Govt accused of ‘systematically’ attacking family

Fr Robert McCabe CF, Chaplain to the Forces, blessing the grave of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa on the centenary of his burial at Glasnevin Cemetery, the first of the State’s official commemorations of the 1916 Rising.

Staff Reporter Ireland’s national shrine at Knock will make history at the weekend as the first transatlantic flight carrying pilgrims arrives for the annual novena. Led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, the pilgrims’ first Mass at the shrine will be broadcast live by RTÉ. Fr Richard Gibbons, rector of Knock Shrine described the…

Funding for social housing has collapsed under the Fine Gael-Labour Government, according to data received by Fianna Fáil following a parliamentary question to Minister Alan Kelly. The data shows that there has been a 79% fall in funding for local authority housing, a 70% fall in funding for voluntary and housing co-operatives, and a 53%…

Bro. Denis Aherne, OFM (centre standing) pictured with members of the Burlington community following his first profession in a ceremony with the Provincial Minister of the Irish Franciscans, Friar Hugh McKenna OFM on Sunday. Bro. Denis is a member of the Irish Franciscan Province and having completed his postulancy in the Franciscan Friary, Killarney, Co.…

Priests have described the theft of the Blessed Sacrament from a Co. Cavan church as deeply upsetting and proof that we are losing a sense of respect for the sacred in Irish society. It is believed that two young children managed to break into the sacristy of St Patrick’s Church in Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan last…

Pope Francis has given his seal of approval to Declan Donnelly’s marriage to agent Ali Astal. Declan, who is one half of TV duo ‘Ant and Dec’, was presented with a special framed certificate from Pope Francis at his wedding at the weekend. During the ceremony, the groom’s brother, Fr Dermott Donnelly, presented the couple…

A vigil has been held in west Belfast to pay tribute to Jennifer Dornan whose body was found after a house fire in the Lagmore area of Dunmurry. The PSNI launched a murder investigation following results of a post mortem. Fr Martin Graham, who was at the vigil, described the mother of three was a…