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Groupthink that lurks in every corner of RTE - John Waters - Irish Times - Fri 11th May, 2012 - Opinion

The Irish Times — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:59:49 GMT

"Contrary to the impression given by the resignation of Aoife Kavanagh, groupthink does not grow from the bottom. On the contrary, it arises from the action of a hierarchy, bearing down on the individual journalist - rarely by means of formal direction, more usually by nods, winks, nudges and occasional snorts of derision.

"Many of those who become infected were not ideologically motivated to begin with, but simply wanted to succeed in their jobs and be admired by their colleagues. Groupthink is a kind of ideological sick building syndrome, infecting the rooms in which editorial decisions come to be made." - John Waters

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The Irish Times Trust - Groupthink that lurks in every corner of RTE - John Waters - Irish Times - Fri 11th May, 2012 - Opinion - John Waters

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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS ISSUED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 55 (2) OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 2009 - BAI - Fri 4thMay, 2012 - THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY OF IRELAND

Family and Media Association — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:05:21 GMT

Having considered the matter, the Authority determined that there had been breaches of Section 39(1) (b) and (e) of the Act by RTE. In making its determination, the Authority found as follows:

(FINDINGS:)

* The programme was not fair in that it broadcast serious, damaging and untrue allegations about Father Reynolds that he had abused a teenage girl in Africa in the early 1980's, that she had borne his child and that he had then abandoned her and the child. These allegations were broadcast in the face of denials and in circumstances where Father Reynolds had offered to take a paternity test; despite this, RTE decided to broadcast the programme. Given the fact that Fr. Reynolds is an ordained priest, currently in ministry, the impact upon his reputation was particularly severe. This constituted a breach of Section 39 (1) (b) of the Act.

* The means employed to make the programme, including secret filming and a doorstep interview, unreasonably encroached upon Fr. Reynolds's privacy. This constituted a breach of Section 39 (1) (e) of the Act.

* There was a significant failure of editorial and managerial controls within RTE which failed to anticipate, monitor or control the possibility of such a breach occurring and which failed to recognise the grave injustice which could be done to Fr. Reynolds. This constituted a breach of Section 39 (1) (b) of the Act.

* RTE accepted that its broadcast of seriously defamatory allegations against Fr. Reynolds gave rise to breaches of Sections 39(1)(b) and (e) of the Act and expressed its deep regret that this had happened. RTE accepted that there was no truth whatsoever in the allegations against Fr. Reynolds.

* RTE fully co-operated with the investigation.

* It is a source of regret that RTE did not choose to waive its claim to privilege in the solicitor/client relationship between itself and its in-house legal staff. Such an approach would have assisted a greater understanding of the extent of the advices available to the broadcaster and of the role they played in RTE's decision to transmit the programme.

* The procedures followed were, at all times, appropriate and reflected not only the statutory obligations pursuant to the Act but the requirements of natural justice.

* The Authority regretted that information regarding the process entered into the public domain. The Authority is satisfied that there was no prejudice to anybody concerned in this investigation or determination.

*There was no gain (financial or otherwise) made by RTE as a consequence of the breach.

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Family and Media Association - STATEMENT OF FINDINGS ISSUED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 55 (2) OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 2009 - BAI - Fri 4thMay, 2012 - What it doesn't say in the papers - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Television for St Patrick's Day - Mass - Knock Shrine 11:30am EWTN - RTE ... Papal Nuncio in Armagh - New music: 'AIFREANN MHUIRE AN CHNOIC'

RTE — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:01:40 GMT

EWTN - RTE One 11:30am - 'Mass for St Patrick's Day' - from Knock Shrine Adoration chapel.
Celebrant: Fr Richard Gibbons - Music newly composed for the Mass called 'AIFREANN MHUIRE AN CHNOIC' is set in Irish, composed by Sr Marie Dunne and dedicated to Mons Joseph Quinn. It includes St Patrick's Breastplate - soloist Patricia Bourke (possibly repeated on EWTN at 6pm) ...

Cardinal Sean Brady will concelebrate St Patrick's Day Mass at noon in the Cathedral in Armagh with the Apostolic Nuncio Charles Brown ...

RTE One 4:40pm: 'Patrick': Docu-drama about the life of St Patrick??? (Narrated by Liam Neeson - Gabriel Byrne as the voice of St Patrick) ...

EWTN 5pm (30 mins) SAINTS AND HEROES: St Patrick - the TRUE story of this tremendously loved and celebrated man ... St Patrick's Day - Sat 17th March, 2012
See FaithArts.ie and fma.ie/watchman

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland (the State) - RTE - Mass - Church

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Pope meets Irish delegation ahead of congress - Irish Times - Churches to ring bells for two minutes at noon and 6pm on St Patrick's Day

The Irish Times Trust — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMT

"Cathedrals, churches and chapels across Ireland will ring their bells for two minutes at noon and 6pm on St Patrick%u2019s Day, both as a symbol of renewal and as a call to prepare for the congress. The bell, which comes from a Dominican convent in Portstewart, Co Derry, has been taken to parishes throughout Ireland over the past year, as a sort of Olympic flame for the Christian message." ... "Months ago, Vatican authorities ruled out a visit by Pope Benedict to Ireland for the congress. Archbishop Martin confirmed this yesterday, saying the pope will instead make a live televised address to the congress in June." - Pope meets Irish delegation ahead of congress - Irish Times - Thu 15th Mar, 2012

Media Owners and Producers:
The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - All sections - Paddy Agnew

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Scale of sexual abuse of patients as high as in Catholic Church says Dignity4Patients - Lunchtime - Newstalk - Tue 6th Mar 2012 -

Newstalk — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Dignity4patients.org saying scale of sexual abuse of patients as high as in Catholic Church dignity4patients.org #newstalk #lunchtime
- FMA News (@familyandmedia) March 6, 2012

Interview with dignity4patients representative - Lunchtime (Part 2) - Newstalk - Tue 6th Mar, 2012

Media Owners and Producers:
Denis O'Brien - Newstalk - Lunchtime - Jonathan Healy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Today FM: "WE WISH TO OFFER AN UNRESERVED APOLOGY TO MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH... "!!! - 28 Feb 2012 - "...AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WAS OFFENDED BY THIS ITEM."!!!

Today FM — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:00:24 GMT

Today FM's "apology to members of the Catholic Faith" - Tue 28 Feb 2012

"The following is a special announcement from Today FM. On the 9th February, 2012, the Ray D'Arcy Show conducted an interview with a listener about breast implants in which she detailed hurtful remarks made to her by another woman. The presenter followed this with a comment suggesting that the person who made those remarks was a practicing Catholic and lacking in compassion. Today FM accepts that this comment had no basis in fact and was completely unwarranted. We wish to offer an unreserved apology to members of the Catholic Faith and anyone else who was offended by this item."

'Mea Gulpa' - Broadsheet (comments)

@MKellyIrishCath @davidcochrane And re the #BAI allowing brodcasters to develop bad habits, here's another case in pont fma.ie/fma/marian-fin%u2026
-; FMA News (@familyandmedia) February 28, 2012

Media Owners and Producers:
Denis O'Brien - Today FM - The Ray D'Arcy Show - Ray D'Arcy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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X-CASE - Bacik re abortion legislation on Newstalk Sunday Show - Sun 26th Feb, 2012 - Fair and balanced?

Newstalk — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:03:16 GMT

X-CASE - Bacik re abortion legislation on Newstalk Sunday Show (presenter, Shane Coleman) [Audio] - Sun 26th Feb, 2012 11:30am ... Fair and balanced? Listen back and see the following tweet from Caroline Simons...

