Ireland Issues and Challenges

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A Prayer for Those who Died and were Harmed in the Creeslough Gas Station Explosion

We stand in solidarity with the people of Creeslough whose hearts are broken with the recent tragedy and terrible loss of life. We pray for all those who lost loved ones and for the whole community that is grieving at this time. We pray for all those involved in responding and ministering to the survivors, we hold everyone in our hearts, devastated at this terrible tragedy.

by Brendan McManus SJ Profiles in Catholicism

Ireland Interviews

• Dr. Peter Admirand

• Father Seamus Ahearne. OSA

• Father Martin Browne, OSB

• Monsignor John Byrne

• Father Michael Collins

• Therese Ferry

• Father Gabriel Flynn

• Rev. Dr. Julian Hamilton

• Ruadhan Jones

• Joseph, Loftus, C.M.

• Reverend Seamus Mac

• Father Patrick McCafferty

• Conor McCann

• Bishop Donal McKeown

• Brendan McManus SJ

• Father Peter McVerry SJ

• Dara Molloy

• Bishop Fintan Monahan

• Father John O’Brien, OFM

• Breige O'Hare

• Garry O’Sullivan

• Father Michael O’Sullivan, SJ

• Dualta Roughneen

• Mary Shanahan

• Father Bryan Shortall, OFM Cap

Book Reviews/Commentaries/Excerpts

• The Rock from Which You Were Hewn Edited by Dr. Patrick Kenny and Fr. John Hogan Commentary by Paul Senz The Catholic World Report

• We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland by Fintan O’Toole Commentary by Irish Post

• Unholy Catholic Ireland by Hugh Turpin Reviewed by Gladys Ganiel Slugger O'Toole

• We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole Reviewed by James T. Keane America

• Ireland and the Magdalene Laundries: A Campaign for Justice: by Claire McGettrick, Katherine O'Donnell, Maeve O'Rourke, James M. Smith and Mari Steed Reviewed by René Ostberg National Catholic Reporter

• The Best Catholics in the World by Derek Scally Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• On Bloody Sunday, A New History Of The Day And Its Aftermath By Those Who Were There by Julieann Campbell Reviewed by Cahir O'Doherty IrishCentral

• Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes to Ireland by Peppa Pig Commentary by IrishCentral

• Braving the Thin Places: Celtic Wisdom to Create a Space for Grace by Julianne Stanz Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• The Darkness Shall Be the Light by Father John O'Brien Reviewed by Adrian Cusack Westmeath Independent

• And Finally … A Journalist’s Life in 250 Stories by Paddy Murray Reviewed by John Horgan Dublin Reviews

• The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland by Crawford Gribben Reviewed by Rhillip Jesnkins Patheos

• Guard Your Heart by Sue Divin Reviewed by Charles Collins Crux

• The Troubles by Sue Divin Reviewed by Charles Collins Crux

• The Irish Way - Edited - Studies in Irish Sanctity from St. Patrick to Matt Talbot by F.J. Sheed Reviewed by Steven R. McEvoy Book Reviews and More

• Ballina & Area People by Terry Reilly Reviewed by Matt Moran UCA News

• The Lenten Cookbook by Scott Hahn Reviewed by Joe Egerton Independent Catholic News

• The Gay Christian Drinking Game by Eve Tushnet Commentary by Eve Tushnet Patheos

• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Commentary by Lois Kerschen Patheos

• Fertile Ground: A Pilgrimage through Pregnancy by Laura S. Jansson Reviewed by Carrie Frederick Frost Commonweal

• Radical Sufficiency: Work, Livelihood, and a U.S. Catholic Economic Ethic by Christine Firer Hinze Reviewed by Matt Mazewski Commonweal

• Go Back to Where You Came From by Wajahat Ali Reviewed by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service

• The Deep Places by Ross Douthat Reviewed by Susan McWilliams Barndt Commonweal

• The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God: An Emerging Chapter for Religious Life; Science, Theology, and Mission by Sr. Laurie Brink Reviewed by Soli Salgado National Catholic Reporter

• All Things New: Breaking the Cycle and Raising a Joyful Family by Erin McCole Cupp Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• The Homeboy Way: A radical approach to business and life by Thomas Vozzo and Gregory Boyle SJ Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple practices for a contemplative and Fulfilling Life by Joan Chittister Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

