# Church

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# take me to church

A Hozier video made for €1,500 in a Cork house got nominated for an MTV award

Its co-director Brendan Canty of Feel Good Lost told us how it all came together.

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Jul 24th 2015, 1:10 PM

# Portlaoise

Priest injured in knife-point robbery says Mass before going to hospital

Father Dominic Savio had only arrived in Ireland recently.

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Jul 23rd 2015, 1:27 PM

# charleston shooting

WATCH: Obama sings 'Amazing Grace' at funeral for Charleston church leader

He said the Charleston shooter was “blinded by hatred.”

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Jun 26th 2015, 9:02 PM

# Berkeley

Eimear Walsh funeral hears of kind-hearted, generous and fun-loving young woman

Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the life of the 21-year-old woman in Foxrock today.

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Jun 23rd 2015, 8:50 PM

# Mass Shooting

Charleston church shooting suspect charged with nine murders

Dylann Storm Roof was arrested yesterday after allegedly shooting nine people dead.

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Jun 19th 2015, 6:25 PM

# i do (not know)

Has the Catholic Church backtracked on its concerns over their role in weddings?

Read and decide for yourself.

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Jun 11th 2015, 11:44 AM

# eamon martin

Feeling of "bereavement" at gay marriage result - says leader of Ireland's Catholics

Eamon Martin was asked about that “defeat for humanity” remark from the Vatican this morning.

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Jun 2nd 2015, 11:53 AM

# in limbo

Couples may yet be barred from signing their marriage licences in church

The Catholic Church in Ireland hasn’t decided yet if priests would continue to solemnise marriages.

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Jun 1st 2015, 10:03 AM

# ennistymon

Traveller says she was refused entry into First Communion mass because of her clothes

The Parish of Ennistymon says it ‘has a dress-code for participants in liturgical celebrations’.

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May 25th 2015, 8:00 PM

# flexible front row friend

'Trying to become Sean O'Brien, really': Pilates helping Healy return fitter and faster for Ireland

The prop also revealed his ‘untouchable’ record squat.

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May 23rd 2015, 8:30 AM

# Church

Ireland's Cian Healy in World Cup doubt after neck disc surgery

Leinster coach Matt O’Connor is hopeful that Healy will recover in time to play in the global tournament.

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May 9th 2015, 9:19 AM

# Church

Healy set for neck 'investigations' after missing out on Treviso game

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will be hoping the problem is nothing serious.

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May 7th 2015, 2:18 PM

# i have received

15 signs you're at an Irish First Communion

Two words: bouncy castle.

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May 2nd 2015, 11:00 AM

# those darn satinists

Well, this attempt at edgy graffiti fell flat on its face

Hail Satin.

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Apr 7th 2015, 9:49 AM

# SOB and Church

Leinster have added two wrecking balls to their Champions Cup squad

Connacht have brought two new faces into their Challenge Cup playing group.

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Mar 24th 2015, 11:44 AM

# marriage ref

A religious 'conscience clause'. The church wants it but campaigners say ‘licence to discriminate’

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin wants lay people to have similar rights to churches.

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Mar 22nd 2015, 5:24 PM

# Naples

Pope set to dine with gay and transgender inmates at a prison in Italy

This will happen during his visit to the Giuseppe Salvia Detention Centre.

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Mar 20th 2015, 6:18 PM

# Church

'Twitter killed me' - Ireland's Healy ready to bounce back from Cardiff errors

We sat down with the loosehead prop as he gets set to pull on Ireland’s number one shirt again.

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Mar 20th 2015, 12:25 PM

# heal my hurts

'I wouldn't have come back if I didn't think I could last the pace' -- Cian Healy

Naturally, ‘strength hasn’t been an issue’ for the prop during his recovery from hamstring injury.

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Feb 25th 2015, 2:42 PM

# Church

'Cian is a special athlete' - Leinster boosted by Healy return for Zebre clash

Matt O’Connor welcomes a number of international players back into his side to face the Italians.

