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Church of Ireland to mark 30 years of women priests
- Religion & Beliefs
- November 30, 2020, 02:30
The 30th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Church of Ireland will be marked at its General Synod this week. The General(...)

Truth as commodity: History warns us to watch out in wake of Covid-19 vaccine
- Opinion
- July 28, 2020, 01:00
There was nothing conspicuously apocalyptic about the culture of the Weimar Republic that was the German state for almost 15 years after the conclusio(...)

Tui secures €1.8bn loan to navigate coronavirus crisis
- Transport & Tourism
- March 27, 2020, 19:47
Tui, the world’s largest tour operator, has received approval for a €1.8 billion loan to help it survive an almost total shutdown of its operations, i(...)

New Church of Ireland bishop of Connor is elected
- Religion & Beliefs
- February 17, 2020, 21:52
The newly elected Church of Ireland bishop of Connor is Archdeacon of Belfast George Davison (55). He succeeds Bishop Alan Abernethy, who retired at t(...)

Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland retires
- Religion & Beliefs
- February 2, 2020, 20:18
Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland Dr Richard Clarke has retired from both positions. Last November, he had announced h(...)

Religious leaders urge NI parties to restore Assembly
- Irish News
- December 23, 2019, 00:01
The leaders of Ireland’s main churches have urged the North’s political parties to “fully grasp” the opportunity to restore Northern Ireland’s devolve(...)

Church of Ireland leader to retire early next year
- Religion & Beliefs
- November 2, 2019, 16:49
Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland Dr Richard Clarke has announced he intends to retire from the positions in February.(...)

Church leaders call for restoration of Stormont to stop abortion
- Irish News
- September 30, 2019, 00:00
Church leaders have called on the political parties to reconvene the Stormont Assembly to prevent the introduction of abortion in Northern Ireland nex(...)

Collapse of travel firm Thomas Cook sparks industry chaos
- Transport & Tourism
- September 23, 2019
The collapse of Thomas Cook spread chaos through the international travel industry on Monday as the failure of the 178-year-old travel company left hu(...)

Artificial intelligence an ethical issue for believers and non-believers alike
- Opinion
- August 27, 2019, 01:00
A few weeks ago, my friend the geneticist David McConnell wrote a stimulating article in these pages on the supposed chasm between science and religio(...)