Film Reviews/Commentaries

• Small Things Like These Commentary by Emma Kiely Collider

• One, Beyond the Vanishing Triangle. Reviewed by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• Reds na hÉireann Commentary by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• Pray For Our Sinners Reviewed by IrishCentral

• The Crying Game Reviewed by Roger Ebert Rogerebert.com

• An Irish Goodbye Reviewed by: Andrew Robertson Eye for Film

• The Banshees of Inisherin Reviewed by Glenn Kenny Rodger Ebert.com

• Derry Girls Commentary by B Sean Barry, SJ The Jesuit Post

• Uisce Beatha Commentary by Sheila Langan IrishCentral

• Ireland's Dirty Laundry Reviewed by Shane O'Brien IrishCentral

Theater Reviews/Commentaries

• Dr Semmelweis Reviewed by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Power and the People Commentary by Irish Post

• Strike! Reviewed by Catriona Gray Irish Post

General Articles and Commentaries

• Eucharistic procession a ‘breakthrough’ in Ireland by Patrick J. Passmore Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Ireland’s spiritual mother faces secular reinterpretation by Patrick J. Passmore Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Church open to charge of elder abuse by Fr Martin Delaney Irish Catholic

• Brave victim of ‘singing priest’ paedo Tony Walsh says sicko ‘will always be a danger to young boys’ by Nicola Donnelly Irish Daily Mirror 

• What caused the fall of Irish Catholicism? by Mark Patrick Hederman The Irish Times

• Boy, 16, charged with attempted murder of Army chaplain by BBC

• “Exposes once again the widespread abuse” – Irish Catholic Bishops on Scoping Inquiry by Kerry O'Shea IrishCentral

• Chilling last words to Irish man wrongly sent to Iranian jail called ‘Satan’s Block’ by Philip Downe IrishCentral

• Irish Archbishop says until abuse crisis is addressed, ‘authentic’ renewal is impossible for Church

  by Charles Collins Crux

• ‘Culture of denial’ about child sexual abuse addressed in sermon by Archbishop of Dublin

  by Patsy McGarry The Irish Times 

• Tents housing homeless people and asylum seekers ‘thrown into Dublin’s Grand Canal’by Enda O'Dowd and Fiachra Gallagher  The Irish Times

• Letters: Government ministers can claim to be outraged by Scoping Inquiry report, but action is all that counts by Irish Independent

• ‘Ferocious violence’ accompanied ‘shocking’ levels of abuse at Ireland’s religious-run schools, report finds by Kara Fox CNN

• Statement following the publication of the Report of the ‘Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools Run by Religious Orders’ by Bishop Kevin Doran Irish Catholic Bishops Conference 

• Irish bishop says abuse victims ‘have the right to tell their story’ after latest report issued by Charles Collin  Crux

• Irish bishops comment on recently published sexual abuse report by Francesca Merlo Vatican News  

• Letters: Government ministers can claim to be outraged by Scoping Inquiry report, but action is all that counts by Letters to the editor Irish Independent Dublin

• Schools abuse redress: Concern in Government over costs running into billions by Pat Leahy and Jack Power The Irish Times  

• Schools abuse: Sorrow of religious orders just ‘hollow words’ if redress funding doesn’t follow, says Harris by Jack Power, Ronan McGreevy, and Jack Horgan-Jones Irish Times

• Women of Honour report: ‘Discernible pattern of rape, sexual assault’ among ‘criminal behaviours’ in Defence Forces by Conor Lally The Irish Times

• Army Priest Stabbed by John Hand,, Higgins and Ríona Maguire The Irish Sun

• Irish brute shot dead after murdering ex-partner in Malta had targeted other women as cops comb social media accounts by The Irish Sun 

• PURE EVIL Killer, 29, who looked like ‘crazed animal’ as she knifed sugar daddy, 65, to death is jailed for life by Holly Christodoulou  The Irish Sun

• TRAGIC FIND Man, 60s, dies after horror bull attack on farmland in Limerick as two investigations launched into tragic death by Jodie McCormack The Irish Times 

• How Edwards admits being sent sexual videos of boy aged between 7 and 9 by paedo & had 39 more illegal pics of children by Holly Christodoulou, and Mike Sullivan, and Ed Southgate The Irish Sun

• EDITORIAL: It’s a reckoning when there is only one seminarian for the whole of Dublin by The Catholic Herald

• Theologian praises Ireland's green new deal but questions: Will it happen? by Sarah Mac Donald EarthBeat

