church

Christmas mass

AGENDA

An ode to Christmas Eve mass, the festive season’s greatest social occasion

Christmas carolling, a chat with your best friend from primary school who you only ever see at this…

By Edaein OConnell

SELF

‘I remember thinking, god please let him live, even though I have to give him away’

Two women share their stories about the societal pressures of having to give up a child in the…

By Amanda Cassidy

period properties

LIVING

3 unusual period properties for sale in Ireland for under €200,000

By Lauren Heskin

Catherine Connolly

AGENDA

“Society did this, a society composed of the powerful against the powerless” Catherine Connolly gives stirring speech on the Mother and Baby Homes report

Language matters, or at least it should, says Catherine Connolly in her moving speech to the Dáil about…

By Lauren Heskin

EDITORIAL

Funerals amid coronavirus: “We had no-one to hug us. My dad deserved so much more”

Saying goodbye to a loved one is unimaginably difficult, but amid the coronavirus restrictions, not being surrounded by…

By Amanda Cassidy