Monthly Archives: January 2012

 

THE DEMORALISED state of the Catholic Church in Ireland “may have something to do with its lack of ecumenism”, the Very Rev Robert MacCarthy (71), Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, has said.

“While I have been happy to welcome the present Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin as a preacher here, I have to say that there has been no reciprocal invitation to the Pro-Cathedral,” he said.

Ecumenism in Dublin seemed “to be equated to fellowship between the two archbishops; that should merely be the first step”, he said in his final sermon as dean at evensong in St Patrick’s yesterday. He steps down from the position on Wednesday.

Last month he announced his retirement as life had been “made more difficult” for him by the attitude of some members of the cathedral chapter and board.

“They have not supported me all along and they can find someone else to carry on,” he said.

Dean Criticises Catholic Church’s ‘Lack Of Ecumenism’ (Irish Times)

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Scenes from Puccini’s opera Turandot performed in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar in Dublin at the weekend.

Sylvia O’Brien as Turandot, Declan Kelly as Pong, James Nelson as Calàf, Simon Morgan as Ping and Sandra Oman as Liu.

There will be a reciprocal performance of Darby O’Gill and the Little People in Tiananmen Square on March 17th.

Kidding.

(Photocall Ireland)

The [Irish] Mail on Sunday yesterday spoke to Eoin Black from south Co. Dublin, who accepted that he  – and not Eoin McKeogh from Co. Kildare – jumped from the taxi concerned in Monkstown last November, leaving the driver empty handed.

Mr Black, a 20-year-old student from Blackrock, yesterday told the MoS he fled the taxi without paying and said he was ‘sorry’ for all the trouble he had caused.

Mr Black said: ‘I am sorry for Eoin McKeogh and I want the real story to be told. I don’t want the story to be twisted and blown up.This is between me, the taxi driver and Eoin McKeogh. I’ve paid my €50 fare and I thought that would be an end to it.

‘I would like to tell the real story for Eoin McKeogh’s sake but I want to get legal advice before I do that.’

 

Crucified By Vigilantes Of The Internet: MoS Proves That Innocent Young Man Was Falsely Branded A Thief On The World’s Biggest Websites (Warren Swords and Debbie McCann, Mail Online) 

Previously: It Wasn’t Me

Thanks GB SW and all