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# mary-mcaleese - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
Mary McAleese condemns Catholic Church for 'intrinsically evil' teachings on homosexuality
The former Irish president warned of the damaging impact the church is having on Ireland younger LGBT community.
# mary-mcaleese - Thursday 22 August, 2019
Mary McAleese wins prestigious Catholic theology prize
She will collect the prize at a ceremony at the University of Tübingen in Germany in October.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
Revealed: How Michael D Higgins and Mary McAleese used government jet service hundreds of times Exclusive
Information about the presidents’ use of the service can be revealed for the first time following a landmark ruling this year.
# mary-mcaleese - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
Government ordered to release records about use of its jet service by Michael D Higgins and Mary McAleese
The ruling was made by the Commissioner for Environmental Information last week.
# mary-mcaleese - Friday 2 November, 2018
Katherine Zappone warned Tánaiste that using State funds for Pope visit 'undermined' work for LGTBI+ rights
An email released under the Freedom of Information Act shows how Zappone had ‘very serious’ concerns ahead of the visit.
# mary-mcaleese - Thursday 23 August, 2018
Mattie McGrath: People are 'getting sick and tired' of Mary McAleese and she should 'get off the stage'
The TD says the former president’s frequent criticism of the Catholic Church is ‘getting silly’
# mary-mcaleese - Monday 20 August, 2018
'I find them terrifying': Mary McAleese wary of gay priests and nuns who preach anti-LGBTI message
The former President expressed her concerns at ‘fake hetero homophobes’ within the Church.
# mary-mcaleese - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Roscommon
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
'Mary McAleese's Modern Family' and 'The John Pauls': RTÉ's papal lineup
The state broadcaster has unveiled how it’ll mark Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
Leo Varadkar: 'I don't agree with the Catholic Church's policy towards women'
Speaking in Washington, the Taoiseach also said he didn’t think it was the State’s role to tell any religion what rules it should make.
# mary-mcaleese - Tuesday 13 March, 2018
Mary McAleese's brother calls for people who knew of priest's abuse to come forward
Clem Leneghan said he does not want his story to take the spotlight away from where it belongs.
# mary-mcaleese - Monday 12 March, 2018
Vast majority of people agree that Catholic Church is 'empire of misogyny'
Over 1,000 adults were polled about Mary McAleese’s comments.
Mary McAleese says her brother was 'seriously, physically, sadistically abused by Malachy Finnegan'
“My mother, almost 90 years of age, had to discover that from the Belfast Telegraph three weeks ago.”
# mary-mcaleese - Friday 9 March, 2018
Diarmuid Martin says Mary McAleese's criticism of the Church was 'brutally stark'
The former president has called on Pope Francis to address gender inequality in the Catholic Church.
# mary-mcaleese - Thursday 8 March, 2018
'Male celibates advise the Pope on what women really want, that is ludicrous'
The former president said women aren’t ‘mysteries’ or ‘strawberries on the cake’, despite what popes have called them.
Mary McAleese says it's 'pure codology' that women can't become priests
The former president also called the Catholic Church an “empire of misogyny”.
# mary-mcaleese - Friday 2 February, 2018
Priests say Mary McAleese being banned from Vatican conference is 'embarrassing'
The inclusion of McAleese on the Voices of Faith speaker panel was opposed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 13 September, 2017
Mary McAleese says the Vatican is moving backwards on children's rights
The former president says the church is embroiled in a dispute with the governing body of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
# mary-mcaleese - Friday 21 October, 2016
'It was amazing' - Clive Woodward on Martin Johnson's Irish red carpet faux-pas
The then-England captain annoyed many Irish fans by seemingly causing President Mary McAleese to walk on the grass.
# mary-mcaleese - Thursday 18 June, 2015
Mary McAleese: "Utterly offensive" New York Times reached for "lazy tabloid stereotype"
The former president says she herself was a J1 student.
