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Fintan O'Toole had interesting piece in 'The Irish Times' yesterday. He uses the Michael Cullen/ Beacon/ St Gerard's vaccine...

This week's Independent News & Media Irish regional newspapers' column. Michael Commane I hear many people saying these days tha...

A quote from the late Michael Paul Gallagher SJ: "One of the causes of atheism is a belief that God is almighty." 

Breda O'Brien in her column in The Irish Times yesterday referred to the Irish Government as being post-Christian and that it has been i...

The 'Thinking Anew' column in The Irish Times today. Michael Commane   Tomorrow is Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, the first day...

138,382 people checked in on the Covid Tracker app yesterday. Why are the figures of new Covid cases quoted on the app those of the previous...

Yesterday was a remarkable and historical day in the Reichstag, German Parliament. German Chancellor Angela Merkel apologised and asked the ...

On this day, March 24, 1980 El Salvadorian Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

This week's Independent News & Media Irish regional newspapers' column Michael Commane I’m a fan of The Tommy Tiernan Show on RT...

Last year Google and Facebook earned €403 million on advertising in Ireland, while indigenous Irish media made €23 million. While most EU St...

On Orwell Road, Dublin 14 at 16.50 yesterday. Just one more week before the arrival of Summer Time, which begins at 02.00 on Sunday, March 2...

RTE is currently advertising that from March 31 it is ceasing transmission of its radio services on Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) DAB is ...

In research commissioned last year by Transport Infrastructure Ireland The Travelling in a Woman's Shoes report shows that more than hal...

A day late but this is good fun. And just one woman to be seen. Wonder why?

Patriot Radio is based in Phoenix Arizona. It broadcasts 24 hours a day.  Among its hosts are Mark Levin, Sebastian Gorka and Charlie Kirk. ...

This week's Independent News & Media Irish regional newspapers' column. Michael Commane My father was born in 1909 and drove a c...

This is an interesting piece on John Allen talking about Pope Francis' visit to Iraq and then goes on to talk about his eight-year pappy...

The German elections in the two states of Baden Würtemberg and Rhineland Palatinate will see the two current state premiers remain in power....

There is great controversy in Ireland at present about the rollout of the Covid vaccination and the rules and  regulations surrounding the p...

 Nothing unusual about a new bus timetable. But the new Tralee Dingle timetable is most unusual. Up to recently there were four/five buses M...

When (God knows) I'm tossed about, Either with despair or doubt, Yet before the glass be out, Sweet Spirit comforts me!                 ...

The Irish bishops issued a statement on Tuesday asking Government that the easing of restrictions from Level 5 should include the restoratio...

March 10 is remembered for a number of reasons. On March 10, 1876 Alexander Bell made the first successful telephone call. On March 10, 1957...

This week's Independent News & Media Irish regional newspapers' column. Michael Commane On one occasion in my early years teachi...

Today is International Woman's Day. The Gospel in yesterday's liturgy (John 2: 13 - 25) was the famous story of Jesus driving the mo...

Sales of alcohol for January have seen an alarming increase. There has been a 57 per cent year-on-year rise in alcohol sales for the first m...

On RTE's Liveline yesterday Joe Duffy played a clip of an interview former RTE journalist Joe Little did with the late Jesuit priest Jos...

Vincent Twomey has over the last weeks received publicity on his comments on the Covid-19 vaccination. He argues in favour of taking the Cov...

The Church of Ireland Dean of Waterford, Reverend Maria Jansson concluded her 'Rite and Reason' column in The Irish Times on Tuesday...

Former Dominican, Joe Bergin died on Sunday, February 28 in College View Nursing Home, Clones Road, Cavan. Joe grew up in 52/53 Dublin Stree...