Joe Little

Religious & Social Affairs Correspondent

Dublin North West staff sorting through blasphemy ballots this afternoon

Older voters less likely to back removal of blasphemy

A detailed breakdown of figures within the RTÉ exit poll suggest that older voters were less likely to back the removal of the reference to blasphemy from the Constitution.

Politics • 27 Oct 18

The report says weight issues established in early childhood can be difficult to reverse

Report highlights inequalities among 13-year-olds

Over a quarter of 13-year-olds in Ireland were heavier than the medical profession says they should have been when they were surveyed in 2012 - and 6% of the total were obese.

Ireland • 17 Oct 18

Senior Counsel Ben Ó Floinn of the Medico-Legal Alliance was speaking at the group's inaugural conference

Abortion law 'could face freedom of conscience case'

A leading member of the Medico-Legal Alliance has hinted that the country's draft abortion law may face a legal challenge similar to the Asher's Bakery freedom of conscience case.

Ireland • 14 Oct 18

Retired Bishop of Ossory, Laurence Forristal has died aged 87

Retired Bishop of Ossory, Laurence Forristal dies at 87

The death has taken place of Bishop Laurence Forristal, the retired Catholic Bishop of Ossory. He was 87.

News • 10 Oct 18

The premises cannot be used for members' daily activities because of smoke and water damage

Special needs services suspended after fire in Bray

Services for more than 400 people with special needs in north Wicklow and south Dublin have been suspended following a fire at the Lakers facility in Bray.

Leinster • 05 Oct 18

The bishops say the bill poses a very real practical and moral dilemma for healthcare professionals

Bishops want abortion opt-out for medical professionals

The country's Catholic bishops have described the Government's abortion legislation as an affront to conscience.

Ireland • 05 Oct 18

More than 250 other bishops from around the world are taking part in the month-long meeting with about 40 young people invited to take part as observers

Pope opens month-long global gathering of bishops

Pope Francis has opened a month-long gathering of bishops from around the globe at a time of crisis in the Catholic Church over sex abuse.

Pope Francis • 03 Oct 18

At the time of last April's inspection, 46 of the 84 residents were accommodated in bedrooms of five or more beds

Cork residential centre not providing privacy - HIQA

A residential centre for more than 80 older people in Cork city accommodates more than half its residents in bedrooms with five or more beds, but has failed to use four single bedrooms for a number of years.

Health • 03 Oct 18

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was delivering a homily at a Mass in Maynooth College

Martin warns church must renounce rank or privilege

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has warned that the Catholic Church in Ireland can only experience God's strength when it renounces any sense of rank, privilege or superiority.

Ireland • 02 Oct 18

Last week Chilean prosecutors and police raided the offices of four Catholic dioceses

Pope accepts resignation of two more Chilean bishops

Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of two more bishops from Chile, where prosecutors are investigating cases of sexual abuse by members of the clergy.

Catholic Church • 21 Sep 18