The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: War of words in Ronan Kerr inquiry, priest apologises for comparing Taoiseach to Hitler, and new details emerge of Anders Behring Breivik’s arrest…
View ArticleIreland’s Papal Nuncio to be transferred to Czech Republic
Giuseppe Leanza is to be deployed to the vacant position in Prague, following his withdrawal from Ireland.
View ArticleCatholic newspaper applauds Taoiseach’s Vatican speech
The Irish Catholic said in its editorial that the Taoiseach’s speech “captured the anger of a generation”.
View ArticleArchbishop: Clerics hurt too by the Church’s mishandling of abuse claims
The Archbishop of Tuam, Michael Neary, addresses pilgrims on top of Croagh Patrick as part of “spiritual” Reek Sunday in Mayo.
View ArticleCloyne priests to meet… as hundreds more abuse cases set to emerge
A new report on the Donegal diocese of Raphoe is expected to reveal many more assaults on children by priests.
View ArticleBishop Magee breaks silence over Cloyne abuse
Dr John Magee has apologised to child abuse victims, and said he “let down” other priests by going into hiding.
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: Monday
The battle for Tripoli rages on, the bishop of Cloyne breaks his silence, Ireland’s latest viral sensation and… can we turn light bulbs into wifi routers?
View ArticlePoll: How do you feel about Bishop Magee’s apology?
Former bishop John Magee issued an apology yesterday to the victims of clerical sex abuse in his diocese, which has been met with mixed reaction today. What do you think about it?
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things you need to know: IMF’s kind words as it offers more bailout funds, Anglo staff told to “party!” months before takeover, Cloyne response “imminent”, and time after AD…
View ArticleVatican’s response to Cloyne ‘will be published imminently’ – report
La Stampa newspaper says the 15-page response has been prepared and is awaiting final approval before being published.
View ArticleVatican rejects Taoiseach’s criticism over Cloyne sex abuse report
The Vatican has issued its response to the Cloyne report saying it is “sorry and ashamed” for the suffering of victims and their families.
View ArticleCloyne: Tánaiste reacts to Vatican statement as Taoiseach says he doesn’t...
The two most senior figures in government have given their initial response to what the Vatican has been saying about the Cloyne report this morning.
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: Saturday
In tonight’s Fix: The fall out from the Vatican’s response to the Cloyne report; why there could be good news for mortgage holders; and what’s happening down at the Electric Picnic?
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Deaths in Ballymun and Waterford, Archbishop admits fears of abuse ‘cabal’, and Vincent Browne’s TV3 ‘Ex Factor’…
View ArticleArchbishop Martin calls on Taoiseach to explain Vatican comments
The Archbishop of Dublin was speaking following the publication of the Vatican’s controversial response to the Cloyne report.
View ArticleThe Daily Fix: Sunday
In tonight’s Fix: What Diarmuid Martin wants the Taoiseach to explain; Celia Larkin’s earfuls for Bertie; why McDonald’s is ‘Lovin’ It’ in Ballymun; and what did the Rubberbandits get upto at Electric...
View Article‘I didn’t go too far’: Taoiseach defends Cloyne report comments
Enda Kenny was responding to criticism levelled at him by the Vatican last weekend.
View ArticleGovernment publishes final sections of damning Cloyne report
The Department of Justice publishes the final extracts of the report into the handling of child sexual abuse allegations in Cloyne.
View ArticleObama, Cloyne and an ‘elderly poet’: how the world’s media saw Ireland in 2011
It’s been an eventful year for the nation, here’s how the international media saw the big events.
View ArticleArchbishop calls for ‘renewed’ and ‘more humble’ Catholic church
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin made the call as he welcomed the new Papal Nuncio to Ireland in Dublin today.
View ArticleVatican visitors to publish report on Church child abuse
Pope Benedict’s hand-picked ‘Apostolic Visitation’ will publish a summary of their findings later this morning.
View ArticleVatican visitors propose Church reforms to deal with abuse fallout
An Apostolic Visitation sent by Pope Benedict XVI suggests reforming admissions to seminaries, and organisation of dioceses.
View ArticleColumn: ‘Support for my coming out reflects changing attitudes in Ireland’
The Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer said publicly for the first time this week that he is gay. Writing for TheJournal.ie, he explains the reasons behind his decision to come out…
View ArticleOne year on: What’s happened since Enda Kenny’s landmark Cloyne speech?
In his most significant speech to date, Enda Kenny was hugely critical of the Vatican following the publication of the Cloyne report. Today marks the first anniversary of that speech.
View ArticleColumn: The children’s referendum is a chance to put things right
By voting yes, we can prove that this generation has done more than any other to protect children who have been betrayed in the past, writes Aodhán Ó Riordáin.
View ArticlePower outages in Dublin and Cork
In Glassmore, Swords a fault has caused a power outage for around 21 houses and a fault in Cloyne, Co Cork means around 42 houses are without electricity.
View ArticleNew Bishop of Cloyne accepts appointment with ‘apprehension’
The Bishop-elect William Crean, from Kerry, has said he had accepted the post with “considerable trepidation”.
View ArticlePriest dismissed over complaints of child sexual abuse
A number of complaints of sexual abuse of minors against the priest have been upheld by a canonical penal trial today.
View ArticleThe Evening Fix… now with added chicks sniffing daffodils
The things we learned, loved and shared today…
View ArticleTwo kids from Cork to be confirmed by… Pope Francis
Emily Mulcahy and Edmond Roche (both 12) were chosen from the diocese of Cloyne to be confirmed by the Pope in St Peter’s Square.
View ArticleNew Murphy Report information details abuse by Fr Patrick McCabe
Previously redacted information has now been made public, and details allegations of abuse made against the priest.
View ArticleBody of elderly man discovered in Cork house
Gardaí have sealed off the scene and the office of the State Pathologist has been notified.
View ArticleCork man ejected from priesthood over abuse claims has appeal rejected by Rome
Dan Duane made the appeal to the Catholic Church’s highest judicial authority.
View ArticleWATCH: Enda on changing his mind, not taking himself seriously and running...
The Taoiseach was in with TheJournal.ie to talk the economy, the referendum, his salary and his future.
View ArticleHere’s what we learned from Enda Kenny’s one-on-one with TheJournal.ie…
The Taoiseach paid a visit to our HQ this week and he had plenty to say…
View ArticleGardaí may have interviewed victim of paedophile priest as ‘family favour’
A new GSOC report found that a statement might have been taken just to “appease the victim”.
View ArticleCork man ejected from priesthood over abuse claims ‘kept celebrating Mass at...
It’s led to a resignation in the diocese of Cloyne.
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