‘Increasingly difficult’ to manage parishes across Ireland due to priest shortages, bishop warns

IT is becoming “increasingly difficult” to manage Catholic Church parishes in one of Ireland’s largest dioceses due a priests shortage a bishop has warned. Retirement among the clergy and a lack of new vocations over successive years has left the Diocese of Killaloe struggling to maintain “full cover” to the five counties it serves. The vocations crisis prompted the Diocese to … [Read more...] about ‘Increasingly difficult’ to manage parishes across Ireland due to priest shortages, bishop warns

BELFAST International Airport has been ranked among the worst airports in a survey of passengers undertaken earlier this year. In April 2024, Which? surveyed almost 5,000 people about their experiences at airports in Britain and Northern Ireland in the previous 12 months. Respondents, who rated the airports across 11 categories, including seating, staff, toilets and queues at … [Read more...] about ‘Baggage reclaim is a joke’: Belfast International ranked among worst airports

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has pledged Ireland will stand with Ukraine for “as long as it takes” during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. The two leaders signed a joint memorandum on areas of co-operation during the meeting, which included common work on demining Ukraine and on cyber security. Mr Harris, who announced a €36m package for Ukraine and neighbouring … [Read more...] about Taoiseach pledges to stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’

THE family of a teenager killed on her way home from a night out more than 25 years ago have appealed for information about her death. Raonaid Murray was last seen alive at approximately 11.20pm on September 3, 1999 when she made her way home from Dun Laoghaire town centre in Dublin. The 17-year-old had been out with friends, after finishing work at a clothes shop, then known … [Read more...] about Appeal for answers 25 years after teenager murdered in Dublin

IKEA will give a free cooked breakfast to all customers who make their way to their Dublin store in the correct clothing this weekend. The Swedish furniture chain is asking all visitors to turn up in their pyjamas on Saturday, September 7 and earn themself a free cooked breakfast in the Ikea café. Those who make the journey will need to be a Ikea Family member, the store’s … [Read more...] about Ikea offers free breakfast to Irish customers who turn up in correct clothing this weekend