Desmond Tutu
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Thinking Anew – The amazing world we live in
- Religion & Beliefs
- July 11, 2020, 00:01
It was a relief when travel restrictions were eased, and it was possible to get out and enjoy the countryside. Many, including those who would not reg(...)

Sporting Controversies: Rugby’s relationship with apartheid all there in black and white
- International
- May 13, 2020, 07:00
No issue has divided or caused more controversy in rugby than apartheid, and specifically the sport’s links with South Africa and the Springboks while(...)

Finding the divine in every moment: Epiphany and the meaning of life
- Opinion
- January 7, 2020, 04:00
Monday was the Feast of the Epiphany. But epiphany isn’t just something that happened 2,000 years ago. We all have moments of epiphany, moments of sud(...)

Rugby tour to apartheid South Africa in 1989 branded ‘obscene’
- Politics
- December 29, 2019, 00:22
The Irish Rugby Football Union’s decision to allow members to participate in the controversial World Rugby XV tour in apartheid South Africa in August(...)

Ethiopian PM’s Nobel Peace Prize draws ire of Eritrean protesters
- Africa
- December 10, 2019, 19:03
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, where he was recognised for his work in bringing an end to conflic(...)

Are Church of Ireland bishops about to fail their vast middle ground?
- Opinion
- November 19, 2019, 01:00
On Wednesday the House of Bishops will decided whether to affirm the appointment of Archdeacon David McClay as Bishop of Down and Dromore, the largest(...)

Where does this bile against Meghan Markle come from?
- People
- September 26, 2019, 10:20
One gets the impression that if Meghan Markle were to close the gender gap, end world hunger, stop wars or cure deadly diseases, a certain malevolent (...)

‘Make climate change personal in your life’, Mary Robinson urges
- Environment
- July 20, 2019, 14:15
Former president Mary Robinson has outlined three steps people can take to alter the direction of climate change. She was speaking at the Galway Inte(...)

Oxfam working hard to regain trust following sex scandal, says director
- World
- June 4, 2019, 01:00
The executive director of Oxfam International, Winnie Byanyima, says the charity is still working hard to regain the trust of its supporters after a s(...)

Mary Robinson chosen to be new chair of ‘The Elders’
- Irish News
- November 1, 2018, 22:45
Former president Mary Robinson has been appointed as chair of ‘The Elders’, an international organisation of public figures noted as elder statespeopl(...)