Maynooth trustees to meet over controversy The trustees of St Patrick's College in Maynooth are to meet within the next five weeks to decide their response to the current controversy at the institute. News • 08 Aug 16
Maynooth trustees to meet over controversy The trustees of St Patrick's College in Maynooth are to meet within the next five weeks to decide their response to the current controversy at the institute. News • 08 Aug 16
Maynooth urged to show procedures are 'robust' Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said the National Seminary in Maynooth needs to come forward to show that its house is in order and procedures are "robust". News • 07 Aug 16
Maynooth urged to show procedures are 'robust' Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said the National Seminary in Maynooth needs to come forward to show that its house is in order and procedures are "robust". News • 07 Aug 16
Reports on Maynooth not representative - Connolly President of Maynooth Monsignor Hugh Connolly has said he has no reason to believe there are students attending the seminary who are not living a celibate life. News • 05 Aug 16
Reports on Maynooth not representative - Connolly President of Maynooth Monsignor Hugh Connolly has said he has no reason to believe there are students attending the seminary who are not living a celibate life. News • 05 Aug 16
Archbishop unhappy about 'atmosphere' in Maynooth Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said he does not believe that the National Seminary in Maynooth, Co Kildare is the right environment for men to study to become priests. News • 03 Aug 16
Archbishop unhappy about 'atmosphere' in Maynooth Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said he does not believe that the National Seminary in Maynooth, Co Kildare is the right environment for men to study to become priests. News • 03 Aug 16
Study to look at possibility of female deacons Pope Francis has appointed a special commission to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in a potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Catholic Church. News • 02 Aug 16
Study to look at possibility of female deacons Pope Francis has appointed a special commission to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in a potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Catholic Church. News • 02 Aug 16
2.15m pilgrims attend papal mass in Poland Pope Francis has wrapped up his visit to Poland with a huge outdoor mass in the city of Krakow. News • 02 Aug 16
2.15m pilgrims attend papal mass in Poland Pope Francis has wrapped up his visit to Poland with a huge outdoor mass in the city of Krakow. News • 02 Aug 16
Up to 20,000 pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick Up to 20,000 people have taken part in the annual Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage in Co Mayo, continuing a tradition said to go back more than 1,500 years. News • 02 Aug 16
Up to 20,000 pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick Up to 20,000 people have taken part in the annual Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage in Co Mayo, continuing a tradition said to go back more than 1,500 years. News • 02 Aug 16
Two bishops stand down on health grounds Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of two Irish bishops and has appointed a new bishop of Killaloe. News • 29 Jul 16
Two bishops stand down on health grounds Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of two Irish bishops and has appointed a new bishop of Killaloe. News • 29 Jul 16
Pope in silent tribute to Holocaust victims Pope Francis has prayed silently in tribute to 1.5 million people, most of them Jews, who died in the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War II. News • 29 Jul 16
Pope in silent tribute to Holocaust victims Pope Francis has prayed silently in tribute to 1.5 million people, most of them Jews, who died in the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War II. News • 29 Jul 16
Pope unhurt after fall during mass in Poland Pope Francis was unhurt after he stumbled down a step on an altar while celebrating mass in the Polish city of Czeztochowa, but quickly got back to his feet and was able to continue. News • 28 Jul 16
Pope unhurt after fall during mass in Poland Pope Francis was unhurt after he stumbled down a step on an altar while celebrating mass in the Polish city of Czeztochowa, but quickly got back to his feet and was able to continue. News • 28 Jul 16
Vatican treasurer being investigated for abuse The Vatican’s Australian-born finance controller is being investigated in relation to multiple allegations of child abuse in his home country, police have said. News • 28 Jul 16
Vatican treasurer being investigated for abuse The Vatican’s Australian-born finance controller is being investigated in relation to multiple allegations of child abuse in his home country, police have said. News • 28 Jul 16
Pope says 'world at war', but not a religious war Pope Francis has said that a string of recent attacks, including the murder of a priest in France, was proof that the "world is at war". News • 28 Jul 16
Pope says 'world at war', but not a religious war Pope Francis has said that a string of recent attacks, including the murder of a priest in France, was proof that the "world is at war". News • 28 Jul 16
Limerick priest probes Argentine cash scandal A Limerick-born priest has been appointed by the Catholic Church to investigate after a former Argentine official was caught trying to stash millions of dollars in a convent. News • 25 Jul 16
Limerick priest probes Argentine cash scandal A Limerick-born priest has been appointed by the Catholic Church to investigate after a former Argentine official was caught trying to stash millions of dollars in a convent. News • 25 Jul 16