So, Shane Coleman dealing with X case. Uninvited me an hour before due in studio. Will anyone counter @ivanabacik on this issue? #newstalk
- Caroline Simons (@carolinesimons) February 26, 2012

Media Owners and Producers:
Denis O'Brien - Newstalk - The Sunday Show - Shane Coleman

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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POPE WARNS AGAINST THE POWER OF FINANCE AND OF THE MEDIA - Thu 16th Feb, 2012 - VIS - "Christian non conformism redeems us and restores us to truth"

VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICES — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:01:26 GMT

POPE WARNS AGAINST THE POWER OF FINANCE AND OF THE MEDIA - Thu 16th Feb, 2012 ... "Yesterday afternoon the Holy Father visited the Major Seminary of Rome for the occasion of the feast of its patroness, Our Lady of Trust, which falls on Saturday" ...

"The Pope then went on to refer to the force of evil which, in today's world, also emerges "in two great powers which are good and useful in themselves but easily open to abuse: the power of finance and the power of the media. Both are necessary, both are useful, but so subject to misuse that they often go against their true goals".

Today "we see how the world of finance can dominate mankind. Possession and appearance dominate and enslave the world. ... Finance is no longer a tool to promote well being and to support the life of man, but a force that oppresses him, one which almost has to be worshipped". The Pontiff called on his audience not to conform to this power. "Be non conformists. What counts is not possession but existence", he said. Christians must not bow to this power, but use it as "as a means, with the freedom of the children of God".

Turning then to consider the question of public opinion, Benedict XVI highlighted how "we have a great need of information, knowledge about the truth of the world; but there is a power of appearance which in the end counts even more than reality itself". Appearance "overlies the truth and becomes more important. Man no longer pursues the truth but wants above all to appear". Here too "there is a Christian non conformism. ... We want not appearance but truth, and this will give us true freedom".

"Christian non conformism redeems us and restores us to truth. Let us pray to the Lord that He may help us to be free in this non conformism, which is not against the world but is authentic love for the world"." (emphasis added)

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Church - VIS - News -

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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US lawsuit claiming that the Pope covered up abuse is withdrawn - Catholic Herald - Mon 13th Feb, 2012 - A high-profile lawsuit in the United States accusing Pope Benedict XVI of covering up sexual abuse has been withdrawn

Catholic Herald — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:01:31 GMT

US lawsuit claiming that the Pope covered up abuse is withdrawn - Catholic Herald - Mon 13th Feb, 2012 ... "A case like this one against the Holy See, which was held together by no more than a mendacious web of allegations of international conspiracy, amounted to a misuse of judicial process and a waste of judicial resources" - Jeffrey Lena ... "I wonder how much coverage this story will get . When the (original) story broke it was all over the media"

Media Owners and Producers:
Catholic Herald - Catholic Herald - News - Francis X Rocca

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Closing Vatican embassy 'was wrong decision' - Examiner -

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:01:10 GMT

"The Government was wrong to close Ireland's embassy to the Vatican, a former head of the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.
Sean Donlon, once this country's most senior diplomat and a former ambassador to the US, said the current difficulties between Ireland and the Vatican made the embassy more, not less, important." - Closing Vatican embassy 'was wrong decision' - Paul O'Brien - Irish Examiner - Mon 13th Feb, 2012

Mary Fitzgibbon Ireland Stand Up Presentation 18-01-12 Buswell's Hotel

Sean Donlon on embassy closure decision [Audio] - RTE Radio One News 9am - Mon 13th Feb, 2012

Media Owners and Producers:
Thomas Crosbie Holdings - Irish Examiner - News - Paul O'Brien Political Editor

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Gilmore's 'not an inch on Vatican' sparks crisis - Front Page - Sunday Independent - 5th Feb 2012 - Rosary beads at FG meeting as Noonan says 'Enda is a better Catholic than me'

Independent News and Media PLC — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:28 GMT

Gilmore's 'not an inch on Vatican' sparks crisis - DANIEL McCONNELL Chief Reporter and JOHN DRENNAN - Front Page - Sunday Independent - 5th Feb 2012 - Rosary beads at FG meeting as Noonan says 'Enda is a better Catholic than me'...Jody Corcoran: Closing Vatican embassy to cut costs doesn't add up

Media Owners and Producers:
Tony O'Reilly - Sunday Independent - Front Page - Top Story - DANIEL McCONNELL Chief Reporter and JOHN DRENNAN

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Forget the Wags, pass me the dog collar: Former Manchester United teammate of Beckham and Giggs trains to become Catholic priest - Daily Mail -

Daily Mail — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:51 GMT

Down and Conor seminarian, Phil Mulryne..."With professional footballers hitting the front pages for their extra-curricular activities almost as often as the back pages for their sporting exploits, we don't expect them to behave like priests. But..." - Forget the Wags, pass me the dog collar: Former Manchester United teammate of Beckham and Giggs trains to become Catholic priest - Daily Mail - Thu 26th Jan, 2012 - Daily Mail ... Have you heard the one about the former footballer that entered the priesthood? Mulryne has the calling... - Thu 26th Jan 2012 - Daily Mail ... "He got some 27 caps for Northern Ireland. He scored some memorable goals...He played lots of times for Man United and he played Champions League, Premiership, the whole lot...For whatever reason, I don't know, but he's over in Rome, at the moment, where he's currently training for the priesthood" (cf John 1:5 - 'overcome' can also be translated as 'comprehended') - The John Murray Show with Damian Lawlor, Sunday Independent - Wed 1st Feb, 2012 - RTE Radio One ... ("Mulryne - a red devil to serve God" - France Soir")

Media Owners and Producers:
Rupert Murdoch - Daily Mail - News - Gavin Allen

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"nothing beats having a married mother and father to support you" - Daily Mail - TV midwives

Mail — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:01:30 GMT

"...nothing beats having a married mother and father to support you" - TV midwives and this cruel betrayal of single mums - Sandra Parsons - Daily Mail

Media Owners and Producers:
Mail - Daily Mail - Femail - Sandra Parsons

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Pope to Donate Golden Rose to Cuba's Patron Saint - Latin American Herald Tribune - President Raul Castro to attend Mass

Latin American Herald Tribune — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:01:30 GMT

'Fidel Castro considers Benedict XVI "a good person" and several years ago told a top Vatican official, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who was visiting the island at the time, that the pope has "the face of an angel."' - Pope to Donate Golden Rose to Cuba's Patron Saint - President Raul Castro to attend Mass - Latin American Herald Tribune

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Latin American Herald Tribune - Latin American Herald Tribune - Cuba -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Religious freedom under threat from courts, professor warns - Guardian - Oxford academic Roger Trigg points to 'clear trend' privileging secular values over religious conviction

Guardian — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:01:30 GMT

@To decide whether or not a British Airways employee could wear a cross with her uniform, the courts have suggested it is not a core part of Christian belief - but this decision shouldn't be up to them" - Roger Trigg ... "...faith in God is not an add-on or optional extra" - archbishop of York, John Sentamu (2009)- Religious freedom under threat from courts, professor warns - Oxford academic Roger Trigg points to 'clear trend' privileging secular values over religious conviction - Guardian - Wed 25th Jan, 2012

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Guardian - Guardian - News - David Shariatmadari

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE 46th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY - Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization

Vatican.va — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:01:25 GMT

"... indeed, people today are frequently bombarded with answers to questions they have never asked and to needs of which they were unaware. %u200EIf we are to recognize and focus upon the truly important questions, then silence is a precious commodity that enables us to exercise proper discernment in the face of the surcharge of stimuli and data that we receive." ... MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE 46th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY - Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization - Pontifical Council for Social Communications - Tue 24th Jan, 2012 (Feast of St Francis de Sales, Patron Saint of Journalists)

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Church - Vatican website - World Communications Day - Pope Benedict XVI

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Foul-mouthed, pornographic and tasteless! TV3's Tallafornia on John Murray Show - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:01:21 GMT

