Rite and reason: Mary McAleese is right to call out Catholic Church over its exclusion of women from ordination
Former President of Ireland has a solid grounding in pointing out flawed arguments
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Michael McDowell ‘a man with a fearsome devotion’ to Ireland, says ex-president Mary McAleese
Tribute paid to former minister for justice and attorney general on launch of The Definite Article – a collection of his Irish Times columns
De Valera’s condolences on the death of Hitler continue to provoke 80 years on
Notorious second World War incident is still cited today by those critical of Ireland
Death of Pope Francis: Derek Mooney leads RTÉ’s coverage to intermittently jaw-dropping effect
Radio: The shocked host sounds vaguely peeved at the disruption to his wildlife special
Pope Francis put women on a pedestal, where they could do no harm
In many ways, Francis was a good and unpretentious man who eschewed personal pomp. But he did little to advance the position of women in the Catholic Church
Mary Hanafin ‘open to conversation’ with Fianna Fáil on presidential run
Former minister for education and Dún Laoghaire TD says the decision will ultimately be up to Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Happy birthday, Mr President. Like Ireland, you’re not perfect but you broke the mould
Had AI been asked to choose the ideal candidate for the Park, the Bull McCabe would have stood a better chance than an ex-Hot Press columnist with hippy ideas and bloated vowels
The Irish are a nation of storytellers, and our president is the storyteller-in-chief
Has the story we wish to hear about ourselves changed? This coming presidential election will tell us
Trinity College Dublin celebrates renaming former Berkeley library after poet Eavan Boland
Trinity Chancellor Mary McAleese said move was part of dealing with ‘colonial legacies’
Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025
This century has brought us many landmark moments, provided by remarkable Irish women who are an inspiration to others
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘My little boy is the same age now as I was when my mother died’
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
Well, Holy God by Patsy McGarry: An eternal life as a religious correspondent in turbulent times for Irish Catholicism
McGarry is notably fair to all sides, despite him often being perceived by many insiders as a liberal crusader intent on damaging the Catholic Church
Irish First Ladies and First Gentlemen, 1919-2011 by Bernadette Whelan: All the presidents’ spouses
An informative and eminently readable work about an undefined but important role in Irish public life
Council of State meets to advise President on Bill bringing changes in Defence Forces
Members share their views on the constitutionality of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024
Michael D Higgins is proof that age is not Joe Biden’s biggest problem
Wisdom, that great compensation for the vanished stamina of youth, seems to have bypassed the US president
Justin McAleese was ‘terrified’ as a gay teenager at Catholic schools, says former president
Mary McAleese and Mary Kennedy speak to GAA president Jarlath Burns about Pride, partition and hurling in new weekly podcast
Referendums: What will you be voting on and what are the Yes and No arguments?
What are Friday's referendums in Ireland all about? With voters set to go to the polls in two referendums on March 8th, the Yes and No camps offer very different assessments of the stakes, and some questions remain unanswered
Referendums: Yes votes will see ‘new realities’ put into dated parts of Constitution, McAleese says
Former president says proposals being voted on next Friday ‘part of a journey’ and ‘not a destination’
British feared McAleese attendance at Omagh memorial service would make queen look bad
Department of Foreign Affairs official told his British counterpart that as far as he was aware the prime minister and the royal family had ‘received nothing but praise for their gestures of sympathy’
Eamon Ryan ‘regrets’ abandoning 2004 presidential race but rules out 2025 bid
Green Party leader dropped out when it became clear other candidates would not challenge Mary McAleese
Taoiseach ‘very encouraged’ by Pope Francis’s declaration to allow priests bless same-sex couples
Ursula Halligan of We are Church group says declaration ‘a small step in the right direction’ but that conditions attached are ‘mean, stingy, and grudging’
Letter to Pope Francis says Synod report will ‘wound’ Catholics worldwide
Former president of Ireland Mary McAleese among signatories of letter
The Pope and LGBT Catholics: Francis faces a conservative backlash
As the pontiff apparently seeks to create a more welcoming Catholic Church, a cadre of conservatives become emboldened in airing ferocious criticism
25th anniversary of Island of Ireland Peace Park to be marked with ceremony in Belgium
Peace Park, which remembers Irishmen who died in first World War, was made a UNESCO world heritage site last month
Chronicle of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland launched by Dr Mary McAleese
Former President says new book tells the story of an institution that has grown to become an ‘internationalist hub of inclusion and diversity’
Why is Patrick Kielty stuffing The Late Late Show with bloody foreigners?
Donald Clarke: In reality, this supposedly prevalent partitionist mindset seems to be largely the stuff of comedy
Mary McAleese: Vatican authority over Catholics is ‘legally and morally questionable’
Dr McAleese criticises church at Spirit Unbounded, a lay-led synodal process taking place in parallel with Vatican Synod on Synodality
Tourists in Belfast only want to hear about ‘The Three Ts’: Troubles, Titanic and (Game of) Thrones
Guiding visitors around Belfast requires maintaining a careful balance: thankfully most people come looking for enjoyment, rather than a fight
Presidency was John Hume’s ‘for the taking’, says Mary McAleese
Hume’s son believes the prospect of the presidency was ‘never under serious consideration’
Mary McAleese: Pope’s U-turn on blessings for gay couples a ‘complete contradiction’ of previous stance
Former president welcomes comments from Francis on blessings and says they are a result of listening to the faithful
Enda Kenny contacted taoiseach’s office about honorary citizenship for philanthropist
Name of person former Fine Gael leader attempted to assist redacted in records released under FoI
Michael D and politics: crossing the line as the clock ticks down on his presidency
President’s foray into politics on the issue of Ireland’s neutrality and security comes as he considers his legacy with the final stretch of his time in Áras an Uachtaráin in sight
Vatican commission funded by US foundation whose board included alleged clerical child abuser
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick removed from ministry in 2019 following credible child sex abuse allegations made against him
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