The Pope may have a hard time distinguishing friends from enemies when he visits Ireland
November 30, 2016
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A Papal visit to Ireland will see the Pontiff enter into a a complex political situation
We have the ‘Francis effect’ to thank for the reopening of Ireland’s Vatican embassy
January 21, 2014
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The Irish Catholics who protested against the closure are also worthy of praise
Ireland to re-open Vatican embassy
January 21, 2014
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Reopening will allow ‘Ireland to engage directly with the leadership of Pope Francis,’ says government
Irish pro-life campaigners vow to fight new abortion law
July 31, 2013
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President Michael D Higgins signed the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill after tense parliamentary debates
Ireland’s abortion bill has rendered the constitution meaningless
July 22, 2013
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The constitution is being cast aside as a relic of the nation’s poor Catholic past
Ireland’s new abortion law is even worse than ours
July 17, 2013
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Abortion’s impact on Ireland’s culture will be dire
Ireland: abortion legislaton is passed
July 12, 2013
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Minister who rebelled faces expulsion from party
Irish politicians expelled from their party after opposing abortion bill
July 3, 2013
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Protection of Life During Pregnancy bill progresses after second stage vote
Cardinal O’Malley boycotts college ceremony in protest at Irish PM
May 14, 2013
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Archbishop of Boston accuses Enda Kenny of “aggressively promoting abortion legislation”
The Magdalene laundries were used as reformatories where girls were sent without due process. But they were not brutal: anti-Catholics have lied about them
February 25, 2013
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The laundries were tough places, undoubtedly. But there was no sexual abuse and no physical punishment
Abortion legislation in Ireland has united pro-lifers and split Enda Kenny’s own party
January 30, 2013
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Among pro-lifers decades-old grudges have been dropped and people who weren’t on speaking terms are making plans with each other
Despite secularisation, Ireland remains repulsed by legalised abortion
December 7, 2012
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A deeply pious and conformist Catholic country has become a secular one