Foul-mouthed, pornographic and tasteless! TV3's Tallafornia on the John Murray Show. To complain about this interview, please contact RTE on 01 208 3111 and complaints@rte.ie and the BROADCASTING AUTHORITY of IRELAND, BAI - John Murray Show - RTE Radio One - Mon 16th Jan, 2012

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - The John Murray Show - John Murray

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Radharc - Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:21 GMT

Matthew McAteer talks about the Catholic documentary series Radharc - FREE LUNCHTIME SCREENINGS OF RADHARCH PROGRAMMES IN the IFI THIS MONTH - RTE Radio One - Mon 16th Jan, 2012

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'BREAKING:Lawyer for 'X' case is member of government's expert group on abortion' - Youth Defence -

Youth Defence — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:56:21 GMT

BREAKING:Lawyer for 'X' case is member of government's expert group on abortion - Youth Defence - Mon 16th Jan, 2012

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Youth Defence - Youth Defence - News - Joe The Broadcaster

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Public decries closure of embassy to the Vatican - Irish Examiner - 93% criticised Gilmore decision

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:01:20 GMT

"TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore's decision to close the Irish embassy to the Vatican was met with overwhelming opposition from the public with over 93% criticising the move."..."Another claimed the Government was using the clerical child sexual abuse scandals as 'cover' to wage a 'vendetta' against the Church."
Public decries closure of embassy to the Vatican - Paul O'Brien - Political Editor - Irish Examiner - Mon 16th Jan 2012 (also referred to in Morning Ireland's 'What It Says in the Papers')

Media Owners and Producers:
Thomas Crosbie Holdings - Irish Examiner - News - Paul O'Brien

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Government announces 'expert group' on abortion - Irish Catholic [Blog] -

Irish Catholic — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:01:39 GMT

"The Government has announced this evening that it has established a so-called 'expert group' to look at the issue of abortion..."

"A statement from the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH this evening..." (emphasis added)

"The Expert Group will be chaired by Justice Mr Sean Ryan and consist of the following 13 members:

Dr Peter Boylan, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Dr Mary Holohan, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Dr Imelda Ryan,

Psychiatrist,Dr Ailish Ni Riain,

General Practitioner

Dr Mark Walsh, General Practitioner

Ms Christine O'Rourke, Office of the Attorney General

Ms Mary O'Toole, Senior Counsel

Ms Joanelle O'Cleirigh, Solicitor

Ms Denise Kirwin, Solicitor

Dr. Deirdre Madden, Medical Council

Dr Maura Pidgeon, An Bord Altranais

Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

Mr Bernard Carey, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health..."

- Government announces 'expert group' on abortion - Irish Catholic - Blogs - Michael Kelly - Fri 13th Jan, 2012

COMMENT: You don't need an expert to tell you that killing the innocent is wrong; you only need an 'expert' when you want to obscure the truth that killing the innocent is wrong...

Pro Life Campaign Says Expert Group on Abortion Presents Opportunity to Clarify Key Ethical Distinctions - Fri 13th Jan, 2011

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Irish Farmers Journal - Irish Catholic Newspaper - Blogs - Michael Kelly

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Stop swearing for TV! - Irish Times re Ceann Comhairle's Sean Barrett's proposed Dail changes

The Irish Times Trust — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:01:06 GMT

Stop swearing for TV! Sean Barrett - Deaglan de Breadun - Irish Times re Ceann Comhairle's Sean Barrett's proposed Dail changes

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The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - All sections -

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Turin Shroud not medieval forgery, says new research - Irish Independent - Scientists say Turin Shroud is supernatural - Independent (London)

Independent News and Media PLC — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:01:58 GMT

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"A NEW study suggests that one of Christianity's most prized but mysterious relics -- the Turin Shroud -- is not a medieval forgery and could be the burial robe of Christ.

"Italian scientists conducted a series of experiments that they said showed that the marks on the shroud -- purportedly left by the imprint of Christ's body -- could not have been faked with technology that was available in medieval times." - Turin Shroud not medieval forgery, says new research - Irish Independent - Tue 20th Dec, 2011

Scientists say Turin Shroud is supernatural - Independent (London) - Tue 20th Dec, 2011

Could the Shroud of Turin be real after all? Scientists recreate iconic image with 'blinding flash of light' - Daily Mail - Tue 20th Dec, 2011

Italian study claims Turin Shroud is Christ's authentic burial robe - Telegraph - Mon 19th Dec, 2011

Media Owners and Producers:
Tony O'Reilly - Denis O'Brien - Irish Independent - Latest News - Nick Squires

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Abortion is also bad for women - Pro Life Campaign - Irish Examiner - "FINDING (of Medical Royal Colleges) FATALLY UNDERMINED MEDICAL RATIONALE FOR MOST USED GROUNDS OF BRITAIN'S ABORTION LEGISLATION"

Examiner — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:04 GMT

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"Last week also saw the publication of a review by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges on induced abortion and mental health...One of the most notable things to emerge from the review was its finding that abortion provides no mental health benefit to women. THE FINDING FATALLY UNDERMINED THE MEDICAL RATIONALE FOR THE MOST USED GROUNDS OF BRITAIN'S ABORTION LEGISLATION. Ninety five percent of abortions performed in the UK are performed on the grounds that continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk of injury to the mental health of the pregnant woman....UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE COVERAGE OF THE REPORT CREATED CONFUSION AS TO ITS ACTUAL FINDINGS..." (emphasis added) - Dr Ruth Cullen - Irish Examiner - Tue 20th Dec, 2011 (Page 15)

Media Owners and Producers:
Thomas Crosbie Holdings - Irish Examiner - - Dr Ruth Cullen

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Orthodox sex abuse scandal
enclave - New York Post - 117 kid victims and 85 arrests in Jewish enclave

New York Post — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:01:16 GMT

Orthodox sex abuse scandal
enclave - 117 kid victims and 85 arrests in Jewish enclave - New York Post - Sat 11t Dec, 2011

[Comment: Why was this not reported in the Irish media ?]

Child sex abuse scandal rocks Orthodox Jewish community after 85 arrested - Daily Mail - Mon 12th Dec, 2011

Child sex abuse scandal rocks N.Y. Orthodox community, after 85 arrested - Haaretz - Mon 12th Dec, 2011

Media Owners and Producers:
New York Post - New York Post - Daily Mail - New York Post - SUSAN EDELMAN

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Missing the big picture on abuse - RTE Drivetime - Feeding prejudice-omitting facts

RTE — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:30:46 GMT

In an item on Friday's Drivetime, dealing with a report on sexual abuse in the Dutch Catholic Church, RTE's Mary Wilson, RTE'S Philip Boucher-Hayes and a Dutch investigative reporter omitted an important fact: the Dutch Report, itself, pointed out that child sexual abuse was no more prevalent in the Catholic Church than it was in non-Catholic institutions ("It emerged that the risk was twice as high as the national average, but with no significant difference between Roman Catholic and
non-Roman Catholic institutions." - Page 9). The Programme also failed to read out a text which drew the attention of the Drivetime team to this statement in the Report, which begs the question, does the repeated omission of relevant facts and contextual information amount to deliberate public deception regarding the issue of child sexual abuse? - Drivetime [1 hr 17 mins into audio] - RTE Radio One - Fri 16th Dec, 2011

[Comment: The Programme also included the playing, without critical comment, of a particularly anti-Catholic section in the infamous Enda Kenny 'Cloyne' speech as well as a feature on Christopher Hitchens, who died on Thursday] ]

http://fma.ie/fma/news/highlighted_news_links/

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Drivetime - Mary Wilson

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Amazing Grace! - Nationwide - RTE One - Hymn composer John Newton, William Wilberforce and 'spiritual tourism' in Donegal!

