August 20, 2026

Clogher bishop warns priest shortage is becoming ‘more challenging’

Bishop of Clogher Larry Duffy has warned that providing a priest for every parish is becoming increasingly difficult, as more....

James Joyce, The Irish Catholic, and Irish Catholicism

Some years ago, as a diplomat at the Irish Embassy in Lisbon, I went ‘on mission’ to Rio de Janeiro....

The tradwife bogeywoman and the weaponisation of loose words

I admit to being confused. I had been reading a lot of hyperbolic assessments of the first Action Plan for....

Clogher bishop warns priest shortage is becoming ‘more challenging’

James Joyce, The Irish Catholic, and Irish Catholicism

The tradwife bogeywoman and the weaponisation of loose words