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Northern society "breaking down", says think-tank
Society in Northern Ireland is breaking down, with soaring levels of unemployment, family splits, mental illness and addiction, a leading UK think-tank has warned. A ....
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,” ....
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 ....
Knock defends dress code but apologises to 13-year old
The management of Knock Shrine has stood over its decision to introduce a dress code for pilgrims but has apologised to a 13-year-old girl who was told by a security ....
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 The unpublished report comes ....
Binge drinking makes women more likely to have abortions: study
Binge drinking increases the likelihood of having an abortion or taking the morning-after pill, a new study suggests. According to research carried out by academics ....
Sexualisation of children not being tackled, say authors
Britain’s hyper sexualised society is harming children and the problem is not being addressed, two feminist authors have said. Speaking at the Edinburgh International ....
Priest and mystic clash over All-Ireland prediction
A Kilkenny priest has defended his criticism of a local psychic who has predicted that Kilkenny will win the All-Ireland hurling championship for a fifth time in a row ....
Lough Derg numbers boost
Numbers visiting Ireland's toughest place of pilgrimage continue to rise it was revealed in recently released figures.  The end of season has come for Lough ....
"Celebrity" fertility clinic slammed for promoting "designer children"
A 30-year-old fertility business has launched a "Donor Look-A-Like" scheme that allows women to search for sperm donors that the company claims resemble Tom Cruise, ....
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