In his address for National Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration Michael D. Higgins said, "Let us not forget that so little time separates us from the evil that was the Holocaust. This is not an event from the distant past.”

“We truly believe the gain will be a testimony for the unity of all Europe”

Archbishop Eamon Martin warns “There can be no going back to the days of violence and death on our streets” as he appeals to politicians to “reject divisive language and actions” during 2019.

COMECE president says the decision of the British electorate confronts the European Union and its Member States with questions about their goals and their tasks.

“We may be facing a period of renewed nationalism, as well as strident regionalism within some current states,” Bishop McKeown warns.

At the annual Festival of Peoples celebration, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin stresses that those who contribute to the common good in Irish society have rights.

"People of belief and people with a secular inspiration must learn again to how speak with one another constructively and respect one another."

Results “cannot disguise a deeply divided nation, one which has rarely been more fragile and is heading into a precarious future.”