In its General Comment No. 34 dealing with freedom of expression, the United Nations
Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) rejected the idea that a blasphemy law could ever be …

In Ireland primary RE is a fractured, contested, complex and changing territory devoid of a
common language and characterised by a proliferation of syllabi and curricula generated for …

This article analyses the journalism of Fr Gerry Reynolds in the context of modernisation in
Ireland. Identifying Reynolds as a 'clerical moderniser,'it describes two periods in which he …

ABSTRACT This article analyses Pope Francis's visit to Ireland in 2018, arguing that the way
the Pope was portrayed in the media and received by the public confirms that clerical child …

Abstract Religious Education in Ireland over the past two decades has achieved a new
status in the publicly funded schools at the secondary (high school) level. This has …

The Catholic Church in Ireland has been rocked by abuse scandals. Mass attendance—
once around 90 percent—has fallen to around 36 percent. 1 On 25 and 26 August 2018 …

The moral and practical regulation of sexuality and associated risk has been in some ways
traditionally bound by Catholic religious doctrine in the Republic of Ireland. Over the last …

This chapter provides a brief historical overview of some of the main developments
impacting upon Catholic education in Ireland. Beginning with the penal laws (1695–1829) …

Critical commentary on the literature addresses the relationship between Roman
Catholicism and professional social work in the Republic of Ireland. The context is a series …

In 2004, Seamus Heaney gave a reading at Mary Immaculate College. He spoke to an
audience of some 400 people and stayed on signing autographs for an hour after the …