Kevin Hegarty reflects on the importance of the symbolism of food as spiritual nourishment in the Catholic Church
Food is nourishment for both the body and soul
Second Reading
The Sligo emigrant who founded Glasgow Celtic
Glasgow Celtic was founded in 1887 by a Marist Brother from Sligo, Andrew Kearns
Remembering Majella
Kevin Hegarty pays tribute to tragic fiancée Majella Donoghue, who died after taking ill on a flight from South Africa
Church, State and change
Kevin Hegarty traces the decline of the Irish Catholic Church as the dominant force in Irish Society
Remembering a patriot
Fifty years after Seán Lemass announced his resignation as Taoiseach, Kevin Hegarty looks back at the politician’s career
Recalling Thackeray’s visit
As Westport celebrates the 250th anniversary, Kevin Hegarty looks at Thackeray’s visit to Westport 172 years ago
Judgement is a destructive force
“We often limit others by our attitude to them,” writes Kevin Hegarty
Touching on a forgotten way of life on the Inishkea islands
Kevin Hegarty on books that best capture life on the Inishkea islands
Robinson Centre critics know price of everything and value of nothing
The proposed Mary Robinson Centre in Ballina ‘is neither a ‘mausoleum’ or a vanity project’, writes Kevin Hegarty
Our first President was a man for all the people
Kevin Hegarty looks at the legacy of Douglas Hyde and his expulsion from the GAA
The colourful life of Brendan Bracken
OPINION Fr Kevin Hegarty on Brendan Bracken, the Irish childhood tear-away who blagged his way to the top of British politics