# mary-mcaleese - Saturday 23 May, 2015
13 heroes of the Yes campaign
The Irish people have voted for same-sex marriage but some campaigners deserve a special mention.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 20 May, 2015
Journalist says that 'homosexuality was never a crime in Ireland'
Bruce Arnold has spoken out against former President Mary McAleese taking a position in the same-sex marriage referendum.
# mary-mcaleese - Tuesday 19 May, 2015
Mary McAleese says 'the only children affected by this referendum will be Ireland's gay children'
The former President is calling for a Yes vote in the same sex marriage referendum this Friday.
# mary-mcaleese - Monday 13 April, 2015
Mary McAleese says the same-sex referendum is about children - gay children
It’s the former Irish president’s first public comments about the issue since the start of the same-sex referendum campaign.
# mary-mcaleese - Saturday 11 April, 2015
16 reasons why Andy Lee is a champ in every sense
Ahead of his fight tonight, we outline the reasons the Limerick native deserves respect.
# mary-mcaleese - Sunday 15 March, 2015
Mary McAleese: 'Pope Francis carries a residual element of misogyny'
She likes him though.
# mary-mcaleese - Saturday 7 February, 2015
Former president criticises Pope for saying smacking children is acceptable
Pope Francis said this week that it’s okay for parents to smack their children.
# mary-mcaleese - Monday 15 December, 2014
Mary McAleese has got a new job
Dr McAleese is going to be a professor in Irish studies at the largest Catholic university in the UK.
# mary-mcaleese - Friday 29 August, 2014
McAleese advert rejected over the former President's views on female ordination
An ad for a speaking engagement has been rejected by Australian newspaper ‘The Catholic Weekly’ over the former President having ‘an agenda’.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 20 August, 2014
Enda Kenny is wearing jeans and holidaying with a former president in Killarney
The Taoiseach is also sporting a goatee by the looks of it.
# mary-mcaleese - Thursday 22 May, 2014
Throwback Thursday: Politics edition
From befriending Tom Cruise to stealing each other’s outfits, our politicians have done it all.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday
Today everyone’s been talking about a man found dead in Dublin, Jenny Lauren’s €2,000 fine and Mary McAleese on the Catholic Church and homosexuality.
McAleese: Catholic Church 'in denial over homosexuality for decades'
Her comments were welcomed by liberal Redemptorist priest Fr Tony Flannery.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
Pictures: Funeral Mass for Fr Alec Reid held in Belfast
Former President Mary McAleese was one of those who spoke at Fr. Reid’s funeral this afternoon.
# mary-mcaleese - Wednesday 2 October, 2013
Formal Cowen portrait could cost up to €10,000
Portraits of each Taoiseach, President and Chief Justice are commissioned by the State as a matter of course.
# mary-mcaleese - Monday 29 July, 2013
In pics: President Michael D Higgins concludes meeting with the Council of State
The President has not yet made an announcement on whether he’ll sign the the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill into law or refer it to the Supreme Court.
# mary-mcaleese - Saturday 27 July, 2013
Explainer: What is the Council of State and why is it discussing the abortion bill?
The Council of State is a little-used and largely unknown body but it takes centre stage as it discusses the abortion bill next week. TheJournal.ie explains what it’s all about…
# mary-mcaleese - Tuesday 18 June, 2013
EU groups calls for compulsory training for university professors
The EU group chaired by former president Mary McAleese recommended certified and continuous training for university teaching staff.
# mary-mcaleese - Sunday 9 June, 2013
McAleese honoured with bridge in her name
The former president’s work for peace was honoured with the naming of Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge.
# mary-mcaleese - Sunday 10 February, 2013
'Our President shouldn't have been put in that situation' - O'Callaghan on red carpet fiasco
Former Ireland hooker Shane Byrne had some choice words on the English captain’s “belligerence” in 2003.
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THERE HAS BEEN a mixed reaction to the government’s decision to extend paid parental leave by three weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The extension applies to both mothers and fathers but there has also been calls this morning for single parent families to benefit.
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has said that children in single parent families should also be considered and benefit from the same amount of leave.
Two-parent families can now avail of a combined 10 weeks leave and Gannon says that the children of single-parents should also benefit from the same amount of time with a parent.
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