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No changes to limits for weddings and funerals, places of worship to reopen next Tuesday
As we exit Level 5, people will have been wondering about whether they can attend mass or other religious services.
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Nov 27th 2020, 6:27 PM
At 88.6%, Offaly has the highest percentage of Catholics in Ireland
Ireland’s population of Roman Catholics has fallen since 2011.
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Oct 12th 2017, 1:26 PM
Man who listed 'standing up against homosexuality' as achievement loses discrimination case
Mark Savage claimed he was told to remove the line from his CV.
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Sep 14th 2017, 4:34 PM
'It happened in the middle of mass': 12 killed and 50 injured by falling tree at religious Portuguese festival
A 200-year-old oak tree fell on people gathered outside a church.
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Aug 15th 2017, 8:34 PM
Concerns over Dublin visit of religious group claiming it set a child with autism 'free from demons'
Autism advocacy groups have protested against the event.
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Apr 27th 2016, 6:05 AM
Science says people decide these 13 things within seconds of meeting you
Do you come across as hard working? Aggressive? Successful?
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Nov 28th 2015, 4:00 PM
Kerry set to get new mosque, but there won't be a call to prayer
The new site will contain a mosque and Muslim community centre.
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Sep 9th 2015, 11:51 AM
Group of as many as 30 youths fight with knives and sticks
One police officer received minor injuries in the altercation.
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Aug 15th 2015, 11:34 AM
People of faith urged to "be brave" and vote Yes in same-sex marriage referendum
Faith in Marriage Equality includes Catholic and Church of Ireland members.
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Feb 15th 2015, 12:55 PM
Opinion: Questions remain unanswered over the Tuam mother-and-baby home
To understand what happened, it is vital to hold inquests into the deaths of all those buried at the site of the former home.
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Oct 10th 2014, 12:04 PM
Pope Francis: Religion can never justify violence
He said that Albania was an “inspiring example” of religious harmony.
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Sep 21st 2014, 7:15 PM
Opinion: It may seem heartless, but we shouldn't fund an inquiry into religious-run homes
I shudder to imagine what those mothers and their beautiful babies went through. But we need to ask the difficult question: is this the correct use of funds that children living today so badly need?
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Jul 8th 2014, 7:30 PM
Taoiseach: If we don't do this properly, Ireland's soul will lie "in an unmarked grave"
Enda Kenny said the Government would consult with all opposition parties, other relevant groups and historians as it began its investigation into mother-and-baby homes.
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Jun 10th 2014, 4:28 PM
Papal Nuncio launches range of religious tiles (yes, tiles) with mystique
They’re not for Garda stations.
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May 20th 2014, 10:50 PM
Column: Louise O’Keeffe ruling shows Ireland's school patronage system is unworkable
The State is responsible for the rights of students in the national school system even if the schools are run by patron bodies, writes Peter Ferguson.
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Apr 3rd 2014, 1:00 PM
Outrage as death toll from Hindu temple stampede hits 115
The tragedy was sparked by rumours a bridge was about to collapse. Authorities are coming in for criticism over their approach.
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Oct 14th 2013, 7:44 AM
37.5 per cent of students believe in God (and 3 per cent are Jedi)
A new survey shows that 83.5 per cent of students asked said they believe abortion should be allowed in Ireland.
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Aug 13th 2013, 3:26 PM
For his next challenge Vincent Browne is taking on God
‘Challenging God with Vincent Browne’ starts tonight on TV3.
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Aug 4th 2013, 7:00 AM
In their own words: Survivors' accounts of life inside a Magdalene Laundry
The report published today includes a section devoted to survivors’ first-hand accounts of life in a Laundry.
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Feb 5th 2013, 9:10 PM
How Twitter reacted to the Magdalene Laundry report
From Enda Kenny’s non-apology to the record of previous governments, here’s what people on Twitter had to say about the Magdalene Laundry report.
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Feb 5th 2013, 7:22 PM
Madonna* gets burnt by angry religious group
*Well, not the actual pop icon herself, thankfully, but a poster.
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Aug 9th 2012, 12:02 PM
Married deacons ordained into the Catholic Church
Dublin Diocese says the eight deacons will not be “lone rangers”…
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Jun 5th 2012, 12:02 PM
9/11 memorials: Who won’t be there and what they can’t say
Remembering the dead ten years on – Ground Zero’s restricted guest list, and the talking points they’ve been requested to stick to.
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Sep 4th 2011, 10:00 AM