Posted on 01. Nov, 2006 in Faith and Justice, Relationships, Schools, Sport
Rob Carney is a young 20 year old student. An up and coming rugby player with Leinster he hopes to make rugby his career. He was educated at the Jesuit school, Clongowes College in Co. Kildare. He told Eileen Good about the ethos he experienced there, how he coped with life in boarding school and […]
Posted on 01. Nov, 2006 in Faith and Justice, Feminism/Women in the Church, Relationships, Spirituality
Mary O’Halloran is a mother of two children, a physcotherapist and lecturer in the Milltown Institute in Dublin. She has a strong interest in the area of spirituality and in particular how it relates to women. Eileen Good met up with her and first asked her how she defined spirituality.
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Church Teachings, Different abilities, Environment, Faith and Justice, Festivals, Relationships
Sydney‘s Randwick Racecourse has just been announced as the location for World Youth Day 2008. The venue is just one of the many details currently being discussed by the organisers in Sydney. Bishop Anthony Fisher is coordinator of World Youth Day 2008 and he told Piaras Jackson of his hopes for the big event.
Posted on 18. Oct, 2006 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Faith and Justice, Mental Health, Relationships
Kelley Johnson was involved in a ground breaking study that looked at the needs and relationship desires of people with intellectual difficulties. She found that the vast majority of them wanted to have some kind of adult relationship but felt constricted by society. However she also found that many of them had been abused and […]
Posted on 04. Oct, 2006 in Caring for Children, Church Teachings, Different abilities, Faith and Justice, Health, Mental Health, Relationships
NAMHI, an organisation which helps people with intellectual disabilities has recently taken on the name Inclusion Ireland. They are also running a series of seminars responding to the particular needs of people with intellectual disabilities. Miriam Gormally met Deirdre O’Carroll, Director of the organisation to find out the needs of people with intellectual disabilities and […]
Posted on 04. Oct, 2006 in Different abilities, Faith and Justice, Relationships
The first week in October is Positive Ageing Week and older people all around the country are showing that older people live rich vibrant lives the same as anybody else. Miriam Gormally met Eamon Timmons from Age Action who is involved in organising the events taking place this week and asked him what has been […]
Posted on 04. Oct, 2006 in Book Reviews, Relationships
The relationship between mothers and sons is one which Colin Tobin explores in his new book, Mothers and Sons. Tobin looks at some very unusual Mother and Son situations and examining the psychological nuances of their often fraught relationship. Peter O’Connor gives a review of the book.
Posted on 29. Dec, 2005 in Christmas, Relationships
Hands are what make humans special. Here Brenda Drumm reads a piece entitled “Hands” from “Is it about a bicycle” by Oliver Crilly.