Irish Opinion, Current Events, Editorials

Irish mother recounts how a Catholic priest tried to get her to give up her child

Fiona Cooney's mother told her that in 1977 Ireland, "it would have been easier to confess to murder than admit you're pregnant."

Cahir O'Doherty

Bad Faith: sidestepping the blame for Ireland's Mother and Baby homes

Those who "minimize the Church's culpability and emphasize the families are playing bait and switch."

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AOH calls for Bruce Morrison to be named Special Envoy to Northern Ireland

Ancient Order of Hibernians, has thrown their clout behind former Congressman for this key Northern Ireland role.

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A sad lullaby - my times spent inside an Irish COVID ward

It would be nice if Taoiseach Micheal Martin heard the lullaby I listened to in a hospital COVID unit the other night.

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Godspeed to proud Irish American Joe Biden

First of all, we should note how proud we are that it is an Irish American, Joe Finnegan Biden, whose Irish ancestors came to America on Famine ships, who the people have chosen to lead the United States.

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Why Ireland's January lockdown has been more difficult than all others

The Irish Government introduced much harsher restrictions last spring, but this current lockdown has been far more difficult for many people.

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Ireland’s Mother and Baby shame still shocks the world

The Final Report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes in Ireland was worse than anybody expected.

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A united Ireland is close, and Irish America is key

According to one Sinn Fein representative, a united Ireland is in sight after the Brexit disaster and Irish America has a vital role in making it happen.

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The end of my Drinking Life - I’m going to defeat my demons

Not here. Never! Tom Deignan's great revelation struck him outside of a liquor store on a Saturday morning.

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A Northern Irish man in Canada remembers coming home to Belfast

Patrick McKenna, a Northern Irish ex-pat based in Canada, remembers his trips home to Belfast to visit his parents.

Niall O'Dowd

How Martin Luther King inspired a Northern Ireland uprising

The Northern Ireland civil rights movement may not have been but for Martin Luther King Jr.

Opinion

Joe Biden, it’s time to be more Irish

Joe Biden needs to follow the advice of famous author Robert Frost and "be more Irish than Harvard".

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Pain and angst of teenagers in Ireland caught in the grasp of COVID

Irish student's impassioned plea for final school exams to be called off after two years of education turmoil.

Cahir O'Doherty

Liam Neeson's everyman hero lights up The Marksman

You may think you've seen everything Liam Neeson can do with a gun and a vendetta but then along comes The Marksman.

History

On this day in 1919 - Prohibition takes effect in the US

Today, January 16, in 1919, 102 years ago, the law enforcing The Prohibition in the United States was ratified.

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Irish man shares his experience of being adopted from a Mother and Baby Home

Irish musician Hally discusses his battle to find his birth mother after being adopted from a Mother and Baby Home in Dublin in the 1970s.

Cahir O'Doherty

Donald Trump led the US where he was always headed, into ruin

The threat the Jan 6 Capital rioters represent to American democracy is not contained, it's growing and that's down to Donald Trump.

Niall O'Dowd

JFK’s lesson for Donald Trump on leadership and how not to abuse power

The gulf in leadership between JFK and Donald Trump could not be greater.

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WATCH: Retired pro-footballer Liam George discusses life on and off the field

Retired Pro-Footballer Liam George reflects on becoming a European Champion under Brian Kerr and discusses life off the pitch with James Mahon.

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The book about Ireland that Joe Biden should add to his reading list

Penn Rhodeen's "Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-Congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland" is a must-read for the incoming Irish American US President.

Opinion