
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has overruled the decision of an Irish court, preventing the nation from deporting a man alleged to be a prolific recruiter for the Islamic State terror group. The Dublin court had ruled that an unnamed 52-year-old man
by Liam Deacon3 Jan 2016, 4:41 AM PST0

The Irish government has been aware that migrant workers have been trafficked into its fishing fleet since 2008, but plans to tackle the problem were shelved years ago, it has emerged. A recent investigation revealed widespread allegations of an endemic
by Donna Rachel Edmunds18 Dec 2015, 8:33 AM PST0

Ireland has stripped away laws which protected the rights of people to freedom of religion when in conflict with gay rights. The move comes just weeks after the first Irish gay weddings went ahead, following a referendum to allow gay
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Dec 2015, 5:48 PM PST0

Sinead O’Connor has been found “safe and sound” in Dublin after posting an ominous suicide note-type message to Facebook.
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Nov 2015, 5:13 PM PST0

Irish police and health services have issued a warning that children are increasingly being taken from the UK to Ireland to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), as the UK scrambles to secure it’s first prosecution for the brutal practice. “There
by Liam Deacon27 Oct 2015, 9:15 AM PST0

Amnesty International is endangering the basic human rights of unborn children by supporting abortion in Ireland, pro-life campaigners have said. On the 48th anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act that legalised the procedure in the UK, two pro-life
by Nick Hallett27 Oct 2015, 7:29 AM PST0

Since laws against consanguinity relate to childbearing, independent Irish Senator and gay activist David Norris has proposed that first cousins of the same sex should be allowed to marry, now that Ireland recognizes gay marriage.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Oct 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

The rights advocacy group Amnesty International has launched a high-level campaign calling for the decriminalization of abortion in Ireland, a crusade critics are denouncing as disingenuous and anti-Catholic.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.21 Oct 2015, 10:23 AM PST0

Irish pro-abortion campaigners insist that they will continue to hold regular protests until their demands that abortion be legalised are met. Spurred on by the legalisation of gay marriage by referendum earlier this year and sensing a liberalisation of Irish opinion,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Sep 2015, 5:47 AM PST0

Religious education (RE) in Ireland is seen as a “doss” subject as it struggles to maintain relevance amid a cultural clash between the religious and the secular, a new report has claimed. However, members of the Catholic Church have cast doubt upon
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Aug 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

Having a rough start to your week? It can’t be nearly as bad as what drivers in Dublin, Ireland, experienced Monday afternoon.
by Kelli Serio3 Aug 2015, 7:01 PM PST0

Drawing fewer than 50 people, a protest by Muslims against the Islamic state in Dublin has instead become emblematic of the silent acquiescence of ISIS among many in Western Europe’s Islamic communities. Organised by the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council,
by Oliver Lane27 Jul 2015, 7:16 AM PST0

Cora Sherlock, Deputy Chairwoman of the Pro Life Campaign, yesterday told the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Human Rights Committee) that the idea human rights treaties can be interpreted to allow a right to abortion is “completely without foundation”. The pro-life campaigner made the
by Sarkis Zeronian15 Jul 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

Almost 25,000 pro-life campaigners have taken to the streets of Dublin, many in opposition to Amnesty International’s lobbying efforts to liberalise abortion. The crowd was almost double the size expected, while pro-abortion counter protesters numbered no more than a few
by Donna Rachel Edmunds9 Jul 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

The activists assailed marchers representing Youth Defense, The Life Institute and Precious Life with chants of “Pro-life, that’s a lie, you don’t care if women die” and “Anti-women, anti-gay, pro-life bigots go away.” The pro-choice crowd also criticized the sizable presence of children and young people among the demonstrators, saying it was inappropriate for them to be there.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Jul 2015, 2:18 PM PST0

About 3,000 people are expected to march in Belfast today calling for the introduction of gay marriage in Northern Ireland. The province is the now the only part of the British Isles where civil marriage has not been redefined to
by Nick Hallett13 Jun 2015, 7:18 AM PST0

The ban on elective abortion in most cases, perhaps the only remaining shibboleth of Catholic Ireland, is coming under attack as predicted by one Breitbart London contributor and as noted by another. Repeal or reform of the Eighth Amendment of the
by Sarkis Zeronian11 Jun 2015, 1:22 AM PST0

Fiercely successful, Kimberly Guilfoyle has taken an inspiring path on her way to becoming the woman she is today, finding out at the age of nine that her mother was dying of leukemia and losing her at 11-years-old.
by Michelle Moons8 Jun 2015, 6:21 PM PST0

Contents: Saudi Arabia shoots down Scud missile from Houthis in Yemen; Who’s causing the humanitarian crisis in Yemen?; Europeans rescue 3,000 migrants on Saturday, fear hundreds of thousands more
by John J. Xenakis7 Jun 2015, 9:31 AM PST0

Contents: US-China tensions in South China Sea take another step upward; EU rescues 4300 migrants in one day as country quotas are enacted
by John J. Xenakis31 May 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

The world has now seen that last Friday Ireland voted 62 percent to 38 percent in favor of same-sex marriage. The symbolic significance of the vote can hardly be missed.
by David Quinn27 May 2015, 2:16 PM PST0

In an op-ed for The Advocate, Vice President Joe Biden is praising Ireland for voting to recognize gay marriage, and encouraged the United States to do the same.
by Charlie Spiering27 May 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

On Tuesday the Vatican Secretary of State condemned in the strongest of terms this week’s same-sex marriage referendum in Ireland, calling it a “defeat for humanity.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 May 2015, 4:21 PM PST0

The Irish Labour Party, jubilant following the resounding endorsement of gay marriage in the republic, is now turning its attentions to liberalisation of the country’s abortion laws. Although a more contentious topic than gay marriage, senior Labour figures are confident that
by Donna Rachel Edmunds26 May 2015, 7:58 AM PST0

One cannot help but wonder in which parallel universe the Times editors live where motherhood and fatherhood are self-evidently an “absurdity.” It also bodes poorly for the future of reasoned moral discourse, when professional journalists simply write off the deepest convictions of their adversaries as unworthy of serious consideration.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.25 May 2015, 4:57 AM PST0