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Marianne Hendron with her sons, Jack (left) and Cormac Rabl
Australia is no longer the inclusive and progressive place it was when I arrived

Working Abroad Q&A: Marianne Hendron, who is originally from Portadown, is chief executive of a regional women's health service in Ballarat i(...)

A boy cools down a fountain in Berlin, Germany during the heatwave. Photogtaph: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/AP
Top stories from Irish Times Abroad this week

A lot has been happening with Irish abroad this week as a heatwave with recording-breaking temperatures hit much of Europe, more news on extending the(...)

Question 100: What was Father Ted’s routine explanation for alleged financial misconduct?
Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness

What was Father Ted’s money doing? What did Mary Robinson’s electors rock in 1990? And could Lindsay Lohan play soccer for the Republic of Ireland? (...)

Cardinal George Pell (76) leaves Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The cardinal had always denied the allegations against him, but today was the first time he had been required to enter a formal plea. Photograph: Joe Castro/EPA
Vatican treasurer George Pell to stand trial on ‘historical’ sex offences

The legal team representing Cardinal George Pell is understood to have applied for separate trials after Australia’s most senior Catholic was committe(...)

Cardinal George Pell denies allegations of sexual assault. Photograph: Paul Miller/EPA
Divisive Cardinal Pell faces his day in court over abuse charges

For years, Cardinal George Pell was dogged by questions of what he knew about the child sexual abuse that happened under his watch in his home state o(...)