Half a million people were scheduled to show up to the Phoenix Park today to attend the papal mass. When it was reported a few months back that all of the tickets to the event had sold out, it was almost impossible not to make the same joke that everybody else was already making. And […]
7 years ago
Pope Francis has just arrived in Ireland. The Pontiff touched down at Dublin airport at 10.30am this morning to commence his 32 hour visit as part of the World Meeting of Families 2018. During his time in Ireland, the Pope will meet the Taoiseach, visit the Knock Shrine, and give mass to half a million […]
7 years ago
To find out how women in Ireland feel about the Pope’s visit to Ireland, I reached out to activists around the country. With 500,000 tickets issued, I didn’t anticipate difficulty asking people to chat about the Papal visit but it was significantly harder than expected. Below are excerpts from the interviews I conducted with women […]
7 years ago
A Tuam vigil will be taking place at the same time as the Papal mass in Phoenix Park this Sunday. The remains of 796 babies and children were discovered at the Mother and Baby Home site early last year. Historian Catherine Corless, who worked tirelessly to uncover the details behind the deaths of those who […]
7 years ago