multimedia journalist Jason Osborne was blocked from the council’s page after saying: “I appreciate the honesty of ‘Winter Lights’. In no realistic sense are the…
Dublin: how the narrow lanes became broader streets
This is a fine, solid, beautifully produced book, running to some 250 pages which will delight any one in any way interested in the history of Ireland’s capital as expressed in maps over the centuries.
The department of dead ends
This unusual exhibition at the Irish Architectural Archive (IAA), which has another week to run, is well worth catching, and the names of those mounting it should be noted for a sight of their future work.
‘Red Mass’ marks opening of legal year in Dublin
Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell celebrated the annual ‘Red Mass’ to mark the opening of the legal year in St Michan’s Church, the Four Courts parish church, on October 2.
Proposed bus route change ‘a disaster’ for Rathmines parish
A proposed change to traffic access on a bus route in Rathmines will be a “a disaster” for elderly parishioners and those with mobility issues, the parish priest has warned. A ‘bus gate’ – a length of road open only to busses, taxis and cyclists – outside Rathmines parish church would be “a disaster” and…
Dublin archbishop expresses shock at shooting of gardaí
After two gardaí were shot and injured yesterday evening, May 25, Archbishop Dermot Farrell thanked God there was no loss of life
‘Triumphant’ celebrations as stolen heart of Dublin’s Saint returned
Christians poured into Christ Church Cathedral this evening after the Garda revealed today they recovered the heart of Dublin’s patron Saint. Six years after it was stolen, St Laurence O’Toole’s heart entered Dublin’s oldest cathedral once again: undamaged. Very Reverend Dermot Dunne, the Dean of Christ Church, received laughs after asking the congregation to “forgive…