• Ireland: Archbishop publishes pastoral letter on climate crisis by Irish Catholic Media Office 

• Historic moment’ as UK and Ireland sign agreements to secure energy supplies and achieve climate goals by Fiona Audley The Irish Post 

• Fuming Roy Keane drops career bombshell as he hits out at ‘time wasters’ and being disrespected by Vincent Whelan The Irish Sun 

• Who is the American neo-Nazi supposedly mentoring Ireland's far right? by Andrew O'Hehir MSN    

• Ireland To Establish Anti Prayer Zones by Catholic Arena 

• Primate of All Ireland: We are all called to be caring stewards of creation by Vatican News

• Theologian praises Ireland's green new deal but questions: Will it happen? by Sarah Mac Donald EarthBeat

• Bishop in Northern Ireland apologizes to priest abused as a young adult by Charles Collins Crux

• Ireland To Establish Anti Prayer Zones by Catholic Arena

• Primate of All Ireland: We are all called to be caring stewards of creation by Vatican News

• Theologian praises Ireland's green new deal but questions: Will it happen? by Sarah Mac Donald EarthBeat

• Ireland To Establish Anti Prayer Zones by Catholic Arena

• Climate Justice by Youth Word Ireland

• Who is the American neo-Nazi supposedly mentoring Ireland's far right? by Andrew O'Hehir MSN

• Fuming Roy Keane drops career bombshell as he hits out at ‘time wasters’ and being disrespected by Vincent Whelan The Irish Sun

• Historic moment’ as UK and Ireland sign agreements to secure energy supplies and achieve climate goals by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Controversial Sinead O’Connor waxwork AXED from Dublin Wax Museum after fan uproar as owner and family breaks silence by Ken Sweeney  The Irish Sun

• Irish Politician Denied Communion For Anti Life Stance by Catholic Arena

• Former Limerick-based teacher-turned-priest faces historic seabuse allegations by Donal O'Regan Limerick Leader/Ireland Live

• Ireland's Abortion Rate Skyrockets by  Catholic Vote

• Catholic Church child protection board received 252 abuse allegations by Patsy McGarryI Irish Times

• 'LIKE A BAD DREAM' Young woman, 23, killed in Limerick dog attack pictured as ‘shattered’ sister reveals she died on her birthday by John Hand and  Ríona Maguire The Irish Sun

• IN COLD BLOOD Horror moment champion skateboarder is chased by gun-toting hitman before being brutally executed in ‘love-rival murder’ by Juliana Cruz and Lima Will Stewart The Irish Sun

• Dublin-Monaghan bomb gang investigator says 'there was collusion' by Vincent Kearney RTE

• ‘You risked life to save our boy’ – Emotional scenes as teen laid to rest after swim tragedy & mum issues ‘hero’ message Max's mum issued a special message to his friends in the wake of the tragedy by Ellen Fitzpatrick The Irish Sun

• ‘We were screaming to get out but fire was on top of us’ – Stardust survivors recall horror scenes during fight for life Survivor Sean Reinhardt said he owes his life to a girl who pulled him out one of the exits. by Michael Doyle The Irish Sun

• Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice probed over serious complaints by 3 ‘traumatised’ contestants as BBC ‘gathers evidence’ by Clemmie Moodie, The Irish Sun

• Murder investigation launched after woman found dead in bedroom at house in Belfast by Fiona Audley  The Irish Post 

• Shane Lowry makes emotional tribute to volunteer killed at Valhalla before detailing ‘eerie’ day at USPGA Championship by Niall McGrath, The Irish Sun

• Four jailed over 'nightmarish' Co. Antrim attack and kidnapping that left victim with brain injury by Gerard Donaghy  The Irish Post

• Two Jews Walk Into a Bar by Devorah Blacho Tablet

• In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war by Zeke Miller The Associated Press

• March for Life takes place in Ireland amid ‘soaring’ abortion rates by Charles Collins Crux

• Catholic education in Ireland: Is it a choice between divestment or falling off a cliff? by Dualta Roughneen The Catholic Herald

• GUN ATTACK Young man aged in 20s dies after being shot in Drimnagh as three men arrested and gardai appeal for witnesses by Lauren Kelly The Irish Sun

• Galway Franciscans and Poor Clares celebrate launch of www.holyname.ie by Galway Advertiser

• President confirms recent hospitalisation was due to a ‘mild form of stroke’ by Fiona Audley  The Irish Post

