The Islamic Cultural Centre has been “stifled by exclusion and a lack of vision” says the Irish Muslim Peace Council amid shock and confusion over the closure of Ireland’s largest mosque. The Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (ICCI) in Clonskeagh, Dublin …
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Born and bred an Irish Catholic, I first saw a Pope with my own eyes in Rome in 1968. Ireland was then firmly Catholic in its official ethos. But it was changing. Inward investment, TV and the reforming papacy of Pope John XXIII had opened windows. A …
People have been urged to check if they are eligible to claim a weekly payment as the criteria has increased. From July 2025, the weekly income disregard will be increased for the Carer's Allowance, a weekly payment to people who care for someone …
Over the past week, a debate has been rumbling on about whether or not the Prime Minister is a unionist. It followed an exchange in the Commons, where South Antrim MP Robin Swann asked Sir Keir Starmer to say plainly whether he was committed to the Union. …
The pope coming to Ireland in 1979 is a moment I remember well. Aged seven I watched on TV him disembarking a jumbo jet and kissing the ground. I was impressed by it all: 747 jets were still novel. I was amazed that John Paul was speaking to a million …
A letter from David Barbour: I am rather tired of the uncertainty that occurs with regard to many of the political and legal developments in Northern Ireland. The new certainty regards the UK Supreme Court ruling, which provided certainly regarding the …
Charlie McGarvey and the Republic of Ireland Boys U-15s are in Austria and Italy this week to take part in the annual Torneo Delle Nazioni. It will be the third time Ireland have competed in the competition with the young Boys in Green winning the …
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