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Funeral held of pioneering Irish Romanian Orthodox priest Fr Godfrey O’Donnell
The funeral Mass of Fr Godfrey O’Donnell (80) the only Irishman to be ordained a priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Ireland.
Editorial Team
Feb 17, 20202 min read
Statement on the occasion of the Global Refugee Forum
Migration, particularly of an involuntary kind, is embedded in our folk memory.
Editorial Team
Dec 16, 20195 min read
Interfaith Forum calls for Government intervention to demand end of mass killing in Syria
Press Statement Dublin City Interfaith Forum (DCIF) expresses its deepest condemnation of the recent and ongoing events which have...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20191 min read
World can draw inspiration from Pope, says President Higgins
Patsy McGarry The world can draw inspiration from Pope Francis and Irish missionaries had been wonderful ambassadors for Ireland and for...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20192 min read
Students demand UK universities take urgent action against racism
Exeter University students who say they were subject to racist abuse call for systemic change in handling of prejudice Sharon Hendry Mon...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20196 min read
The children of Windrush: ‘I’m here legally, but they’re asking me to prove I’m British’
Eight people tell of the harrowing experience of having to prove their status despite having been in the UK legally for half a century...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20197 min read
Urgent call for overhaul of State’s hate crime legislation
Nationwide campaign calls for end to racism on public transport Fri, Aug 10, 2018 Sorcha Pollak Shahbaz Rana of Dublin Bus, Martin...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20193 min read
Ireland cannot be complacent about populism
Political system poorly prepared to deal with emergence of anti–immigrant politics Fri, Aug 17, 2018 Bryan Fanning, David Farrell A large...
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Apr 7, 20196 min read
It’s Good to Get Out and Mix!
MEASC – AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF CULTURE AND FAITHS Press Release HOSTED BY DUBLIN CITY INTERFAITH FORUM AND DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL HERBERT...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20191 min read
Michael D Higgins re–elected for second term at Áras an Uachtaráin
Michael D Higgins has been elected for a second term as President of Ireland, with a total of 822,566 votes (55.8%). The result was...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20192 min read
Interfaith group in urgent call for State funding to be doubled
10 December 2018 Patsy McGarry Assistant Garda Commissioner Pat Leahy said he had been told it was the first time in Europe an interfaith...
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Apr 7, 20192 min read
President Higgins warns of the return of ‘an ugly, xenophobic corruption of nationalism’
Michael D Higgins was commemorating the centenary of the establishment of Dáil Éireann. Mon 5:07 PM Michael D Higgins addresses the joint...
Editorial Team
Apr 7, 20193 min read
Government calls for Irish communities to sponsor refugee families
New sponsorship programme will see Syrians resettled directly into a community Sorcha Pollak The Department of Justice will today...
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Apr 7, 20193 min read
Gardaí to permit wearing of turbans and hijabs in diversity drive
Gardaí say the decision to consider alterations to the garda uniform is in line with other forces, such as in Britain and around the...
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Apr 4, 20192 min read
‘After the second attack he became antisocial, children in Direct Provision are targeted’
‘After the second attack he became antisocial, children in Direct Provision are targeted’ Parents talk to us about why they are seeking...
Editorial Team
Mar 17, 201910 min read
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