• ‘Clear link’ between human trafficking and homelessness in Ireland by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Ireland faces biggest Diocesan restructuring in 900 years by Declan McSweeney The Catholic Herald

• ‘I needed to see them’ – Andrew McGinley reveals heartbreaking moment he got home to learn of beloved kids’ deaths by Ríonaadd to Maguire The Irish Sun

• Father and sons jailed for killing man for Rolex watches by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• LEADER SHOCK Jeffrey Donaldson quits as DUP leader after charged with rape & historical sexual offences in ‘devastating revelation’ by Jason Johnson The Irish Sun

• BLAST PROBE Shockwaves after two men, 50s, arrested in connection with Creeslough explosion tragedy which claimed 10 lives by Stephen Maguire The Irish Sun

• Family pay tribute to mother-of-seven as partner is charged with murder by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• JAIL ENEMIES Irene White’s convicted killers ‘absolutely hate the ground the other walks on’ as thugs kept apart in prison by John Kieran The Irish Sun

• Man and teenager jailed for violent murder after CCTV linked them to attack by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he’s quitting for personal and political reasons by Jill Lawless The Associated Press

• Ireland Joins the World—and Leaves the Church by Paul Baumann Commonweal 

• BEHIND BARS Ex-Celtic star Anthony Stokes JAILED for ‘chilling’ behaviour that left ex-partner fearing for her safety by David Meikle The Irish Sun

• Irish Priests Attacked by THUGS with AXES by Catholic Arena 

• Man jailed for 'despicable' child sexual assault by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Ireland’s Snakes of Secularization by National Catholic Register

• Man, 35, who cut off wife’s head at Dublin apartment sobs as he’s found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity by Eoin Reyn The Irish Sun

• Man wanted for drugs offences in southern Ireland arrested in Belfast by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Heartbreaking tributes paid to ‘friendliest’ bus driver who died from measles in first Irish death in over 20 years    by Brynmor Pattison The Irish Sun

• Devastated daughter slams Kinahan quartermaster for ‘destroying’ family as role in innocent grandad’s murder revealed by Stephen Breen and John Hand The Irish Sun

• Woman found with bullets and balaclavas sentenced for terrorism offences by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Strong Church anti-abuse protocols need improving by CathNews New Zealand

• Garden centre boss among pair charged over ‘highly sophisticated’ €33m crystal meth op after largest ever haul in State by Anne Lucey The Irish Sun

• POLICE are probing a theory that a missing TV presenter was being stalked by his cop ex-lover after he disappeared with his partner by The Irish Sun

• New poll shows Irish mothers of young children prefer to stay at home by Charles Collins Crux 

• Late Irish Jesuit subject of 93 separate abuse complaints, new report says by Michael Kelly National Catholic Reporter

• Evil killer Christina Anderson should rot in jail ‘for rest of her life’ after ruthlessly stabbing dad over parking spot by Stephen Breen, The Irish Sun 

• Man who stabbed his mother in the head with a fork in row over music is jailed by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Nearly 100 people die each week in Ireland due to smoking related illness by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• HORROR DEATH Man murdered at Kildare apartment named locally as gardai quiz suspect known to him by John Hand The Irish Sun

• Two men charged with the murder of tragic teenager Blake Newland by Fiona Audley The Irish  Post

• Woman who fell pregnant after being raped by her father on her 18th birthday speaks out to help others by Fiona Audley The Irish  Post

• World’s only LGBTQ+ matchmaking festival secures home in Ireland for next five years by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Man jailed for murdering ‘much-loved’ grandmother in her own home by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Human trafficking investigation launched after 14 people found in shipping container at Irish port by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Irish bishops call for support for refugees after protests in market town by Charles Collins Crux

• Boy, 17, charged with murder of gunman Tristan Sherry at steakhouse on Christmas Eve as he’s remanded in custody by Tom Tuite The Irish Sun

• Priest to be returned to Crown Court later this year by The Impartial Reporter

• Scouting Ireland thrown into fresh crisis after years trying to piece itself back together by Jack Power The Irish Times

• Carlow protests: Asylum seekers move into former friary despite ongoing demonstrations by Sarah Slater The Irish Times

• 17-year-old kills sixth grader, wounds five others in Iowa school shooting, police say by Niholas Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut The Associated Press

• FIERY BLAZE Watch as fire rips through vacant Dublin pub due to house homeless families as cops launch investigation into blaze. Pictures shared on social media by the emergency responders show flames burning at the top of the building and smoke billowing from the windows. by Ríona Maguire The Irish Sub

