Despite the overwhelming support of lay delegates, the rejection of a motion to allow all children of unmarried mothers to be baptized in the Church of Ireland at its General Synod in Armagh has received clerical and lay criticism.
Irish Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops have said it has been “disturbing and sad” to see protesters and Irish police clash over asylum seekers in a section of the country.
Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed that Government parties “agree in principle” to examine funding mechanisms to allow for a former hotel in the centre of Roscrea to be re-opened as a ‘community model hotel’.