RTE — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:01:55 GMT

Inishowen Peninsula!..."The hymn, Amazing Grace, played at many different occasions from weddings and funerals, it's a beautiful and powerful hymn. What is little known is the story of its connection to County Donegal. John Newton who penned the words of the Hymn 1773, had found refuge in Lough Swilly and wrote the famous words of the song as a result. Helen Mark reports from Buncrana on a major initiative to celebrate this unique link between Lough Swilly and this world famous hymn." - Hymn composer John Newton, William Wilberforce and 'spiritual tourism' in Donegal! -Amazing Grace! - Nationwide - RTE One - Wed 14th December, 2011

"...IT WAS ONLY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT HAD SAVED HIM"!

[Recommended!]

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - Nationwide - Helen Mark - Brian McVeigh - Mary Kennedy - Michael Ryan

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"I would like to make it clear that should the Government be informed by the Holy See that Pope Benedict wishes to visit Ireland..." - Eamon Gilmore - Oireachtas Report - RTE 1 - "...I have no doubt that the Government would respond positively and that an invitation would be forthcoming."

RTE — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:55 GMT

"I would like to make it clear that should the Government be informed by the Holy See that Pope Benedict wishes to visit Ireland at a time of mutual convenience, for instance, at the occasion of next year's EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS, I have no doubt that the Government would respond positively and that an invitation would be forthcoming." - Eamon Gilmore - Foreign Affairs Committee on the Closure of Embassies - Oireachtas Report - RTE 1 - Thu 15th Dec 2011

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - Oireachtas Report - Roisin Ni Eadhra

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Ordination of women: Olivia O'Leary criticises George Weigel and the Church - Drivetime - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:01:36 GMT

Ordination of women: Olivia O'Leary criticises George Weigel and the Church - Drivetime - RTE Radio 1 - Tue 13th Dec, 2011 [Comment: 'Gift and Mystery'... State sponsored 'errorism'... So much for ecumenism! ... Would such a rant against another religion be tolerated? ... Who paid for this? Answer: You! ... Open admission that the 'central reason' for taking issue with the Church is NOT the Hierarchy's mishandling of child sexual abuse cases]

Gina Menzies and George Weigel on renewing the church in Ireland - Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1 - Tue 13th Dec, 2011

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Drivetime - Olivia O'Leary

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Pope's telegram of condolence to Archbishop Chaput - death of Cardinal Foley - Vatican Radio -

Vatican Radio — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:02:26 GMT

"Below is the telegram of condolence from Pope Benedict XVI to the Most Reverend Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia on the death of Cardinal John Patrick Foley.

"Having learned with sadness of the death of Cardinal John Patrick Foley, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, I offer you my heartfelt condolences. As I recall with gratitude the late Cardinal%u2019s years of priestly ministry in his beloved Archdiocese of Philadephia, his distinguished service to the Holy See as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, and most recently his labors on behalf of the Christian communities of the Holy Land, I willingly join you in commending his noble soul to God, the Father of all mercies. I also pray that his lifelong commitment to the Church%u2019s presence in the media will inspire others to take up this apostolate so essential to the proclamation of the Gospel and the progress of the new evangelization. To all who mourn Cardinal Foley in the hope of the Resurrection, I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing as a pledge of consolation and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ."

BENEDICTUS PP. XVI
Vatican Radio interview with Cardinal Foley - Vatican Radio

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Former President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Cardinal John Foley, dies -

Vatican Radio — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:26 GMT

"Cardinal John Patrick Foley, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem died today. He was 76. The Cardinal had been suffering from Leukaemia and had returned to Philadelphia in the US.

"In his comments to Vatican Radio's Italian service, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi said "everyone who had ever met Cardinal Foley admired and loved him for his kindness and for his spirituality."

"Father Lombardi also recalled the Cardinal's work in the field of communication as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications saying, he was always well prepared and very competent." - Vatican Radio

[The current president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications is Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli. The secretary of the council is an Irishman, Mons Paul Tighe] Message (in Spanish) from the then Mons Claudio Maria Celli, on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 12th December, 2007

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Pregnancy charity launches brazen adverts for the 'standby' morning-after pill ahead of Christmas party season - Daily Mail -

Mail — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:01:43 GMT

Pregnancy charity (British Pregnancy Advisory Service) launches brazen adverts for the 'standby' morning-after pill ahead of Christmas party season - Daily Mail - Tue 6th Dec, 2011 [Comment: Cynical exploitation of women]

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Keeping the flock - Letters - Independent -

Independent News and Media PLC — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:59:43 GMT

Re: abuse of children compared with Fr Kevin Reynolds defamation: "...it was not a professional reputation that was damaged but the physical integrity and psychological well-being of children." - Keeping the flock - Letters - Independent - Tue 6th Dec, 2011 - [Comment: Dismissing what was visited on Fr Kevin Reynolds as being merely a matter of "professional reputation" is shameful anti-clerical bigotry, all the more incredible in that it comes from a professor of education]

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Doctor struck off as abortion nearly kills Irish woman -

Independent News and Media PLC — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:01:52 GMT

Doctor struck off as abortion nearly kills Irish woman - Irish Independent - Fri 2nd Dec, 2011 ...

"Dr Phanuel Dartey perforated the uterus of the unidentified woman and left parts of a foetus inside her at the MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL clinic in Ealing where he worked."

[Comment: Marie Stopes International have a large openly-identified 'clinic' beside St Joseph's Discalced Carmelite Church, on Berkeley Road, in Dublin. It is also near the Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy) Hospital ...

This 'botched abortion' took place in 2006. Why are we only hearing about it now!?

Were the many women who made appointments with Marie Stopes in Dublin made aware of it?]

Irish woman left 'fighting for life' after abortion in UK clinic - Eilish O'Regan - Belfast Telegraph - Sat 3rd Dec, 2011

Surgeon struck off over botched ops - Press Association - Fri 2nd Dec, 2011 [Comment: NO MENTION OF 'ABORTION', AT ALL, IN THAT PRESS ASSOCIATION ARTICLE]

Gynaecologist struck off after botching four cosmetic genital operations at Harley Street clinic - Daily Mail - Fri 2nd Dec, 2011 [Comment: 'ABORTION' NOT IN HEADLINE!]

Marie Stopes Doc Loses License, Almost Killed Woman in Abortion - Steven Ertelt - LifeNews - Fri 2nd Dec, 2011

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Audits bring church closer to urgent goal - Breda O'Brien -

The Irish Times Trust — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:00:52 GMT

Audits bring church closer to urgent goal - Breda O'Brien

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Apple denies claims that Siri is anti-abortion -

BBC — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:29 GMT

Apple denies claims that Siri is anti-abortion

"Apple has denied claims that its smartphone voice-activated assistant Siri is anti-abortion.

