Of course the Pope knew
The Tuam Babies story made global headlines, and Pope Francis met Philomena Lee in 2014. For the Pope to claim now is the first...
High praise for Fermoy’s presentation
The current resplendent presentation of Fermoy town which immediately comes to notice to anyone passing through the town, has this week been welcomed by...
Some Catholics just don’t care about child abuse
By Donal O’Keeffe
If you can reconcile yourself with a global conspiracy to cover up the rape of children to the point where you can...
Cork Life Centre – where education is about a lot more...
“Leaving Cert results often tell nothing of the work that went into getting those results,” says Don O’Leary, administrator of the Cork Life Centre....
O’Driscoll welcomes National Sports Policy
Fine Gael general election candidate Pa O’Driscoll, has welcomed the publication of the National Sports Policy, which will guide the promotion and development of sports...
The Catholic Church thinks in centuries. There’s a reason Pope Francis...
The Catholic Church is simply not serious about confronting its shameful history of abuse. That’s why media-savvy Pope Francis isn’t stopping here long enough...
The people of Tuam are owed an apology
Like many, I bought into the notion that public opinion in Tuam is divided about the Tuam Babies. I was very wrong, says Donal...
O’Keeffe welcomes Fair Deal Scheme proposals
Proposals by the Government to relax the requirement of farmers, and indeed self-employed business owners to avail of the Fair Deal Scheme, have been welcomed this week...
Cllr June Murphy selected to run for Social Democrats in Cork...
The Social Democrats have announced Cllr June Murphy as the party’s candidate to contest the next General Election in Cork East.
June is a native...
A powerful new voice on the abusive relationship that is Direct...
“Direct provision is like being in an abusive relationship,” writes Melatu Uche Okorie. “Abuse in itself is homogenous, no matter what race, class, or...