Criticism over Direct Provision system The Government needs to do a lot more to help people to transition from the Direct Provision system into mainstream society, according to a report published today by the Irish Refugee Council. News • 20 Jul 16
Criticism over Direct Provision system The Government needs to do a lot more to help people to transition from the Direct Provision system into mainstream society, according to a report published today by the Irish Refugee Council. News • 20 Jul 16
Call for Mother and Baby inquiry to be extended A group representing survivors of Mother and Baby Homes has picketed the offices of the Commission of Investigation into the Homes. News • 19 Jul 16
Call for Mother and Baby inquiry to be extended A group representing survivors of Mother and Baby Homes has picketed the offices of the Commission of Investigation into the Homes. News • 19 Jul 16
State urged to help students opt out of religion Secularist organisation Atheist Ireland has called on the Department of Education to ensure that second-level students are able to exercise their right to opt out of Religious Education should they wish to. News • 19 Jul 16
State urged to help students opt out of religion Secularist organisation Atheist Ireland has called on the Department of Education to ensure that second-level students are able to exercise their right to opt out of Religious Education should they wish to. News • 19 Jul 16
Tenants urged to report informal rent top-ups Tenants paying informal top-ups to landlords on their rent supplement allowance are being urged to go to the Department of Social Protection to declare the actual payment of their rent. News • 13 Jul 16
Tenants urged to report informal rent top-ups Tenants paying informal top-ups to landlords on their rent supplement allowance are being urged to go to the Department of Social Protection to declare the actual payment of their rent. News • 13 Jul 16
Groundbreaking study on quality of life problems Young adults in Ireland are almost twice as likely as people over 70 to experience three or more quality of life problems, according to a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute. News • 13 Jul 16
Groundbreaking study on quality of life problems Young adults in Ireland are almost twice as likely as people over 70 to experience three or more quality of life problems, according to a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute. News • 13 Jul 16
Details of abuse redress board fees revealed A detailed breakdown of multi-million euro payments to legal firms as well as payments to members of the Residential Institutions Redress Board has been published for the first time. News • 11 Jul 16
Details of abuse redress board fees revealed A detailed breakdown of multi-million euro payments to legal firms as well as payments to members of the Residential Institutions Redress Board has been published for the first time. News • 11 Jul 16
Pope accepts resignation of Brazilian archbishop Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Italian-Brazilian archbishop Aldo Di Cillo Pagotto following a Vatican investigation into his part in a sex abuse scandal. News • 06 Jul 16
Pope accepts resignation of Brazilian archbishop Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Italian-Brazilian archbishop Aldo Di Cillo Pagotto following a Vatican investigation into his part in a sex abuse scandal. News • 06 Jul 16
'Increase' in number of rough sleepers in Cork The Director of Cork Simon Community has described 2015 as the charity's "busiest ever", adding that 2016 is continuing along similar lines. News • 04 Jul 16
'Increase' in number of rough sleepers in Cork The Director of Cork Simon Community has described 2015 as the charity's "busiest ever", adding that 2016 is continuing along similar lines. News • 04 Jul 16
Thousands attend anti-abortion 'Rally for Life' Several thousand people have taken part in the 10th annual 'All-Ireland Rally for Life', which claims to be the biggest anti-abortion event in the country. News • 02 Jul 16
Thousands attend anti-abortion 'Rally for Life' Several thousand people have taken part in the 10th annual 'All-Ireland Rally for Life', which claims to be the biggest anti-abortion event in the country. News • 02 Jul 16
Charity mismanagement should be reported to OCE The Charities Regulatory Authority has said that any State entity should have reported the information which the HSE possessed in its draft audit of the charity Console to the Office of Corporate Enforcement. News • 01 Jul 16
Charity mismanagement should be reported to OCE The Charities Regulatory Authority has said that any State entity should have reported the information which the HSE possessed in its draft audit of the charity Console to the Office of Corporate Enforcement. News • 01 Jul 16
Debate on paternity leave begins in Dáil Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said it is in a child's best interest to benefit from the care of both parents as she opened the Dáil debate on introducing paternity leave. News • 24 Jun 16
Debate on paternity leave begins in Dáil Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said it is in a child's best interest to benefit from the care of both parents as she opened the Dáil debate on introducing paternity leave. News • 24 Jun 16
Pope welcomes new French envoy after stand-off Pope Francis welcomed France's new ambassador to the Vatican, two months after Paris abandoned its attempt to have a gay Catholic installed in the post. News • 23 Jun 16
Pope welcomes new French envoy after stand-off Pope Francis welcomed France's new ambassador to the Vatican, two months after Paris abandoned its attempt to have a gay Catholic installed in the post. News • 23 Jun 16
