Ireland’s classic ‘The Quiet Man’ honoured with special Mass

Nick Bramhill The cast and crew of iconic movie The Quiet Man have been remembered in prayer during a special Mass in Ireland to mark the 70th anniversary of the filming of the classic movie. In line with Covid restrictions just 50 parishioners were allowed into St Mary of the Rosary Church in Cong, Co.... Read More

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May 15, 2021

Fantasy film characters offer hope for an end to Ireland’s sectarian divide

Award-winning animated fantasy adventure film Wolfwalkers was inspired in part by the Catholic-Protestant divide in Northern Ireland, Irish filmmaker Tomm Moore has revealed. Moore, who directed the film, also shared his hopes that the movie will encourage unity. Wolfwalkers, which is currently streaming on Apple TV+, is set in 17th century Kilkenny, Ireland, and follows the story... Read More

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May 12, 2021

Ireland has no route home for prisoners held overseas

The Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) has strongly criticised the “barely-functioning system” that has left Irish people in prison overseas and their families in Ireland feeling “utterly let down by the State”. The ICPO expressed concern following the recent publication of the Minister for Justice and Equality’s Annual Report on the operation of the... Read More

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May 11, 2021

Bishop warns over complacency as Ireland returns to public Mass

While Catholics across the Republic of Ireland are right to have a feeling of deep satisfaction over the resumption of public ceremonies, Covid complacency remains the enemy, the Bishop of Limerick has warned. Bishop Brendan Leahy urged the faithful not to allow such complacency to undo all of the good work of the past few... Read More

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April 25, 2021

A final flourish from the pen of one of Ireland’s finest poets

Michael Winterbottom reviews the last published work of celebrated Irish priest-cum poet, Fr Michael McCarthy. I met Fr Michael McCarthy only once, when I had the good fortune and pleasure to be seated at the same table at a luncheon shortly before his death. I knew nothing of him before that afternoon but the meeting... Read More

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April 20, 2021

Primate of All-Ireland calls new law criminalising Mass attendance ‘draconian’

The Primate of All-Ireland has warned the Irish government that moves to criminalise attendance at Mass as part of Covid-19 regulations is a “potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights”. “The precise provisions are unclear and at first reading appear to be draconian, going further than the restrictions we have been co-operating with... Read More

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April 7, 2021

Sr Stan calls for post-Covid planning to focus on homes

Covid-19 must prove to be a turning point in the battle to end homelessness, a prominent Irish nun and social activist has said. Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, founder of Irish homelessness charity Focus Ireland, said that as the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, it can use this period to reform its practices and alleviate and... Read More

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March 30, 2021

Primate of All-Ireland issues fresh plea over fate of Disappeared

The Primate of All-Ireland has issued a plea to anyone with information about the location of the bodies of the Disappeared to come forward. His appeal came during the annual Mass for the Disappeared in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. “I appeal once more today, that anyone out there who has even the slightest amount of... Read More

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March 22, 2021

Pope elevates Ireland’s national Knock Shrine to international status

Pope Francis has elevated the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock to the status of an International Shrine of Eucharistic and Marian Devotion. In a message delivered from the Vatican via video link on 19th March, the feast of St Joseph, Pope Francis described it as an “important moment in the life of the shrine” and “a... Read More

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Ireland’s classic ‘The Quiet Man’ honoured with special Mass

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Ireland has no route home for prisoners held overseas

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