All Ireland articles
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OpinionI was raised to despise the Church of England. Now I’m a vicar
Growing up, Jamie Sewell inherited a fierce Irish Catholic identity from his grandmother, along with a disdain for the Church of England. Now, to his great surprise, a vicar in the CofE, he reflects on division, unity and why our identities are a gift, not a weapon
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OpinionNetflix’s House of Guinness turned my husband’s evangelist grandfather into a vindictive villain
Netflix’s House of Guinness may be gripping television, but it bears little resemblance to historical truth - particularly when it comes to evangelist Henry Grattan Guinness, writes his granddaughter-in-law
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ReviewsThis hard-hitting documentary reveals church-sanctioned abuse in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries
Testimony reveals decades of institutional abuse at Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. The shocking details of torture, slave labour and human trafficking don’t make for easy viewing, says Giles Gough, but Christians must not turn away from the brutality inflicted in God’s name
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OpinionDid St Patrick invent friendship evangelism?
St Patrick’s Day isn’t just about shamrocks and Guinness. His radical love in action turned traditional methods of evangelism upside down - and won most of Ireland to Christ. There’s much the Church can learn from his example today, says Geoff Peters
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OpinionBambie Thug’s Eurovision song was drenched in darkness. Stop normalising the occult
‘Doomsday Blue’ was another example of a liberal backlash against the institutional church. That’s fair enough, says Tony Wilson. But the demonic imagery was a dangerous step too far, he says
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OpinionIreland’s vote for marriage is great news for Christians
The Irish people have voted to keep marriage as the legal foundation for families and society. Christians should draw encouragement from this, says the Evangelical Alliance’s Nick Park
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Opinion‘People miss the point of Christmas. It’s supposed to be about Jesus’ The faith of Shane MacGowan
The Pogues frontman may be better known for his wild living than anything resembling Christianity, but the rockstar who once contemplated priesthood had a genuine – if complicated – interest in the spiritual, says Tim Bechervaise.
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OpinionSinead O’Conner (1966-2023): A wanderer, priest and prophet
Dr Margaret Kennedy pays tribute to the Irish singer-songwriter who was campaigning for sexual abuse in the Church to be exposed long before it became mainstream
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News AnalysisThis brutal shooting is a reminder of ongoing divisions in Northern Ireland
Below the surface of normality that has been a product of the Good Friday Agreement, the threat of sectarian violence has never totally gone away. Historian Martyn Whittock unpacks the context that led to Wednesday’s shooting of an off duty police inspector in Omagh
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ReviewsBono’s emotive memoir lets you into his soul - and it’s full of God too
Steve Stockman, who himself authored a book on the faith of U2, says Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story provides further evidence of the depth and devotion of Bono’s Christian faith
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OpinionI stand with jailed Enoch Burke: He was right to refuse a pupil’s preferred pronouns
No school, least of all a Christian one, ought to be confirming children down the path of gender transition, says Caroline Farrow
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InterviewsRend Collective’s Gareth and Ali Gilkeson: ‘We’re a worship band for people who DON’T go to church’
Rend Collective’s rise to prominence has been swift. When I first met the band in 2011, shortly after the release of their debut album Organic Family Hymnal, the Irish folk collective were playing to a modest crowd in a small church. They’ve since moved to America, toured massive venues and ...
