EXCLUSIVE The country’s most senior Churchman has warned that a united Ireland will never be achieved unless nationalists are willing to listen to those who are fearful of the prospect of reunification. In an exclusive interview with The Irish Catholic ahead of the 2021 anniversary of the partition of the island of Ireland, Archbishop Eamon…
Were I asked to do so, I think I would propose Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, as my Person of the Year. Leadership As the head of the operational side of the EU, she has shown leadership, grace under pressure, and when the EU-British deal was pronounced done, a cultural…
There is “huge relief” after negotiations on the Brexit deal were finalised on Christmas Eve, according to a priest based in a border parish. Fr Oliver O’Reilly PP of of Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan, said he was “absolutely thrilled” as the post-Brexit trade agreement aimed at governing the UK and EU’s relationship was finalised last week.…
The Government should seize the moment and set a deadline for an end to homelessness writes St Stanislaus Kennedy RSC Focus Ireland has been working harder than ever this year in partnership with the State and together we have helped over 800 families to secure a home and leave homelessness behind. There has been great…
Dispelling myths and prejudices, Chai Brady hears about young people and their relationship with God Schoolchildren have a “great hunger” to discuss and engage in discussions about God and they must be given this opportunity, according to a retreat facilitator that has worked with multiple schools. Anita Phelan, who has a degree in applied psychology,…
The View Year’s end is a time, when newspapers publish archival documents that may reveal discreetly hidden or long forgotten aspects of governance. Representatives of public institutions, even students, should have some minimal knowledge of their history, to avoid unnecessarily raising ghosts of the past. The report in The Irish Catholic (November 26) that the…
We cannot run away from the fact that our shared history is contentious and people see things differently, Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Chai Brady “History,” the poet Maya Angelou wrote “despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” The island of Ireland is no stranger to…
Censoring the prayer activities of the Trinity Catholic Laurentian Society is “not good for the image” of a “progressive, modern and liberal university”, a prominent former politician has said. Former Fianna Fáil politician and Minister of State, Martin Mansergh, writing in The Irish Catholic, advised representatives of public institutions, including students, that a “minimal knowledge”…
Long nights and isolation leave many of us distressed, writes Ruadhán Jones For many Christmas is an oasis of festive feeling, warmth and celebration in the depths of winter. This may feel especially the case this year when on top of long nights and miserable weather we have a pandemic to cope with! The constant…
Controversial pundit George Hook talks to Chai Brady about faith, the politics of outrage and advice for modern Ireland Undoubtedly the year 2020 will go down in history, with the extent of the worldwide response to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic unprecedented and severe. For that reason there has been an abundance of…
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