• Woman and teenager convicted of murdering pensioner Michael Brady by Fiona Audley  The Irish Post

• Life sentence for man who brutally murdered elderly neighbour Pauline Quinn by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Irish priest calls musician Shane MacGowan’s raucous funeral Mass ‘a scandal’ by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report 

• Former priest, 72, pleads guilty to raft of sex abuse charges against young boy as he appears in court by Stephen Maguire Irish Sun

• Cocaine and heroin haul worth millions found hidden in raspberry sorbet by The Irish Post

• Climate Justice by Youth Word Ireland

• A Catholic crisis: why priests in Ireland are fading into history and not being replaced by Rory Elliott Armstrong Euronews

• Lock of Oscar Wilde’s hair expected to fetch €8k at auction by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• 34 arrested in night of violence following stabbing attack outside Catholic school in Dublin by Michael Kelly The Pilot

• ‘Bravery’ of victims commended as childminder’s husband jailed for abusing children by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Dublin devastated and 34 arrested after stabbing attack sparks night of riots in city by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Former circus strongman is jailed for historic child sexual offences by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Dublin archbishop responds to stabbing of 3 children that sparked violent riots by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency

• Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously; by Pam Pylas The Associated Press

• Several children injured after ‘stabbing near school’ in Dublin city centre by Holly Evans and Alex Ross The Independent UK

• Dismembered body found on beach believed to be missing Irish filmmaker by The Irish Post

• Man due to stand trial for murder in Romania arrested in Belfast by The Irish Post

• 'Epitome of pure evil': Jozef Puska, murderer of Ashling Murphy, is sentenced to life in prison by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• 'Dangerous predator' jailed for 15 years for dozens of sexual offences against children by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Police equip domestic abuse victims with safety alarms and motion detectors at home by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Man who drove car at police officers is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Boxer jailed for sickening attack on 78-year-old man by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Family of Ashling Murphy pay tribute to 'shining light' after Jozef Puska found guilty of murder by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Ireland: School Trustee Service has concerns that new law imposes abortion ideology on schools by Independent News’

• Man who trafficked drugs and dirty cash between Ireland and the Netherlands is jailed for 21 years by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Four arrested after gardaí seize drugs and handguns during searches across four counties by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Minister announces €1m funding pot for LGBTI+ organisations in rural communities in Ireland by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Man arrested after fireworks, cigarettes and £30k worth of drugs seized by The Irish Post

• Man charged with two counts of attempted murder after double stabbing by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post’

• Police in Derry treating assault of woman in her 60s as 'sectarian hate crime' by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Members of county lines gang who used child to carry drugs jailed for 39 years by The Irish Post

• Ireland’s worst paedophile priest Fr Tony Walsh could be hit with four new charges by Stephen Breen The Irish Sun

• Irish soldiers heading for peace-keeping mission in Lebanon ‘ready to do their job’ by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Man arrested over PSNI data breach which saw details of all serving officers leaked by The Irish Post

• Police crackdown on dealers using social media messaging to sell drugs and firearms by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• 'Unrepentent sex offender' jailed for grooming and sexually assaulting 11-year-old boy he met online by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• 'Callous' Belfast man who raped young woman is jailed for three years and three months by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Jail for ‘cruel and violent’ man who subjected children to ‘horrific ordeal’ by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Former PSNI officer jailed for raping and sexually assaulting woman by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Irish Politicians Welcome Azerbaijan Leaders Despite Genocide by Catholic News

• Three new books expose the shameful history of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries by René Ostberg America

• Co. Down man jailed for litany of 'sickening' sexual offences against children by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Ireland records 16-year immigration high – with 140k people arriving in the country by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Four men arrested over attempted murder of man shot twice on way to work by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Gymnastics Ireland apologise after viral video sparks racism row by Conor O'Donoghue The Irish Post

• Art for art’s sake in Ireland by Tony Clayton-Lea The Irish Post

• Elvis Costello provides music for Conor McPherson's stage adaptation of Oscar-nominated romance Cold War by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Thirteen people charged following ‘intimidatory’ protests outside Dáil by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Tributes following death of 'beautiful’ boy killed in car accident on Irish road by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Man arrested over claim of responsibility for attempted murder of Detective John Caldwell by The Irish Post

