The next Government must urgently address the “glaring inequalities” that exist when it comes to the funding of faith schools, a senior education chief has warned. John Curtis, General Secretary of the Joint Managerial Body (JMB), which represents over 400 voluntary schools across the State, told The Irish Catholic that governments in the past had…
Game of Thrones’ nihilism does not work because we need stories to have a just ending or moral purpose, writes David Quinn President Barack Obama is a fan. He got to watch the first episode of the new season ahead of almost anyone else. That, I suppose, is one of the perks of being the…
The St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG) has rejected suggestions that an order of religious sisters is obstructing plans to relocate the National Maternity Hospital. In an article headed “Nuns obstruct maternity hospital plan”, The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that the SVHG, which is owned by the Religious Sisters of Charity, will not allow…
The family of Tom O’Gorman, a well-known Catholic activist who was violently killed in 2014, are seeking the full details of his killers’ psychiatric treatment to be publicly aired. The Dublin man was killed by his tenant Saverio Bellante, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court and remains…
Bro. Philip Mulryne OP (centre) with participants on the Newry Parish Family Ramble at the weekend. This was a 5km walk planned by the parish youth leaders as a fundraising event, which began at the parish office, visiting all the town churches and finishing at the parish centre for refreshments.
Cathal Barry speaks to JMB General Secretary John Curtis about the challenges facing Catholic schools The JMBAMCSS is quite the mouthful. Better known as the JMB, the Joint Managerial Body Secretariat of Secondary Schools represents the interests of all voluntary secondary schools in the country. “The JMB provides services and advice to schools on a…
Ahead of next week’s elections to the Assembly, the northern bishops have issued a pastoral reflection. They are asking Catholics to think about key issues like the right to life, refugees, education, climate change and poverty before deciding who to vote for. Fundamental to our duty as citizens is the exercise of the precious freedom…
It is outrageous to draw a moral equivalence between terrorists and Israel acting to protect its citizens, writes Ze’ev Boker Ze’ev Boker It was with interest but also with disappointment that I read the opinion piece by Baroness Nuala O’Loan on Israel and the Palestinians in The Irish Catholic (Peace remains fragile in the Holy…
Fr Binoy Mathew SVD and a team of volunteers from Arklow parish in Co. Wicklow reached out to over 90 primary and secondary schools in the Wicklow deanery to promote the Creative Spirit initiative. The aim of the project was to get students engaged with the scriptures by running a series of competitions including art, bookmark,…
Cllr Denis Foley, Cathaoirleach of the Municipal District of Muinebheag officially unveiled the Carlow 2016 Memorial for the Municipal District of Muinebheag at Beachers Hill, Leighlinbridge Road, Bagenalstown.The memorial honours Fr Albert Bibby OFM Cap, Regent Street, Bagenalstown and Nurse Margaret Kehoe, Orchard, Leighlinbridge for their pastoral and medical care of those who fought in…
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