It follows reports that Siri failed to locate nearby abortion clinics. In some cases it suggested pregnancy advice centres as an alternative." (Emphasis added) BBC News - Fri 1st Dec, 2011

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IT'S STILL THERE! 'Statement by Minister Shatter on Prime Time Investigates programme on clerical sex abuse in Africa' -

Department of Justice — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:01:29 GMT

IT'S STILL THERE! 'Statement by Minister Shatter on Prime Time Investigates programme on clerical sex abuse in Africa'... (reported in this week's The Irish Catholic)

"I share the widespread public concern and disgust at the REVELATIONS which the programme contained." (emphasis added) - Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter - 24 May '11

Time for Shatter to apologise - 11 Oct '11

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Statement by the Catholic Communications Office correcting Wednesday's Irish Times article referring to Cardinal Sean Brady -- 30 November 2011 -

Irish Catholic Bishop's Conference — Thu, 02 Dec 2011 14:58:53 GMT

Statement by the Catholic Communications Office correcting yesterdy's Irish Times article referring to Cardinal Sean Brady -- 30 November 2011 ... "A news report carried on the front page of today's Irish Times referring to Cardinal Sean Brady, and a High Court case which has been settled by the Archdiocese of Armagh and Mr Brendan Boland, includes some serious inaccuracies." (emphasis added)

Marian Finucane Show: Senator Ronan Mullen re Fr Kevin Reynolds defamation by RTE - Newspaper Panel - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:01:38 GMT

???
"... And, then, the harder question, but the question, to use the phrase that's very common in the Law: the fair question to be tried is, 'DID PEOPLE IN RTE FALL INTO SOME KIND OF INSTITUTIONAL MINDSET VIS-A-VIS THE CHURCH, PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE SCANDALS?'" ??? - Ronan Mullen - Marian Finucane Show - RTE Radio 1 - Sun 27th Nov, 2011 ... Please, see, also: A DOUBLE-STANDARD Double -- Drive (home your point) Time! RTE Radio 1 - FMA - Thu 24th Nov, 2011; ... DOUBLE STANDARD! - FMA - Fri 18th Nov, 2011 ;... RTE's 'Mission to Prey' (on an innocent Catholic priest!) - FMA - Fri 7th Oct, 2011; ... The paper of (some) records (but not others!!): Kevin O'Sullivan's Irish Times! Newstalk Breakfast - FMA - Fri 21st Oct, 2011 (The prededing article by the Family and Media Association, was published shortly before and independent of the Amarach Report about 'Attitudes towards the Catholic Church') ...

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RTE accused over fake tweet that scuppered Gallagher's Aras bid - Sunday Independent -

Independent News and Media PLC — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:01:38 GMT

RTE accused over fake tweet that scuppered Gallagher's Aras bid - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011 ... Please, see, also Did an error by RTE Frontline change the outcome of the presidential election? - FMA - Sat 29th Oct, 2011

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Gallagher at war over fake tweet 'ambush' - Sunday Independent -

Independent News and Media PLC — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:01:38 GMT

Mr Gallagher: "is seeking an oral and/or public hearing into a complaint which, he says, RTE should be compelled to attend"; ... "submitted a detailed 22-page complaint against RTE to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI"; ... "is seeking a 'formal apology' from the broadcaster."

... Gallagher at war over fake tweet 'ambush' - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011 ... Please, see, also Did an error by RTE Frontline change the outcome of the presidential election? - FMA - Sat 29th Oct, 2011

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Hunky Dory boss claims cheeky adverts boosted brand exposure - Sunday Independent -

Independent News and Media PLC — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:01:38 GMT

Hunky Dory boss claims cheeky adverts boosted brand exposure - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011 [COMMENT: Obviously a true assessment by Hunky Dorys, but very sad that Largo Foods can say this without fear of a public reaction.]

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EDITORIAL - RTE must pay the correct price - Sunday Independent -

Independent News and Media PLC — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:01:38 GMT

EDITORIAL - RTE must pay the correct price - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011

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Curran offered resignation in wake of paternity test - Sunday Independent -

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Curran offered resignation in wake of paternity test - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011

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Order calls on RTE to justify naming dead brother as abuser in programme - Sunday Independent -

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Order calls on RTE to justify naming dead brother as abuser in programme - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011

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Order calls on RTE to justify naming dead brother as abuser in programme - Sunday Independent -

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Order calls on RTE to justify naming dead brother as abuser in programme - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011

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Niamh Horan: 'Ed makes calls like these for breakfast' - Sunday Independent -

Independent News and Media PLC — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:01:38 GMT

"TOM Savage, the chairman of the RTE Authority, has said that that Ed Mulhall (above), the managing director of News and Current Affairs, had the final say in running the discredited documentary on Fr Kevin Reynolds." - Sunday Independent - Sun 27th Nov, 2011

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Is there a VENDETTA, in the media, against the Church? Sarah Carey - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:01:08 GMT

Is there a VENDETTA, in the media, against the Church? Fr Sean McDonagh, Michael O'Regan, Irish Times, Kate Shanahan, DIT - Sarah Carey - Newstalk - 9am Sat 26th Nov, 2011 ... See, also, Time for Shatter to apologise ("I share the widespread public concern and disgust at the REVELATIONS (emphasis added) which the programme contained" - Minister for Justice, Solicitor, Alan Shatter)

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Breaking: Tanaiste signals Government's intention to remove Consitutional provision on blasphemy - RIA

RIA — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:12:31 GMT

Breaking: Tanaiste signals Government's intention to remove Consitutional provision on blasphemy. Eamon Gilmore was speaking, today, at the Royal Irish Academy's 2011 International Affairs Conference on 'Democratisation and New Media'

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Judge Ann Power-Forde SC, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights - Chairperson: The Hon Mrs Justice Susan Denham Chief Justice of Ireland - "The Autonomous Concept of 'Family' in the
Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights" -

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:01:51 GMT

9th Annual Brian Walsh Memorial Lecture:...

"The AUTONOMOUS CONCEPT of 'FAMILY' in the JURISPRUDENCE of the EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS".

To include the ECHR's jurisprudence on issues such as: adoption, parental rights, same-sex relationships, and the best interests of the child -

Thursday 24th November at 6.30pm - The Distillery Building, 145-151 Church Street, D 7.

Speaker: Judge Ann Power-Forde SC Judge of the European Court of Human Rights Chairperson: The Hon Mrs Justice Susan Denham Chief Justice of Ireland

Registration: From 6pm. Prior registration required to iselbrianwalsh@gmail.com. This lecture is open to all and free of charge to ISEL members. There is a 10 Euro charge for non-ISEL members, payable on arrival.

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A 'DOUBLE-STANDARD Double' -- Drive (home your point) Time! RTE Radio 1 - Wed 23 Nov 2011 - FMA - Cat 'out of the bag' but no one in RTE can see it!

Family and Media Association — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:01:51 GMT

"In other words, the Institution ('Church RTE') and the Institution's mission (RTE's investigative current affairs) is ultimately more important than any people it might abuse along the way. Sound familiar? Well not, apparently, to Mr Dawson or, for that matter, and for the second week running' to Ms Wilson. They still don%u2019t get it!" -- A 'DOUBLE-STANDARD Double' -- Drive (home your point) Time! Cat 'out of the bag' but no one in RTE can see it! RTE Radio 1 - Wed 23 Nov 2011 - FMA

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DOUBLE STANDARD! - RTE and its treatment of the Church under the microscope

Family and Media Association — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:00:15 GMT

A FRIGHTENING DOUBLE STANDARD in RTE's attitudes to child abuse and the Catholic Church has emerged in the last 24 hours.

Following the settlement, at the High Court, yesterday afternoon, of the Fr Kevin Reynolds defamation case, Kevin Dawson, Head of Corporate Communications at RTE, decided to go on the Station's Drivetime programme to be interviewed by Mary Wilson, at 5:40pm.

When asked, would heads now roll, over the Fr Reynolds case, Mr Dawson said, "It's very difficult for a rolled head, so to speak, to learn anything".

This response is in stark contrast to the attitude adopted by RTE towards the priests and bishops which the Station helped to hound out of office.

The irony of RTE's position, however, appears to have been lost, not only on Mr Dawson, but also on the Drivetime Presenter, who decided not to follow up with a related question.

Later, that night, as part of the terms of the Settlement, an apology was read out on air on RTE 1, immediately prior to the screening of Prime Time (it was last May's Prime Time programme, 'Mission to Prey' which gave rise to yesterday's defamation case in the High Court).

Although the wording of the apology was comprehensive, it was read out quickly and in a monotone way, as pointed out by Fr Sean McMcDonagh of the Association of Catholic Priests and Fr Eamon Aylward of the Irish Missionary Union, on Friday's Today with Pat Kenny.

