Tag: Ireland

Doing the right thing is never easy, if it was everyone would do it—but what happens when doing the right thing could jeopardise everything you hold dear?

New book Irish Bigamy explores a largely untold story about relationships and marriages between Irish convicts in Australia. Taking account of more than 100 case studies of bigamous relationships in late 18th and early 19th century Australia, author Damian Gleeson says the book could change how we view Irish and convict history.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has had legal action taken against it by four former police officers who claim they were victims of anti-Catholic discrimination.

A forthcoming docudrama is highlighting how an Irish laborer, now on the path to possible sainthood, has become a patron of those battling addiction—and those thirsting for holiness.

An annual celebration of St Patrick's Day is looking to recentre the observance on Ireland's patron saint and the spiritual strength that enabled him to live life fully and freely.

Holy Cross Woollahra and St Brigid’s Coogee marched to celebrate their Irish roots and connection to the saint, while Bishop Terence Brady presided at the annual archdiocesan Mass to honour St Patrick’s enduring legacy

Despite opinion polls showing a clear majority in favour of widening the definition of the family to include other "durable relationships" 67.7 per cent of citizens voted no

Students from Catholic schools across Sydney have been urged to draw inspiration from the 5th century St Patrick who showed extraordinary resilience in the face of similar challenges our world is facing today such as war, forced migration, trafficking, prejudice and discrimination.

St Patrick brought love, compassion to people living in dark times, said priest at Mass.