Posted By: May 28, 2018
• “Ireland is now conforming to a western liberal democracy… people are taking an a la carte approach to Catholicism’”- Archbishop Eamon Martin • It is a new time and a change of culture, but it is not something that is out of the blue- archbishop • Certain people of all faiths will be interested to hear […]
Posted By: May 28, 2018
Brexiteer claims prime minister is making “an error” by not taking a tougher stance with EU Benjamin Kentish. Independent. England.Sunday, May 27, 2018 Jacob Rees-Mogg has criticised Theresa May over her handling of Brexit negotiations, calling the prime minister’s stance on the Irish border “an error” and “a mistake”.The arch Brexiteer said Ms. May was wrong to refuse to play hardball with […]
Posted By: May 28, 2018
Talk has been of “transition’ and of ‘implementation,” with nobody sure of the difference Chris Johns. Irish Times.Dublin. Sunday, Julyn30, 2017Is Brexit dying? It is tempting to say the UK government is in headlong retreat from its original Brexit plan. But that would assume there was a well-articulated vision in the first place. We now only hear faint echoes of the “no […]
Posted By: May 28, 2018
While the celebrations were all about women, when the dust settles, there will be political aftermath to deal with.TheJournal.ie Dublin. Sunday, May 27, 2018 THE ONLY PARTY whose members favored a No vote, according to the RTÉ exit poll, was Fianna Fáíl.Why is that significant? The parliamentary party itself is split on the issue, and it shows there […]
Posted By: May 28, 2018
TP O’Mahony.Irish Examiner. Cork. Monday, May 28, 2018 TP O’Mahony charts the decline of the power of the Catholic Church, but cautions against a dangerous moral vacuum that may be left in its wake.The long era of Catholic absolutism, dating all the way back to Catholic Emancipation in 1829, is now well and truly over.Historians in the future will cite May […]