'The stench of hypocrisy from the whole visit has been rife in Dublin ever since the announcement that the Pope was coming'
Watching Dublin shut down for the arrival of the Pope is incredibly hard to stomach.
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Watching Dublin shut down for the arrival of the Pope is incredibly hard to stomach.
In a speech delivered at an event attended by Pope Francis, the Taoiseach spoke about the “dark aspects of the Catholic Church’s history”.
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All hospitals will be operating as normal across the weekend.
Restrictions around Phoenix Park are to remain in place until 7am on Tuesday.
Images were posted on social media last night after the netting had been torn down.
Inside the venue, high-profile US Jesuit Fr James Martin said parishes needed to do more to include LGBT Catholics.
Isolated rain showers are forecast throughout the weekend.
Business owners have complained that they haven’t been given enough information about Papal disruption.
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Gardaí expect 100,000 people to come out to see the Pope in the city centre.
The event gets under way in earnest at the RDS today, ahead of the Pope’s visit on Saturday.
Fears had been expressed in recent days that the traffic restrictions set to be in place in Dublin would negatively impact homeless services in the city.
Bus Éireann says it is making 800 trips to and from the capital on Sunday
Councillor Gary Gannon called passes issued to health workers at St James’s Hospital during the papal visit “entirely inappropriate”.
Concerns have been raised in recent weeks over the provision of accommodation for homeless people during the papal visit.
Details of the meeting will not be announced until after it is over.
Bishop Alan McGuckian says the Pope should be judged on his actions.
Yesterday the Pope wrote a letter to all Catholics insisting that “no effort must be spared” to prevent instances of clerical abuse from happening.
The former President expressed her concerns at ‘fake hetero homophobes’ within the Church.
The Pope arrives in Ireland on Saturday.
The Archbishop of Dublin was speaking with less than a week to go until Pope Francis visits Ireland.
One family was allowed to skip the queue in the Phoenix Park because their car was full of Pope-related items.
It’s the first time a Pontiff will visit Ireland in over four decades, and thousands are needed to keep the show running.
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Donald Wuerl was due to speak on Wednesday.
Erin Darcy says the names of the children should be listed at the grave site.
The DUP leader says she ‘regretfully’ can’t attend the event.
The comments from the Church come ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland next week.
Bishop Brendan Leahy made his comments ahead of the Pope’s visit to Ireland later this month.
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We Are Church Ireland says most of its members are indifferent to the visit.
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Rory Cowan says people who disagree with the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on gay people should refuse to engage with the institution.
“Those decisions will be made depending on resources available to them.”