According to Dr Mary Holohan the “medical needs of the mother do not require removal of the Eighth Amendment” but “there appears to be a campaign strategy to create a contrary impression."

Jimmy Deenihan described Fr Pat Moore as a priest “in the truest sense of the vocation whose drive, vision and warmth transformed the life of the parishes he ministered in”.

"Any government which seeks to legalise the taking of innocent human life betrays its sacred trust and is guilty of a crime against humanity.”

“When they asked if I wanted to be the first contemporary artist to play in the Sistine Chapel, I didn't know what to say because usually there's this other guy who sings.”

Service organised by the Greater Chernobyl Cause charity in association with Cork City Council recalls those worst affected by 1986 nuclear disaster.

“I have great faith and I wanted to give something back and to give thanks."

Priest of the diocese of Kerry blogs about his battle with esophagus cancer.

Pope Francis encourages healthcare professionals and medical students to specialise in palliative care.

The achievement of Ireland's 187,000 family carers "are born of a spirit of giving to others."

ACP's Fr Brendan Hoban warns, it is “now mathematically certain that Irish priests are an endangered species."

Spiritan priest Fr John Geary made “an incredible contribution to Catholic education in the city of Toronto”.

Inability to cope with the stress of church censure "gave me cancer”.

Bishop Leahy pays tribute to Donal Walsh who “encouraged us all to really value the gift of every moment.”

Archbishop Clarke describes Lord Carey's position as "perplexing".