Irish people and First Communion: ‘We are all more like the Simpsons than the Waltons’
First Communion and the challenge of getting families to re-engage with parish life
Paul Howard: My top 20 Larry David Moments
My lockdown project has been to catalogue my experiences of excruciating embarrassment
Archbishop ‘very much open’ to relaxing celibacy rule due to priest shortage
Ireland facing spiritual ‘famine’ because of lack of priests, says priest
Gerry Thornley: Temple Carrig are the true schools rugby story of the season
Greystones school has so far beaten St Andrew’s and Pres Bray in Senior Cup
‘We are in uncharted territory when it comes to access to the deceased’
Storm Emma: Crematorium and cemeteries close, funerals deferred due to extreme weather
Dublin overcome ‘hardy welcome’ to see off Wexford
Experimental side will continue in O’Byrne Cup competion after Wexford battle
Jason Byrne: ‘Another baby! I’m not made of money’
It’s 1980s Dublin in Jason Byrne’s new book, and from the moment Mam announces there’s going to be a new arrival in the family, Dad is in a state
Syrian Muslims spend Eid thinking of loved ones still under attack
Bittersweet celebrations as community reflects on those stuck in “depths of hell”
Laois forwards carry too much threat
Saturday: Leinster SFC preliminary round – Laois v Wicklow, Portlaoise, 7.0
Clergy dealing with suicide becoming ‘sacramental firemen’
Priest speaks on radio about tragedy of seven suicides in just three weeks in Co Laois
Exhibition a testimony to lasting popularity of Dublin mayor Alfie Byrne
Independent politician who was elected mayor nine years running in the 1930s, and once again in the 1950s, is honoured with a permanent display at the Little Museum of Dublin
Kathy Sheridan: Republic wakes to world of calm acceptance
‘Ireland triumphs: the country has said, Goodbye Catholic guilt, hello Celtic grá’
Alliance vows to make rural Ireland election issue
Saving Rural Ireland set to fight what it sees as decimation of services
Two Kevin O’Grady goals proves pivotal for Wexford
Ciarán Lyng gets black card but only after Laois are safely seen off
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