Fr McDonagh also pointed out that had it been a bishop who had been required, by a court, to read out an apology, and had the bishop got someone to read the apology in a similar monotone way to the way last night's Prime Time Apology was read, that bishop would have been subject to severe media criticism.

These incidents, in the last 24 hours alone, have revealed a worrying double standard in the way RTE holds people and organizations to account for their actions. It cannot be a matter of one rule for priests and bishops and another rule for RTE journalists and producers. More generally, it cannot be a matter of one rule for the Church and another for RTE!

The challenges now facing RTE are formidable and while it is clear the Station would wish to be able, quickly, to put the affair behind it, in reality, it will have some work to do if it is to tackle the growing impression among ordinary Catholics that when it comes to fair play for the Church, the Institution that is RTE 'still doesn't get it'!

...

The Family and Media Association is encouraging its members and other people of good will to protest this obvious double standard on the part of RTE by contacting the Station and other authorities.

See also RTE's 'Mission to Prey' (on an innocent Catholic priest!)

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Delay to priest's defamation case - Irish Times - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

The Irish Times Trust — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:28 GMT

"THE DEFAMATION action by Fr Kevin Reynolds against RTE did not proceed at the High Court yesterday because no judge was free to hear it." - Delay to priest's defamation case - Irish Times - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 - [Comment re headline: Why was the word, "RTE" not included? Also, the word, 'priest' -- when used by the IT -- is almost a pejorative term, certainly impersonal and not likely to arouse much sympathy in the reader/viewer. An alternative headline: "RTE defamation case - Fr Reynolds forced to wait for his day in court".]

No judge to hear defamation case- Irish Independent - Wed 16 Nov, 2011

[Comment: Tiny article which would hardly warrant a second look, particularly, in view of the absence in the headline of any words which could identify, much less personalise, the Case. None of: 'Prme Time Investigates', 'Mission to Prey', 'RTE'' and Fr Kevin Reynolds' are used. Even, the word, 'priest' is left out]

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Vacating the Vatican - Letters - Patrick Carr - Irish Times - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

The Irish Times Trust — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:59:28 GMT

"It is depressing to observe that, under Eamon Gilmore, our foreign policy is as bankrupt morally as our exchequer is financially" -
Vacating the Vatican - Letters - Patrick Carr - Irish Times - Wed 16 Nov, 2011

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Catholic bishops plan expansion of post-abortion counseling - Reuters - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

Reuters — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:58:28 GMT

Catholic bishops plan expansion of post-abortion counseling - Reuters - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 ... Amen

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OLRTXT US AMER EDU SPO CRIM LIF ANV JUDIC PRO NEWS PA1 DBT MUNI - Reuters - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

Reuters — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:58:28 GMT

The media sometimes speak a 'different language'!!...The headline should read: 'Analysis: Penn State shouldn't hide behind legal moves - lawyer' - Reuters - Wed 16 Nov, 2011

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The politics of religious liberty - GetReligion - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

GetReligion — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:59:28 GMT

The politics of religious liberty - GetReligion - re reporting of US Catholic bishops' concerns about the attack on religious freedom...
Three headlines, all about the same story, contrasted:.. 'Bishop says religious freedom under attack in America' - National Catholic Reporter;...'Bishops say government eroding religious liberty' - The Associated Press;...'Bishops Open 'Religious Liberty' Drive' - The New York Times...
"Notice the subtle (or perhaps not-so-subtle) difference? As the National Catholic Reporter and AP framed the news, the bishops voiced concerns about religious liberty. As presented by the Times, however, the bishops took a calculated political stand." - GetReligion Wed 16th Nov, 2011

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(Fr Kevin Reynolds) Libel case prompts review of RTE's editorial process - Irish Times -

The Irish Times Trust — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:08 GMT

(Fr Kevin Reynolds) Libel case prompts review of RTE's editorial process - Irish Times ..."PRESS OMBUDSMAN Prof John Horgan is to carry out an independent review of RTE's editorial process arising out of the Fr Kevin Reynolds libel case.
The announcement was made to staff yesterday afternoon and in advance of the High Court libel action involving Fr Reynolds and RTE which is due to be held today." - Ronan McGreevy - Tue 15 Nov 2011

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Hardly surprising if 'Majority backed Kenny's Cloyne speech' -

Family and Media Association — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:00:46 GMT

Hardly surprising if 'Majority backed Kenny's Cloyne speech' -

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Folly of closing Embassy to the Holy See - Dr Vincent Twomey - Irish Times -

The Irish Times Trust — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00:17 GMT

OPINION: The Government's decision to close the Irish Embassy in the Vatican is short-sighted, writes VINCENT TWOMEY

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Fine Gael TDs turn on Kenny over Cardiff and Vatican Embassy -

Independent News and Media PLC — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00:17 GMT

Fine Gael TDs turn on Kenny over Cardiff and Vatican Embassy..."Mr Kenny's constituency colleague, John O'Mahony from Mayo (see above), and new TD, Patrick O'Donovan from Limerick, were among the large numbers of backbenchers critical of the decision." - Thursday, 11th November 2011

[COMMENT:This is what can happen when Catholics make their views known to their representatives]

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Embassy closure has huge significance - Paddy Agnew - Irish Times -

The Irish Times Trust — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:59:38 GMT

Embassy closure has huge significance - Paddy Agnew - Irish Times

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Wrong move to close Vatican embassy: Irish Catholic Editor Garry O'Sullivan - Morning Ireland - RTE Radio One -

RTE — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:59:38 GMT

Wrong move to close Vatican embassy: Irish Catholic Editor Garry O'Sullivan - Morning Ireland - RTE Radio One

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Jerry Springer - the Opera - Under the Covers - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:59:35 GMT

Jerry Springer - the Opera - Under the Covers [AUDIO PODCAST]- Henry McKean - Newstalk - Opening Night for the Grand Canal theatre - Mon 31 Oct 2001

"If you think you're going to be offended you just don't turn up...There are no holds barred in the show...I really do believe that THE WRITERS WENT OUT THERE TO OFFEND AND THAT WAS THEIR PURPOSE...and the aim of the show for us is to actually shock you" - Eoin Cannon (who plays the role of Satan in Jerry Springer - the Opera - emphasis added)

"I am. I'm a practicing Catholic....IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE OFFENSIVE but I understand people will be offended" - Jean Wallace (who plays 'Peaches'' and 'Baby Jane', answering the question, 'Are you religious at all?' - emphasis added)

"And I have to say, Jerry Springer - the Opera isn't for the faint-hearted...But, if you can get along, do...It looks like a blast...and if you can get there, do...I'm going to try and go along...It should be great" - Henry McKean, Newstalk presenter

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Jerry Springer - the Opera - Under the Covers - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:00:35 GMT

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Did an error by RTE Frontline change the outcome of the presidential election? - Sat 29 Oct 2011 - FMA -

Family and Media Association — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:00:14 GMT

Did an error by RTE Frontline change the outcome of the presidential election? (scoop! Homer Simpson's role in Irish presidential election! priest faces dilemma over confessional seal?) [Blog] - Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Family and Media Association

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Reform "in the Context of Global Public Authority"! Vatican Justice and Peace council -

Vatican Radio — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:33:01 GMT

TOWARDS REFORMING
THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND MONETARY SYSTEMS
IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL PUBLIC AUTHORITY - Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace - New document

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The paper of (some) records (but not others!!) - Kevin O'Sullivan's Irish Times! Newstalk Breakfast -

Family and Media Association — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:50 GMT

The paper of (some) records (but not others!!) - Kevin O'Sullivan's Irish Times! Newstalk Breakfast - "Institutional neglect" - Thu 20th Oct 2011 - What it DOESNT say in the papers

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Senator:"What is the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources going to do about it?" -