• Two men charged with murder of 20-year-old Bradley Hutchins by The Irish Post

• Dublin: Fr Seamus Aherne reflects on 'fifty years a priest' by Independent Catholic News

• Former DUP mayor stripped of honour following sexual offence conviction by The Irish Post

• Cattle cull in Ireland needed in order to tackle climate change by Mal Rogers The Irish Post

• Echoes of the Great Famine in today’s refugee crisis by Declan McSweeney The Irish Post

• Dublin court appearances over tourist attack by Nick Bramhill The Irish Post

• No words can give comfort': Four young people die in Tipperary tragedy by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• 'Violent beyond imagination': Man who stabbed pregnant Irish girlfriend to death is handed life sentence by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• St Kentigern’s Parish Centre now the focus of controversy by Declan McSweeney The Irish Post

• Teenager charged in Dublin with robbery of English tourist by Nick Bramhill The Irish Post

• Two men arrested after teenager suffers serious head injury in brawl by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Driver dragged from car and attacked in ‘worrying’ night of unrest in Derry by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Teenager arrested after three British tourists hospitalised in Temple Bar attack by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Man walking dog attacked by six masked men carrying bats and hammers by The Irish Post

• Government funding injection will support Irish music and culture in Birmingham by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Man jailed for manslaughter after killing fellow pub-goer with single punch by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Liam O’Pray sentenced for murdering Tyson Fury’s cousin Rico Burton by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• Billy Sheehan no longer Laois Senior Football Manager by Conor O'Donoghue The Irish Post

• 'Full-time job' car thief jailed for stealing dozens of vehicles then scrapping them for cash by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Msn extradited to Germany over child sex offences by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Two men charged after more than €11m of cocaine discovered in horse box.The huge haul was made with the help of detector dog Daithi by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post

• Sinead O’Connor, Irish singer of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, dies aged 56 by Tom Murray The Independent

• Ireland Will Pay Up to $92,000 for People to Live on Its Remote, Idyllic Off-Shore Islands by Louise Chambers The Epoch Times

• Quinn slams Shelbourne bosses for 'lack of support' in wake of gambling ban by Conor O'Donoghue The Irish Post

• Rise in abuse allegations in Catholic Church in Ireland by Sarah Mac Donald The Tablet

• Rapist who left young woman with lasting trauma given seven-year sentence by Fiona Audley The Irish Post

• Ireland: Homily of Bishop Kevin Doran before Rally For Life by Independent Catholic News

• Brave Irish teen saves mother and daughter from drowning in Co Carlow by IrishCentral

• Thousands line streets to bid farewell to Christy Dignam as Aslan frontman is laid to rest by Gerard Donaghy Irish Post

• Being Irish is a complex thing by Joe Horgan Irish Post

• Lord Turnbull vows to get to 'truth of the atrocity' as chair of Omagh Bombing Inquiry by Irish Post

• Colm Meaney returns to Irish stage after 40 years in revival of Enda Walsh hit Bedbound by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• Jackman does not believe Sexton will get a long ban by: Conor O'Donoghue Irish Post

• Nicola Sturgeon says innocence is 'beyond doubt' after being released without charge by police investigating SNP finances by Gerard Donaghy Irish Post

• Eleven people charged in connection with ongoing Co. Down drugs feud by Gerard Donaghy Irish Post

• Conor McGregor floors mascot of basketball team Miami Heat during NBA Finals by Gerard Donaghy Irish Post

• Dermot O’Leary hosts Soccer Aid 2023 - where Stormzy and Usain Bolt will go head to head by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• Charges drawn up in connection with Private Seán Rooney’s death by Chris McNult Derry Now

• All Ireland Rosary Rally at Knock by Fiona Kiely Independent Catholic News

• Ceremony held to mark 100 years since the end of the Irish Civil War by Gerard Donaghy Irish Times

• They ignored my tears, my unhappiness’: former Irish nuns recount brainwashing and abuse by Karen Hanrahan Irish Examiner

• Christian brothers accused of engaging in ‘slave trade’ by Shane Harrison BBC

• Irishman killed fighting in Ukraine by Mel Rogers Irish Post

• Earthquake occurs overnight in Co. Donegal by Gerard Donaghy Irish Post

• Heroin worth £125k seized at Belfast ferry terminal by Irish Post

• Six arrested on suspicion of sex trafficking 30 Romanian women into Ireland by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• Paedophile who raped a child and inflicted ‘horrific’ abuse on other young victims jailed by Irish Post

