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Strength of Creeslough community hailed in service to remember blast victims

There is no community as strong as that in Creeslough, a service to remember the 10 victims who died in an explosion in the village has heard. Local priest Fr John Joe Duffy hailed a major rescue effort over the last two days as “unparalleled in ...

08 Oct 2022 at 21:55

Pope apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada

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Pope apologises for ‘devastating’ school abuses in Canada

Pope Francis has apologised for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of indigenous residential schools. He said the forced assimilation of native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures, severed ...

26 Jul 2022 at 10:31

Archbishops call for more action from UK government on visas for Ukrainian refugees

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Archbishops unite to press UK government on visas for Ukrainian refugees

Senior church leaders on the island of Ireland have called on the UK Government to do more to help Ukrainian refugees. The all-Ireland primates of the Catholic Church and Church of Ireland came together to urge London to follow the lead of EU ...

16 Mar 2022 at 15:51

National News

Irish archbishop wants to house refugees in Catholic Church's unused buildings

The Catholic Church is exploring whether some of its unused buildings in Ireland can be repurposed to accommodate Ukrainian refugees. Primate of Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin said the scoping exercise was at its early stages, but he raised ...

16 Mar 2022 at 16:40

Churchgoers in Ireland raise a significant amount for Ukraine

National News

Churchgoers on island of Ireland raise 3.25 million euro for Ukraine

Catholic churchgoers on the island of Ireland have raised 3.25 million euro for the people of Ukraine since the war began. Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin paid tribute to the generosity of ...

15 Apr 2022 at 10:12

Local News

Holy Cross Killeshin Celebrates 200 Years

A number of ceremonies are due to take place to mark the 200th anniversary of the Holy Cross Church in Killeshin. The Church of the Holy Cross occupies the place formerly known as Gallows Hill or Cnoc na Crocaire and was built in ...

18 Mar 2022 at 15:23

Local News

Funeral of three siblings who died in attack in home takes place

The funeral of three siblings who were killed in a violent attack at their home has taken place in Dublin. Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin brother and sister Christy and Chelsea Cawley died in the incident in Tallaght ...

09 Sept 2022 at 13:22

National News

Funeral to be held for three siblings killed in violent attack in own home

The funeral will be held later today for three siblings who were killed in a violent attack at their home in Tallaght, Dublin. Lisa Cash, 18, and her eight-year-old twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley will be laid to rest ...

09 Sept 2022 at 03:45

Northern Ireland

Church leaders unite to call for practical support during cost-of-living crisis

The leaders of the main churches in Ireland have issued a joint call for practical support to be delivered to people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis on both sides of the border. The Church Leaders Group (Ireland), ...

25 Aug 2022 at 01:01

National News

Community numbed and family shattered by three road deaths, funeral hears

A community has been left numbed and a family shattered by losing three members in a road crash, a priest has told their funeral in Co Tipperary. The funeral has taken place at St John the Baptist church in Cashel of Tom ...

03 Sept 2023 at 15:17

National News

WATCH: Mourners line the streets of Clonmel ahead of McSweeney siblings' funeral

Mourners are lining the streets of Clonmel outside the church where the funeral mass of Grace and Luke McSweeney will take place. Members of the community and students of Presentation Secondary School are beginning to ...

01 Sept 2023 at 11:14

National News

Sinead O’Connor fans gather to sing Nothing Compares 2 U in Dublin tribute

Fans of Sinead O’Connor sang her most famous song at a poignant gathering in Dublin to pay tribute to the late star. Around 100 people joined together to sing Nothing Compares 2 U at the event on Sunday afternoon. ...

30 Jul 2023 at 17:31

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