Oireachtas — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:00:53 GMT

"Has the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, been in contact with RTE regarding the editorial procedures followed by those who make programmes such as 'Prime Time'?...will the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, if he has not done so already, seek an urgent meeting with the director general of RTE to discover the nature and extent of the editorial procedures that apply in cases such as this?...What is the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources going to do about it? Has he made contact with RTE...What are the investigatory or procedural measures RTE and other broadcasters have in place to ensure people%u2019s good names will be protected?" - Senator Darragh O'Brien - Tue 11 Oct 2011

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Ireland's youngest priest interviewed - e3 from 11 - -

TV3 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:00:53 GMT

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Dana on anti-Catholic media bias: "People are made to feel like criminals in their own country" - Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:00:52 GMT

Dana on anti-Catholic media bias: "People are made to feel like criminals in their own country" - Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1 - 10:30am approx. Monday, 10th Oct 2011

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Tonight 10pm! Coleman At Large - BAI Chairman Bob Collins a possible guest on tonight's show - Newstalk Tue 11 Oct -

Newstalk — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:00:52 GMT

BAI Chairman and former Director General of RTE, Bob Collins may be interviewed on Newstalk's Coleman At Large at 10pm, Tonight, Tuesday 11th October 2011

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RTE's 'Mission to Prey' (on an innocent Catholic priest!) -

RTE — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:55:59 GMT

RTE's 'Mission to Prey' (on an innocent Catholic priest!)

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Irish Catholic Editor in challenge to Pontifical Council for Social Communications - 'Church should end its lectures to journalists - Garry O'Sullivan'

The Irish Catholic — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:00:08 GMT

Irish Catholic Editor in challenge to Pontifical Council for Social Communications: 'Church should end its lectures to journalists - Garry O'Sullivan'..."The facts of recent years and scandals stand for themselves. Were it not for the flawed secular media, the 'filth' in the Church would be still there and the in-house Catholic media would never have published it. So the Pontifical Council for Social Communications should spare us the publishing of the full message for World Communications on January 2011, Feast of St Francis of Sales, patron saint of journalists..." - Garry O'Sullivan, Editor, The Irish Catholic - Thu 6th Oct 2011 - The Irish Catholic

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'A load of rubbish' - Ferns Report author slams Government hypocrisy on children - Irish Catholic -

Irish Catholic — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:00:08 GMT

'A load of rubbish' - Ferns Report author slams Government hypocrisy on children
"This Government doesn't understand what child protection is...Their version of child protection is strengthening legislation which affects about 5pc of children." - Dr Helen Buckley, The Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin - Thu 6th Oct 2011 - Irish Catholic

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Is the Church getting a bad deal from the media? Coleman At Large - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:00:58 GMT

Is the Church getting a bad deal from the media? Secular humanist Brendan O'Neill says, 'YES'! (10 mins into broadcast) - Newstalk - Coleman At Large - 10:15pm Tue 4th Oct 2011

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The Norris letters issue - Irish Times -

The Irish Times Trust — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:01:48 GMT

"For a candidate with an international reputation, who has actively campaigned for human rights and for transparency in public life, that is a disappointing response" - [Comment: An Irish Times editorial?] Wed 5th Oct 2011

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'The Sound of Silence' - World Communications Day 2012 - Mon 3rd Oct 2011 - FMA - 'Back to basics' seems to be the 'theme behind the theme' for next year's World Communications Day Message

Family and Media Association — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:00:28 GMT

'Back to basics' seems to be the 'theme behind the theme' for next year's World Communications Day Message - Mon 3rd Oct 2011 - Family and Media Association - FMA

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"Agreement to differ": Tanaiste plays down Vatican disagreement - Irish Times -

The Irish Times Trust — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:00:28 GMT

"I think it%u2019s well known there has been what might be described as 'an agreement to differ' about it"..."Our relationship with the Vatican stands as it always has done" - Tanaiste, Eamon Gilmore - Irish Times - Mon 3 Oct 2011
[Comment: Translated roughly as, 'the Taoiseach made a complete mess of this and got his facts wrong etc...We don't want to apologise but, please, don't be angry. It's all got out of hand. We'd like to pretend that the speech never happened so can we please just forget about it and move on now, please! The last thing we want is some sort of Presidential election backlash']

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State seeking to gain control over church - Fr Seamus Murphy SJ - Irish Times -

The Irish Times Trust — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:00:28 GMT

State seeking to gain control over church - Fr Seamus Murphy SJ - Irish Times Sat 1 Oct 2011

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'Abortion rights in Mexico - Steps forward and back' - The Economist -

The Economist — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:00:28 GMT

i.e. Mexican Supreme Court fails to overturn states' decisions to alter their constitutions and say that life begins at conception! 30 Sep 2011

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Census count inflated same sex couple numbers -

The Irish Times Trust — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 90:00:40 GMT

Census count inflated same sex couple numbers

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Well done to TV3 and Ireland AM -

TV3 — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:15:09 GMT

Well done to TV3 and Ireland AM who ran a really positive piece about chastity, this morning (to be repeated at about 11am on 3e)

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BBC turns its back on year of Our Lord - Mail - 2,000 years of Christianity jettisoned for politically correct 'Common Era'

Daily Mail — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:01:09 GMT

BBC turns its back on year of Our Lord: 2,000 years of Christianity jettisoned for politically correct 'Common Era'

Ann Widdecombe, the Catholic former Tory Minister, said: 'I think what the BBC is doing is offensive to Christians. They are discarding terms that have been around for centuries and are well understood by everyone.

'What are they going to do next? Get rid of the entire calendar on the basis that it has its roots in Christianity?'

- Mail 25th Sept 2011

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Chastity on campus - John Murray Show - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:58 GMT

Final year student Maura Garrihy talks to John Murray about her decision to live chastity. "I'm totally living a normal life like everyone else...it's quite an enriching experience...it's normal". Youth 2000, Pure in Heart, Elation Ministries etc. mentioned. [Audio] - 9am Mon 26th Sep 2011

Virgin Teens: Why I won't have sex until I marry - Susan Gately - Fri 23rd Sep 2011 - Independent

The Camino mentioned later in the Show and also St Sebastian. Texts read out at end.

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NEW AT 10PM on Fridays: The God Slot - RTE Radio One - Religious affairs programme

RTE — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:00:00 GMT

Eclectic first episode of this new religious affairs programme: The Pope in Germany and remaining a Catholic after the scandals. Contributions from EWTN, Ben Conroy (who wrote in the Irish Catholic re World Youth Day, here, and also here and here), 'We are Church', Paul Dunbar of 'Count Me Out'.

Programme is in competion with the Late Late Show and the international X-Factor.

The negative results of the paternity tests in the Fr Kevin Reynolds case were mentioned briefly at beginning. Also mentioned: the fact that today is the Feast of St Padre Pio.

"As ben says, when you meet him (Pope Benedict) up close, he comes accross as a much gentler man than he is often portrayed" - Eileen Dunne. 'Last word' given to orthodox Catholic positions in both discussions.

Duration: 30 mins approx (follows 10pm News)

Podcast
Next week's podcast (The UK riots and The RCCG Holy Ghost service)

Phone: 01 208 2039
Email: godslot@rte.ie

10pm Friday 23rd Sep 2011

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'Crime Time'? Does RTE have a 'mission to prey' on all Catholic priests? - FMA -

Family and Media Association — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:00:18 GMT

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Two paternity tests have shown that the Co Galway-based priest, Fr Kevin Reynolds, who was featured in the RTE 'Prime Time Investigates' programme 'Mission to Prey', is not the father of a Kenyan woman, it was revealed in the High Court today.

Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy said it was wholly unsatisfactory that RTE had not already lodged a defence to the claim for defamation which Fr Reynolds had taken out in early July but gave the National broadcaster until the end of the month to do so.