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Feb 20th 2015, 8:37 AM

# Fermanagh

Wedding goes ahead after fatal shooting at church

A man in his 60s died from gunshot wounds.

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Feb 11th 2015, 10:50 PM

# Moyross

A priest asked churches to donate gold to help needy students. But did any?

Fr Tony O’Riordan launched a campaign to help pay for a teacher in the school.

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Feb 8th 2015, 10:30 AM

# marriage referendum

Church of Ireland group has come out in support of a 'yes' vote

The Changing Attitude Ireland group has said marriage should be available to couples, “without distinction as to their sex”.

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Jan 21st 2015, 9:23 PM

# Dan Duane

Cork 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.

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Jan 7th 2015, 3:25 PM

# bash brothers

Sean O'Brien and Cian Healy to return to contact training within three weeks

The Six Nations is just under five weeks away.

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Jan 6th 2015, 5:59 PM

# Charged

Two men charged after being found in balaclavas near church

Gardaí seized a replica firearm from the area.

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Dec 7th 2014, 5:47 PM

# No Go

Bishops reject Pope's plans for opening doors to gays and divorcees

The move is a blow to Pope Francis.

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Oct 19th 2014, 7:26 AM

# remanded in custody

Man (32) charged over damage to an Orange Order Hall and a church

A second man was charged with an unrelated criminal damage incident.

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Oct 8th 2014, 1:25 PM

Voices

Column: 'At aged 48, I found out I was adopted. When I found my mother, it was too late'

It took Harry Foley 20 years to find his brother and sisters in Ireland. He said the State need to take hold of the situation and apologise.

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Sep 13th 2014, 7:00 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Before you launch into the last day of the week, here’s everything you need to know.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 8:15 AM

# Catholic Church

Cardinal Seán Brady has offered to resign as Primate of All Ireland

The offer of resignation, in line with Canon Law, must be approved by the Pope.

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Aug 15th 2014, 10:43 PM

# Investigation

Number of maternity homes a difficulty for mother and baby inquiry

The Commission have been asked to include a wide range of institutions within their scope of their inquiry.

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Jul 16th 2014, 4:32 PM

# Miracle Cure

Church that tells people to drink "miracle solution" to remove cancer coming to Dublin

The Genesis II Church says that the seminar is a “water purification event”.

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Jul 11th 2014, 11:36 AM

# Down

Crosses, statues and pews damaged in church attack

The windscreen of a nearby car was also smashed.

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Jul 10th 2014, 3:33 PM

# Healing

Martin: 'Crisis of the sexual abuse of children in the church not a chapter of the past'

The Archbishop said that the Catholic Church must “do more” to help victims of abuse.

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Jul 7th 2014, 8:02 PM

# westbank

The Protestant orphanage where children were whipped, beaten --- and everyone had the same name

Survivors are calling for the Westbank home, in Greystones, Co Wicklow, to be included in the wide-ranging inquiry tasked with investigating the State’s network of mother-and-baby homes.

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Jul 6th 2014, 7:45 AM

# In Memory

Hundreds attend vigil in remembrance of those who died in mother and baby homes

Crowds marched from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to the gates of the Dáil last night.

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Jun 12th 2014, 8:20 AM

# 800 babies

The world is talking about Tuam's 800 dead babies

Even if the Government hasn’t yet.

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Jun 4th 2014, 11:49 AM

# Child Safety

Dublin Archdiocese commended for 'exemplar' child abuse allegation reporting system

The latest review commends the roles of Priest Support Co-ordinator and Priest Delegate – both roles being unique to the Dublin Diocese.

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May 12th 2014, 12:19 PM

# daily bread

Dubliner goes to mass for the first time and live-tweets the whole thing

He’s sorely disappointed with the buffet.

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May 7th 2014, 12:10 PM