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Sunday 25 October 2020
The former Irish president warned of the damaging impact the church is having on Ireland younger LGBT community.
She will collect the prize at a ceremony at the University of Tübingen in Germany in October.
Information about the presidents’ use of the service can be revealed for the first time following a landmark ruling this year.
The ruling was made by the Commissioner for Environmental Information last week.
An email released under the Freedom of Information Act shows how Zappone had ‘very serious’ concerns ahead of the visit.
The TD says the former president’s frequent criticism of the Catholic Church is ‘getting silly’
The former President expressed her concerns at ‘fake hetero homophobes’ within the Church.
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
The state broadcaster has unveiled how it’ll mark Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland.
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.
Clem Leneghan said he does not want his story to take the spotlight away from where it belongs.
Over 1,000 adults were polled about Mary McAleese’s comments.
“My mother, almost 90 years of age, had to discover that from the Belfast Telegraph three weeks ago.”
The former president has called on Pope Francis to address gender inequality in the Catholic Church.
The former president said women aren’t ‘mysteries’ or ‘strawberries on the cake’, despite what popes have called them.
The former president also called the Catholic Church an “empire of misogyny”.
The inclusion of McAleese on the Voices of Faith speaker panel was opposed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
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.
The then-England captain annoyed many Irish fans by seemingly causing President Mary McAleese to walk on the grass.
The former president says she herself was a J1 student.
The Irish people have voted for same-sex marriage but some campaigners deserve a special mention.
Bruce Arnold has spoken out against former President Mary McAleese taking a position in the same-sex marriage referendum.
The former President is calling for a Yes vote in the same sex marriage referendum this Friday.
It’s the former Irish president’s first public comments about the issue since the start of the same-sex referendum campaign.
Ahead of his fight tonight, we outline the reasons the Limerick native deserves respect.
She likes him though.
Pope Francis said this week that it’s okay for parents to smack their children.
Dr McAleese is going to be a professor in Irish studies at the largest Catholic university in the UK.
An ad for a speaking engagement has been rejected by Australian newspaper ‘The Catholic Weekly’ over the former President having ‘an agenda’.
The Taoiseach is also sporting a goatee by the looks of it.
From befriending Tom Cruise to stealing each other’s outfits, our politicians have done it all.
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.
Her comments were welcomed by liberal Redemptorist priest Fr Tony Flannery.
Former President Mary McAleese was one of those who spoke at Fr. Reid’s funeral this afternoon.
Portraits of each Taoiseach, President and Chief Justice are commissioned by the State as a matter of course.
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.
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…
The EU group chaired by former president Mary McAleese recommended certified and continuous training for university teaching staff.
The former president’s work for peace was honoured with the naming of Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge.
Former Ireland hooker Shane Byrne had some choice words on the English captain’s “belligerence” in 2003.
WE’RE JUST OVER 10 days out from what has been called one of the most important US presidential elections ever.
The United States will vote on 3 November on whether to back four more years of a Donald Trump presidency or opt for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
TheJournal.ie will have you covered on the night itself and throughout the following day as results pour in.
Today, we want to know: Will you stay up to watch the US election?
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Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
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