• Mary McAleese and Marie Collins call on Pope Francis to save Vatican child safeguarding group by Patsy McGarry Irish Times

• Ronan Keating will run 100k to support cancer charity on 25th anniversary of mum's death by Irish Post

• Killers who filmed ‘distressingly violent’ attack on father-of-three jailed for murder by Fiona Audley Irish Post

• How the Republic of Ireland reaped an astonishing tax bounty by John Campbell BBC News

• Grandmother tragically killed in dog attack ‘likely to have been breaking up fight’ by Eleanor Barlow Independent.ie

• Life as a pet dog photographer: ‘My rescue dog saved me — now I’ve turned my passion into a business’ by Audrey Dalton Independent.ie

• Limerick boy (11) died after being beaten with hammer and stabbed by his uncle by David Raleigh The Irish Times

• Woman (20s) arrested as part of organised prostitution investigation by Colin Gleeson The Irish Times

• Sports coach suggested complainant could pay off house loan by letting him watch sex with wife, court told by Isabel Hayes and Eimear Dodd The Irish Times

• Worries over Good Friday Agreement mar 25th anniversary by Stefan J. Bos Vatican News

• Dewan Rakyat passes Sexual Offences Against Children (Amendment) Bill by The Sun Daily

• Women of Honour report: ‘Discernible pattern of rape, sexual assault’ among ‘criminal behaviours’ in Defence Forces by Conor Lally The Irish Times

• How the Irish monks and saints helped save Europe by Father Seán Connolly The Catholic Word Report

• Catholic gap year program in Ireland prepares young people for lifelong mission by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency

• Irish bishops ‘welcome’ government inquiry in abuse at schools run by religious orders by Charles Collins Crux

• Ireland: Year of Vocations to Diocesan Priesthood by Independent Catholic News

• Ireland: Archbishop welcomes appointment of new Papal Nuncio by Independent Catholic News

• British PM drums up support for Northern Ireland deal By Susy Hodges Vatican News

• An off-duty police officer has been shot at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone by BBC

• Irish archbishop calls for prayers for refugees and peace this Lent by Derry Now

• Spiritans told abuse survivor (74) they would deny everything and ‘get him’ for costs by Patsy McGarry Irish Times

• Theb Irish Fight for the Latin Mass – Part 1 by Seán Dartraighe OnePeter5

• 'It's like having an All-Ireland medal' — Padre Pio's glove to go on display in Co Kerry by Niamh Griffin Irish Examiner

• Man (50) charged with Dublin woman’s murder by Wayne O'Connor Independent.ie

• From quitting the priesthood in protest to pursuing a music career, tenor Finbar Wright rewilds his own path by Ciara Dwyer Independent.ie

• Former rugby coach and teacher at Terenure College pleads guilty to indecently assaulting boys by Jessica Magee The Irish Times

• Launch of Ireland’s newest literary journal, The Four Faced Liar by Mary Bermingham Cork.ie

• Spiritan scandal: ‘Why was Fr Arthur Carragher moved to Canada, where he was free to abuse my 10-year-old brother?’ by Maeve Sheehan Independent.ie

• Paedo priest who abused vulnerable boys for 20 years avoids jail after breaching court order by Paul Higgins Sunday World

• Kinahan gangster Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan loses appeal over €75k seized by CAB by Alan Sherry Sunday World

• Leo Varadkar returns as Ireland's prime minister by Aysu Bicer Anadolu Agency

• Over 300 abuse allegations to date against Spiritan priests by Patsy McGarry The Irish Times

• Antrim woman jailed for 20 years for murder of son and attempted murder of his baby brother by The Irish Times

• Jesuits unlikely to be prosecuted over sexual abuse of Limerick students by David Raleigh Limerick Post

• Pope reveals meeting Irish abuse survivors was ‘one of the most heated situations’ by Lisa ODonnell Extra.ie

• Paschal Donohoe re-elected unanimously as Eurogroup President by Naomi O'Leary The Irish Times

• Ireland: Archbishop rejects Westminster's priority of abortion 'at time of health and cost of living crisis' by Independent Catholic News

• It’s right to acknowledge how church was a force for good by Independent.ie

• Catholic order faces 130 child sex abuse allegations by Patrick O’Donoghue and Beau Donelly The Times

• National Library acquires papers of HIV/AIDS activist Lynch by Conor Hunt RTÉ

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