Founder of charity for Indian street children honoured in her native Cork
Maureen Forrest’s Hope Foundation helps impoverished women and children in city of Kolkata
HOPE
Figures for street violence in Cork are up but locals say they don’t tell full story
‘Covid skewed the figures, it will probably take three years to get a truer picture’
‘We are Not English, We Are Scouse’ – Why Liverpool boo the anthem
‘Feed the Scousers’ chants are imbued with anti-migrant and anti-Irish sentiment
How timing your meals right can benefit your health
Leave a two-hour gap between your last bite and going to sleep, says nutritionist
Newry and Armagh result: Sinn Féin pulls off another hat-trick
SDLP candidate takes ‘scenic route’ but in the end gets with more voted than last election
US army veterans convicted of interfering with Shannon Airport operations
Ken Mayers (85) and Tarak Kauff (80) acquitted of criminal damage during anti-war protest
Clonliffe College former seminary offered for Ukrainian refugees
Archbishop says 30-40 religious congregations are offering rooms including former retreat centres
Pauw and McCabe focused on their own plan to stop Sweden
Republic of Ireland not buying opponents’ marketing gimmick but face uphill task
The 10 most targeted books for banning in 2021
Book banning efforts surged in the US last year, focusing on black and LGBTQ+ stories
Owen Doyle: Paltry suspensions for dangerous tackles need to be shown the red card
Why not equate the length of suspension to the period of an injured player’s rehabilitation
Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic triumph
Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos
Schools struggle to keep classes open in latest coronavirus wave
Learning loss emerging in pupils’ handwriting, numeracy and sports, says principal
Ireland expect a still test against Wales in Six Nations opener
Home side look to move past World Cup disappointment against motivated Welsh team
Several private schools in south Dublin plan to enrol students with special needs for first time
Funded special classes to be established in private sector with fees waived
Mandy Patinkin: ‘Ukraine needs people to pay attention. I’m finished being afraid’
The Homeland star talks about writing music, praying with his dog and acting at 69
Climate shocks forcing African communities to change course
Climate crisis prompts new approach in Kenya with hope local populations can build resilience
‘My soul was rocked by this wonderful Mallorcan man. I felt I had come home, abroad’
I told him I had just arrived from Ireland. He said he would prefer to meet in person
‘Crisis’ in Japan as wasabi ‘at risk of disappearing’
After years of environmental negligence, the crop is in danger of vanishing from our plates
Newton Emerson: Boris Johnson’s fate and politics of the union
In Northern Ireland the Prime Minister’s destiny is seen in the context of Brexit in particular
Air travel 2021: The sector began the year as one of Covid’s panto villains
Uncertainty continues to be the dominant concern for airlines and passengers
Church leaders lament ‘two of the worst years ever’ in Christmas message
Theologians call on Vatican to overturn 1896 document declaring Anglican ordinations as ‘void’
'The deep heart's core': Faith of lay people will guide Catholic Church for uncertain future
Killala diocese group uses belief and hope to overcome lack of trust in clergy
Bishops set to decide on return of obligation to attend Sunday Mass
Catholics in Archdiocese ‘living through dark days’, says Archbishop of Dublin
‘Great change’ needed in Dublin’s ageing Catholic Archdiocese, says report
Pandemic highlighted priest shortages and greatly reduced income to church
Wrap your mind around science books this Christmas
A good read: From the science of surfaces to the tropical Arctic and ... a lot more besides
Rite&Reason: Young Irishman reflects on recent Armagh service
‘It made me think about my own sense of being Irish and my family history’
Cop26: ‘It’s called Cop26 because everywhere you go there are 26 cops’
Protesters make gradual progress through Glasgow streets usually flanked by police
Jane Goodall: ‘I’m not going to give in. I’ll die fighting, that’s for sure’
Environmentalist on how the climate emergency has been a wakeup call to everyone
Eamon Martin: Why I am participating in service to mark partition
Rite&Reason: One has to take risks for peace regardless of hasty or ill-judged comments
Armagh service one moment on journey towards reconciliation
Service of reflection and hope seeks to bond factions and emanate optimism
Invitation wording could have been changed to allay Higgins’s concern, church leaders say
Invitations to ‘controversial’ NI centenary event in Armagh to be sent today
Higgins told organisers of concern about event title in March
President said title of service marking partition was not a ‘neutral statement politically’
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