OPINION Fr Kevin Hegarty urges action in the wake of the IPCC’s terrifying report on climate change
The last clarion call
Second Reading
Douglass in Ireland
COMMENT Kevin Hegarty on abolitionist Frederick Douglass’s visit to Ireland and his bond with Daniel O’Connell
The lure of Inishglora
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on the rich history of Inishglora, a small monastic island off the Mullet Peninsula
Stopping a famine: Maud Gonne in Mayo
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on Maud Gonne’s activism on behalf of famine-stricken north Mayo in the late 19th century
Belmullet through the eyes of a playwright
COMMENT To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Millington Synge, Kevin Hegarty recalls his connection with Mayo
Timeliness and tragedy
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on WWII and the Mullet Peninsula, from Maureen Sweeney’s D Day forecast to burial of Italians lost at sea
Icon and inspiration
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on the massive contribution of outspoken Swiss theologian Hans Küng, who died earlier this month
Colmcille, the cow’s calf and Christianity
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty on the life and lasting legacy of St Colmcille
Give them wings
COMMENT Ex-prisoner employment programme shows the power of trust and hope, writes Fr Kevin Hegarty
Shaping Irish religious and secular statuary
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty pays tribute to sculptor Imogen Stuart’s outstanding contribution to Irish culture
A contemporary Calvary
COMMENT Fr Kevin Hegarty reflects on the plight of migrants who risk everything to flee war and hunger in their own countries