Ireland News News Ireland » Religion: Why the Irish Have Turned Against Religion
The Land of Saints and Scholars—Ireland—experienced sudden economic growth (the Celtic Tiger) and has changed—changed utterly as poet W.B Yeats would say. Instead of being packed to capacity, chapels ...
News Ireland » Religion: Poll Takes Pulse of Religion, Spirituality in Ireland
The survey highlights divided public sentiment toward religious figures, with attitudes toward priests and nuns split evenly: 33% view them positively, 33% negatively, and the rest remain neutral.
News Ireland » Religion: Poll Finds Revival of Interest in Religion in Northern Ireland Among Young People
The Iona Institute was keen to compare the findings in both the north and south of Ireland, especially given the higher percentage of Protestant churches in the north. The All Ireland Rosary Rally has ...
News Ireland » Religion: The last priests and nuns in Ireland: Exploring the Irish Catholic Church’s steep decline
Both shows eschewed the easy path of gloating over the challenges facing the institutional church. Mr. O’Hanlon carefully reflects on his own ambiguous relationship with faith and his need for the ...
News Ireland » Religion: Religion may be rising among young people in Northern Ireland, says new poll
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Is religion growing among young people in Northern Ireland? A new survey says 18-24-year-olds are more likely to have a “very positive” attitude towards religion than any ...
News Ireland » Religion: Religion in schools may be breach of human rights
The central role of religion in the overwhelming majority of schools in the Republic of Ireland may be a breach of the human rights of some children. And allowing pupils from minority faiths or none ...
News Ireland » Religion: Religion: Luther in Ireland
What would St. Finian have thought, he who is known as the “Teacher of the Irish Saints?” In the handsome Dublin church named for the great 6th century monk, a new pastor was preaching last week, and ...