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‘Players are good but there’s no risking possession or tussling for the ball,’ says Cleary
The 8th: How Ireland went through a ‘collective national moment of catharsis’
This tightly told film charts the 2018 referendum campaign to legalise abortion
Blunt instrument – the Kilrush evictions of 1888 and the ‘Vandeleur ram’
Evictions combined with advent of photojournalism brought ram under spotlight
Fateful day dawns for the Faithful County hurlers
Offaly face a huge relegation playoff against Carlow as they bid to halt a stark decline
Tony Walsh possibly ‘most notorious clerical child sexual abuser’ in Dublin
Murphy report said it was ‘likely that he has abused hundreds of children’
Banish the light and take back the night
A rise of more than 20% in artificial light in the past 25 years is damaging our health
Papal indulgence – Frank McNally on the social side of the pope’s 1979 visit to Galway
An Irishman’s Diary
Pope Francis: Knock shrine, bedecked in Vatican colours, remembers 1979
There was little health and safety during previous visit, and no airport
Sean Moncrieff: The Irish church always bent the rules. People just kept quiet about it
Priests had relationships. Couples used contraception. People opted not to take it all too seriously
Pope could herald new start for Catholic church in Ireland if he shows contrition
Vatican photograph from 2007 captures church past and questions its future
National Rowing Centre to see 230 compete in Irish Trial
Ireland coach Dominic Casey again nominated for World Coach of the Year
Witchipedia: Ireland’s most famous witches
The witches of Irish history had one thing in common: they were women who refused to conform
Catholicism’s influence is very much alive in Ireland
The faith still has significant public and private sway despite blows to the church
New grounds for optimism for GAA’s future in Cork
Redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh opens with two fixtures echoing its colourful past
Colum Kenny: When is it all right to speak ill of the dead?
Romancing the reputations of public figures does a disservice to those they let down
20 years on Tipp and Clare stir echoes of era-defining rivalry
Michael Cleary recalls league fixture that taught Ger Loughnane a valuable lesson
Obituary: Cardinal Desmond Connell
Surprise appointment to Archbishopric of Dublin who headed it during difficult time
‘Babette’s Feast’ shows us value and future of the Eucharist
Fall in Mass attendance indicates inclusivity, a foundation stone of Christianity, is waning
The 2018 visit of Pope Francis to Ireland offers a chance to heal
It will be low key compared to the visit of Pope John Paul II
The story of the last ‘witch’ burned alive in Ireland
In 1895, Bridget Cleary was set alight by her husband because he believed she was a fairy
Clerics who became fathers had ‘loving’ relationships - Fr Brian D’Arcy
Priest says actor Frank Kelly struggled with conscience over Fr Jack role in Fr Ted show
Watch Boland’s Quay silos being demolished
WATCH: Time lapse video shows concrete silos coming down over eight-month period
Tony Walsh: More jail time for a ‘most notorious’ child abuser
Background: First complaint about priest came two days after he took up his first role
Boland’s Quay scheme at Dublin’s historic Boland’s Mills site set for September start
Sisk and BAM could be in the running for €170m contract to build on docklands site
Group formed to manage Boland’s Quay development
Savills, Cleary McCabe & Associates and Michael Cleary set to collaborate on project
Dublin priest says archbishops remind him of the Housemartins
Band found success with ‘mixture of populist politics and Christianity’
Cork-Tipperary finally transfer Munster rivalry to Croke Park
Premier County on the receiving end in 1997 final against Clare when provincial rivals first met at headquarters
Is the Association of Catholic Priests slipping back into clericalism?
Has it begun ‘to defend the indefensible’?
Regulatory burden needs to be relaxed in Georgian Dublin, says city manager
Residential use will be encouraged to stop vacancy and dereliction, says Owen Keegan
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