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Religion

All time
Census 2016
At 88.6%, Offaly has the highest percentage of Catholics in Ireland
12 Oct 2017
28.2k
192
Blasphemy
Opinion: 'Debating religious ideas isn't inciting to hatred'
Selina Campbell
8 Oct 2017
5.6k
108
religious freedom
'Contempt for women reaches a new low': Trump administration rolls back free birth control access
7 Oct 2017
24.8k
136
Job application
Man who listed 'standing up against homosexuality' as achievement loses discrimination case
14 Sep 2017
26.5k
Church and State
Bishops have 'constructive' meeting with Varadkar and ministers
31 Aug 2017
14.4k
99
Religious Festival
Three days of mourning in Madeira after falling tree kills 13 people
16 Aug 2017
11.6k
53
Madeira
'It happened in the middle of mass': 12 killed and 50 injured by falling tree at religious Portuguese festival
15 Aug 2017
30.2k
90
Knock
'Grandparents are the anchor of many families - but we don't always recognise that'
13 Aug 2017
14.4k
22
the last supper
'The priests are all old men now, and so are we': Heartbreak at Limerick's last male-only Mass
28 Jul 2017
40.2k
82
Workplace Relations
Dublin bakery's refusal to make anti-gay marriage cake 'was not discrimination'
24 Jul 2017
97.3k
156
wafer or wine
Concern from Catholics, but gluten-free communion host IS available in Ireland
13 Jul 2017
14.9k
64
Christian beliefs
Opinion: 'Leo is right to welcome people who have socially conservative views'
Larry Donnelly
26 Jun 2017
5.1k
102
mass appeal
Huge growth in numbers attending Irish Christian conference for 'anyone who loves Jesus'
11 Jun 2017
29.8k
184
end of life matters
'You can only do a funeral once, and you have to do it right': The story behind RIP.ie
10 Jun 2017
49.6k
51
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the Angelus be scrapped?
2 Jun 2017
47.1k
247
National Maternity Hospital
'It was clear that public opinion influenced the Sisters of Charity's decision'
30 May 2017
15.3k
18
Distraction
Philippine authorities ban hanging rosary beads off car dashboards
28 May 2017
20.9k
41
Our Lady's Grove
Five acres of Dublin school grounds to be sold by religious order
25 May 2017
28.9k
48
Vatican visit
Climate Bells: The gift Michael D Higgins gave Pope Francis today
22 May 2017
22.4k
46
Mountjoy Prison
Chalice given back to Spike Island after 134 years in Dublin
15 May 2017
14.1k
31
Faith
Ireland's first ever beatification to take place in Dublin this morning
13 May 2017
29.9k
89
George Lemaitre
Vatican celebrates big bang theory to dispel 'science conflict'
9 May 2017
20.5k
150
The Meaning of Life
Simon Harris says Ireland's blasphemy laws are 'silly' and 'embarrassing'
8 May 2017
28.8k
156
religious bias
Trump's travel ban will face a key test today
8 May 2017
14.6k
20
Read Me
Religion in schools: 'My son comes home saying things like, 'God makes it rain''
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
7 May 2017
15.3k
421
Patronage
Two new Educate Together primary schools announced for Dublin
6 May 2017
21.6k
75
Meaning of Life
Gardaí 'not commenting' on complaint of blasphemy against Stephen Fry
6 May 2017
91.2k
388
Pakistan
Boy killed after mob tries to lynch Hindu man charged with blasphemy
5 May 2017
14.7k
120
dáil prayer
Here's what TDs think about being made to stand for a daily Christian prayer
3 May 2017
26.7k
103
Faith
Religion and health care: What role does the Catholic Church play in Irish hospitals?
30 Apr 2017
22.8k
99
disciplinary action
First openly lesbian bishop in US Methodist Church may lose her job
29 Apr 2017
14.1k
14
Sisters of Charity
Bishop says new maternity hospital should obey rules of Catholic Church
23 Apr 2017
40.8k
164
destructive sect
Russia moves to ban 'extremist' Jehovah's Witnesses by seizing group's property
20 Apr 2017
16.3k
101
secrets of fatima
Two children who supposedly saw the Virgin Mary are to be made Saints by the Pope
20 Apr 2017
38.7k
143
strong criticism
Religious order that owes millions to abuse survivors given ownership of new maternity hospital
18 Apr 2017
57.0k
183
building a life
The secret life of the Amish-Mennonite community in Waterford
16 Apr 2017
102k
41
column
'Ireland is slowly discarding its age-old loyalty card attitude toward established religions'
Terry Flynn
16 Apr 2017
567
124
devotees
Devotees nail themselves to crosses at Philippines' annual Good Friday ceremony
14 Apr 2017
25.8k
66
Census 2016
One in 10 Irish people say they have no religion, the second largest group behind Roman Catholics
6 Apr 2017
55.8k
195
Shifting Demographics
Islam is set to have as many followers as Christianity by 2060
6 Apr 2017
12.5k
102
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