Maeve Mahon hopes arguments against religious schools will be ‘done and dusted’ in the near future The head of the Catholic secondary schools trust CEIST has said she hopes that within the next 15 years Catholic schools will no longer have to defend their place in the Irish education system. Maeve Mahon, CEO of…
“The Christian should be pre-eminently political,” Senator Rónán Mullen told young Catholics in Dublin on Saturday, urging them to take an active role in shaping society rather than retreat into like-minded circles. Speaking at Evangelium Ireland’s ‘The Isle of Saints: Reviving Our Catholic Heritage’ conference on November 7, he said political engagement was a responsibility…
Maeve Mahon, CEO of the CEIST schools trust, said that the founding congregations’ spirit is alive in Irish classrooms and in the Cabinet room The legacy of the Presentation Sisters is alive and well in Irish education, according to the head of the country’s largest Catholic secondary schools trust, who says this year’s 250th…
Olive Foley reveals story behind touching tribute to late husband Munster rugby players wore miraculous medals given to them by Olive Foley during their victory over Racing 92, ten years after the death of her husband, Munster legend Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley. Speaking to The Irish Catholic, Mrs Foley said scrum-half Craig Casey showed her his…
Some 130 people registered for Evangelium Ireland’s autumn apologetics conference in Dublin on Saturday, where young Catholics were encouraged to rediscover the treasures of their faith and bring them into the world today. The conference, ‘The Isle of Saints: Reviving Our Catholic Heritage’, held on November 7 at the Carmelite Community Centre on Aungier Street,…
