Local priest calls for urgent easing of restrictions on religious ceremonies
A Tipperary priest is urging the Government to allow some common sense in easing Covid-19 restrictions around religious ceremonies.
Fr Michael Toomey, from the parishes...
Concerns over numbers gathering after funerals
The Bishop of Killaloe has expressed concerns about the number of people gathering outside churches and in cemeteries after funerals.
Bishop Fintan Monahan has spoken...
McGrath calls for places of worship to reopen for Easter
Rural TDs are calling on the government to reopen places of worship in time for Easter.
The Rural Independent Group will raise the issue in...
Deleted Mother & Baby Homes tapes cannot be retrieved
The Children's Minister has said he's been told by the Commission investigating Mother and Baby Homes that deleted tapes of witness testimony are not...
Archbishop of Cashel & Emly renews public appeal for adherence to funeral restrictions
The Archbishop of Cashel and Emly is renewing an appeal to the public to adhere to the Covid-19 restrictions on funerals.
Under Level 5 restrictions,...
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore urges people to not attend large funeral gatherings
The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore says he understands why people have flouted guidelines on attendance at funerals during lockdowns.
However Alphonsus Cullinan says we...
Call for survey at Sean Ross Abbey to assess potential for further burial grounds
Sinn Féin's Martin Browne says the Government must take urgent steps to allow for additional excavation at Sean Ross Abbey Mother and Baby Home...
Clonmel man says Taoiseach’s Mother & Baby Homes apology not enough
A Tipperary Mother & Baby Home survivor says the Taoiseach’s state apology in the wake of the publication of the Mother and Baby Homes...
