As Pope Francis' plane, Shepherd One, with an Irish tricolour and the flag of the Holy See flying from the cockpit windows, touched down at Dublin Airport on the morning of Saturday 25 August 2018, it ...

Proclamation will be read by an Officer from the Defence Forces at Dublin's GPO this Sunday to commemorate the Easter Rising.

POPE Francis used his historic 2018 visit to Ireland to beg for forgiveness for clerical sex abuse on behalf of the church. The late Pontiff was given a hero’s reception when he travelled ...

As Pope Francis’ death is mourned by Catholics worldwide, his 2018 visit to Ireland remains a significant ... At a state reception in Dublin Castle, he expressed hope that the “remaining ...

Support for a new flag for Northern Ireland – and the north of Ireland – shouldn’t necessarily conflict with a desire for ...

After the State reception at Dublin Castle, he met with 370 couples from each diocese in Ireland who were married or preparing for marriage that year. He then paraded Dublin city centre in the ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

The Scoil chairman, TJ Farrelly, agreed: “The book is about human stories. About family and friendship.” One of the most ...

The pontiff visited Ireland for two days in August 2018, which included a visit to Knock shrine in Co Mayo, a meeting with ...

Mr Martin said he had been impressed by Pope Francis when he met him during his visit to Ireland in 2018. “I had the honour of meeting Pope Francis in Dublin Castle during that visit and was ...