Up to 800,000 people of all ages and walks of life took part in the march, seen as a show of support for the ongoing protests as the Chinese-supported government crack down hard on pro-democracy demonstrators.
As the homeless crisis continues to spiral, a play centre in Meath is opening up on Christmas day to offer dinner to families who are in emergency accommodation.
Every Christmas season sees a re-igniting of the Christmas Wars, where some commentators and activists attempt to remove cribs from public spaces or replace Happy Christmas with Happy Holidays. One McDonald’s restaurant in Tennessee isn’t afraid to say where it stands on the issue. A photo of the windows of the restaurant covered with a large nativity scene […]
Sr Consilio Fitzgerald, the founder of Cuan Mhuire, will be presented with the 5th Oireachtas Human Dignity Award at a ceremony in Leinster House on Thursday, 5th December. Sr Consilio is being honoured for her decades-long work with men and women suffering from addiction. Her foundation, Cuan Mhuire, provides addiction treatment services and residential rehabilitation […]
A group representing people with disabilities has said that the International Day of People with Disabilities should be an occasion to remember those whose lives were ended by abortion because a condition was diagnosed in utero. “Today is International Day of People with Disability. Big shout out to everyone out there living with a disability,” they wrote. “On this day, […]
Actress Gal Gadot will star as a different but equally impressive Wonder Woman next summer when she plays the part of a Polish heroine who risked her life to save 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis.
At least 14 people were murdered as they attended Christian services on Sunday when 10 heavily armed gunmen, suspected to be linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL, stormed the church and opened fire. President of the West African nation Roch Marc Christian Kabore confirmed on Twitter that 14 people were killed in the attack in the […]
The knifeman, who was reportedly wearing a fake suicide vest, was shot dead by police after injuring at least 12 people on London Bridge this afternoon.
Aontú has accused Sinn Féin of distributing a bogus sample ballot paper in advance of today’s by-election in Wexford.
More than 100,000 people turned out to a Thanksgiving assembly in Hong Kong, waving US flags and singing the US national anthem after President Donald Trump signed two bills supporting human rights and democracy in the territory.
200 people have attended a public meeting in Templeogue expressing opposition to radical changes being proposed to the RSE curriculum for both primary and secondary schools. Many of the parents attending said they were concerned about proposals they described as extreme, and contributing to the over-sexualisation of children. Organized by Let Kids Be Kids, a […]
A Belfast actor with Down Syndrome is celebrating after winning a best actor gong in the US. James Martin won the best actor accolade at the New York City TV festival for his first film, Ups and Downs, a BBC NI drama which tells the story of a road trip to a concert for two […]