This week’s Tablet has a special focus on ‘Francis in Ireland,’ and I have contributed an article, ‘Only the People can now Save the Church in Ireland.’
The article can be read for free on the Tablet’s website after a … Read more...
Category: Victims
After Francis: What’s the Future for the Church in Ireland? On RTE Brainstorm
I have a new article on RTE’s Brainstorm, After Francis: What’s the Future for the Church in Ireland?
This is the first paragraph, but you can click here to read it in full:
Opinion: despite the changes since the … Read more...
Voices Pope Francis will not Hear – 20 August at TCD
The Trinity College Dublin School of Religion will host the Wijngaards Institute for a panel discussion on the occasion of Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland, VOICES POPE FRANCIS WILL NOT HEAR, on Monday 20 August in the Trinity School of … Read more...
Catherine Maignant Review of Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland: ‘indispensable reading’
I have just become aware of Catherine Maignant’s review of my latest book, Transforming Post-Catholic Ireland, published in 2016 in the French-language academic journal, Etudes Irlandaises (Irish Studies).
Maignant is Professor of Irish Studies at the University of Lille.… Read more...
Has ‘The Quiet Revolution of Pope Francis’ Reached Ireland?: My review of Gerry O’Hanlon’s New Book on Slugger
The End of Catholic Ireland? Festival of Social Sciences Discussion 6 Nov
I will be speaking at an event at the ESRC Festival of Social Science, ‘The End of Catholic Ireland?’ on Tues 6 Nov at the Dark Horse in Belfast. The event is organised by the Slugger O’Toole blog. Historian Margaret … Read more...
Review of Siobhan Fenton’s The Good Friday Agreement: New Post on Slugger
Pope Francis’ Visit and a Loss of Faith in the Church: Comments in National Catholic Reporter
The National Catholic Reporter, an American publication, has a lengthy profile on Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Ireland: ‘Irish Sex Abuse Survivors say Francis should admit to Vatican’s Cover-up.’
Prominent survivors Marie Collins and Mark Vincent Healy are calling on … Read more...
Review of Archbishop Eames’ Unfinished Search: New Post on Slugger
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, a review of Archbishop Robin Eames’ book Unfinished Search. I ask: Will another opportunity to address the past slip through our hands?… Read more...
We are More than Orange & Green: My Contribution
The ‘We are More than Orange & Green’ Facebook page has been asking people from various walks of life and professions to answer four questions about contemporary Northern Ireland.
If you are on Facebook, like the page to make sure … Read more...
New Post on RTE Brainstorm – How Northern Ireland’s Future is in the Past
I have a new post on RTE’s Brainstorm website, ‘How Northern Ireland’s Future is in the Past.’ It picks up on themes of religion and reconciliation, in light of the upcoming consultation on dealing with the past.… Read more...