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Kilkenny has reason to celebrate!
Kilkenny may not have brought home the Liam McCarthy Cup on Sunday but for one Kilkenny woman, it was a weekend that will hold a lifetime of memory. Margaret O’ Shea, ....
Irish missionary expelled from Burma
An Irish missionary brother has been deported from Burma by the country’s military regime. Brother Kevin McEvoy, who was working as a teacher as part of the De la ....
Waters warns of increasing intolerance of religion
Increasing intolerance of religion in Irish public life is “an indication of an incipient totalitarianism that would obliterate the most fundamental freedom there is,” ....
Heroic deeds of Kerry monsignor to be published in new childrens book
The heroism of a County Kerry Monsignor during World War II is to be documented in a children's book later this month.  The book, which is written by author ....
Concern for 'free press' in South Africa
The Southern African Bishops' Conference (SACBC) has warned that a proposed law threatens the free press, and wants its complete redrafting. In a statement from the ....
Call for global anti-poverty measures
Caritas has called on governments to live up to their anti-poverty promises in the lead up to the High-Level Meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 2010 Summit in ....
Home of Bishop of Derry Burgled
A Court in Derry has been told how the Bishop of the diocese of Derry, Bishop Seamus Hegarty was forced to confront an intruder in his own home last weekend.  ....
Aggressive secular vision threatens religious freedom: Archbishop Chaput
State persecution of Christians in the West is now almost inevitable, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has said. Speaking at a meeting of canon Law specialists in ....
Limerick priest expresses concern over youth drug use
A Limerick City based priest and social commentator has claimed that children as young as 10 are becoming addicted to heroin in the city.  Fr Joe Young claimed ....
Report shows children in foster care at risk
Children are at risk of being placed with “unsafe carers,” according to a damning new internal Health Service Executive (HSE) audit. The unpublished report comes ....
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