Is this case slowly but surely revealing that RTE has an unstated mission of its own, a 'mission to prey' on all Catholic priests?

Priest featured on RTE programme 'did not father Kenyan woman', High Court told - Examiner - Wed 21 Sep 2011

RTE given week to defend defamation claim - RTE - Wed 21 Sep 2011

A Comment from the Family and Media Association which RTE FAILED TO PUBLISH, last May, on its Prime Time Investigates blog for 'Mission to Prey'

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Catholic Communications Office Director in hard hitting defence of Faith, in the media - Examiner - FMA - Defending the dignity of women

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:01:18 GMT

The Director of the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Bishops Conference, Martin Long has launched a stinging attack on a feature which appeared in the Sep 16th edition of the Irish Examiner newspaper.

The 'Joyless Sects' feature included a photograph of a female model in a provocative pose involving rosary beads. Mr Long described this 'objectification' as "offensive to Catholics and demeaning to women. It demonstrates a complete lack of respect for a prayer cherished by Catholics. The Rosary is, and always has been, a prayer associated especially with the family", he went on to say.

Later, in the letter, Mr Long explicitly defends the Catholic Church's teaching on human sexuality when he says, "The Church's teaching on sexuality is rooted in the innate dignity of each human person created in the image and likeness of God and redeemed by Christ".

Mr Long closes by calling the Irish Examiner to task: "I would have expected a more reasoned debate on these important issues from writers in a quality national newspaper", he says -

Letters - irish Examiner (a digital version of the letter had not been posted on the Examiner's website, www.examiner.ie, at the time of writing)

Letters to the Examiner at letters@examiner.ie

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Did the Minister read the letter? Cloyne - FMA - Irish Times - Minister stands firm on abuse plans - Irish Times

The Irish Times Trust — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:54 GMT

Minister stands firm on abuse plans - Irish Times

'I hate to say this but...' DID THE MINISTER READ THE LETTER? Did Minister Frances Fitzgerald read the Holy See's response to the Tanaiste, Eamonn Gilmore, regarding the Murphy Commission's Report into child sexual abuse in Cloyne?

In this Irish Times report by Patsy McGarry, out today, the Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald is quoted as saying that the Vatican had "not been comparing like with like." "I don't think it was a valid comparison," she said. "We are in a different place now" to 1996 "with over 10 years' experience of the guidelines". (see paragraph 3)

But, surely, the comparison that the Vatican made was between a 1997 letter from Archbishop Luciano Storero (linked to Cardinal Hoyos) and the 1996 position of the then Fine Gael and Labour Coalition Government? In a disturbing echo of the Taoiseach's Cloyne error, the Minister appears, clearly, to be under the illusion that the Vatican was referring to some imaginary 'letter of intervention' from perhaps "as little as 3 years ago", to quote the Taoiseach. Can it be that the Minister for Children takes the issue of the abuse of children so lightly that she did not actually read the Vatican Response to her Government? Sadly, there is a poor appetite in the Irish media for holding the Government accountable for ITS failings with respect to child abuse!

...

The Minister is also quoted as saying she is "very struck" by indications of increased sexualised behaviour among children. Her comments are far from being premature and an acknowledgement of the problem should inform several areas of Government policy, including that of broadcasting. The Family and Media Association first raised this issue of the sexualization of children over 4 years ago, as did CARI, the organization which the Minister is quoted as referring to in the present article. Please read this FMA Newsflash and related links from July 2007 - Tue 18 Sep 2011

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Dana poised to enter Presidential race - pulled from Celebrity Bainisteoir - Newstalk, Journal, IT -

Newstalk - The Journal - Irish Times — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:00:14 GMT

Dana poised to enter Presidential race - Newstalk

Dana poised to enter Aras race - Irish Times

Dana pulled from Celebrity Bainisteoir over presidency bid - The Journal

Comment: 'Complete hypocrisy from RTE as usual who have been virtually openly campaigning for David Norris. If RTE were an All Ireland final ref, one of the teams wouldn%u2019t be allowed to score at all!' - FMA

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Ferns priest: Mothers, wives just as guilty as church for abuse cover up - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:00:38 GMT

Ferns priest, Fr. Paddy Banville has claimed that the "wives and mothers of Ireland" are as culpable as the church hierarchy in the cover up of sexual abuse. In an opinion piece in this week's Irish Catholic newspaper, Fr. Banville, also, said, “In time, I believe Ireland will discover that there is nothing particularly unique in the Catholic bishop’s bungling attempts to deal with clerical abuse...In fact, I believe that covering up is a typical response to child abuse right across the board, at least until very recently.” - [AUDIO and TEXT] Garry O'Sullivan (Editor, Irish Catholic) speaking with Damien Kiberd - Lunchtime - Newstalk

http://www.irishcatholic.ie/site/content/wives-and-mothers-ireland-covered-abuse-says-wexford-priest

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Government controlled - Late Late Show pushes its agenda - Coleman at Large - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:00:16 GMT

Government controlled - Late Late Show pushes its agenda...Also on this programme: State sponsored - irresponsible promotion of euthanasia by RTE and Late Late show; Unfair: David Norris, the presidency and the Late Late Show; attempted defence of Enda Kenny speech by Fine Gael's Joe O'Reilly; finding fault with your parents: adolescent Enda? Everything definitely not 'Hunky Dory' (What have Ryan Air and the Crisp Manufacturer got in common? Some publications make an 'each way' bet on the objectification of women); - Coleman at Large - Newstalk - Wed 14 Sep 2011

Discussion continues here... http://media.newstalk.ie/listenback/174/wednesday/2/

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Merkel asks religious leaders for prayers to help get through eurozone crisis - Reuters -

Reuters — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:48:16 GMT

Merkel asks religious leaders for prayers to help get through eurozone crisis - Reuters - Tue 13th Sep 2001

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Please pray for the repose of the soul of our esteemed former National Executive Member and Treasurer, MICHAEL CUMMINS, RIP -

Family and Media Association — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:00:55 GMT

Please pray for the repose of the soul of our esteemed former National Executive Member and Treasurer, MICHAEL CUMMINS, RIP, who died on Monday...Funeral arrangements: reposing Flanagan's funeral home today Thursday prior to his removal to Saint Mary's Church, Sandyford, arriving at 6 o'clock. Funeral tomorrow, Friday, after 11 Mass to Glencullen cemetry.

Ar dheis De go raibh a anam

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SNAP Judgements Part II: Ground Zero of the Catholic Scandal - These Stone Walls -

These Stone Walls — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:00:55 GMT

"SNAP promotes a lucrative version of the Catholic sex abuse scandal, but is it accurate? And is it really victim advocacy? Not all victims see it that way." - Fr Gordon J MacRae - Wed 14 Sep 2011

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'Breaking' the Seal of the Confessional - The Frontline - RTE 1 - This is one of the daftest ideas that has come out in recent years!

RTE — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:00:29 GMT

The idea that you could break the Seal of the Confessional...: "This is one of the daftest ideas that has come out in recent years..."
- Paul Anthony McDermott, UCD School of Law (35 mins into broadcast)

"...If that Law was passed as it is, it would almost certainly be found unconstitutional...and the real problem with the law and at some point Ministers Shatter and FitzGerald are going to realise this, I think it will be an interesting political experiment to see how many weeks it takes them to realize it: people aren't going to support this measure and who's going to benefit from that? It's people who get information outside of the Confessional who should be made criminals for not passing it on but they will be able to use the confusion surrounding this issue and the fact that the public don't support this issue as a means for saying I don't have to comply with the Law at all "
- Paul Anthony McDermott (35 mins into broadcast)

Monday 12 Sep 2011 10:35pm

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Corey Feldman: Pedophilia in Hollywood - ABC News - 10 Aug 2011

Taoiseach went further than voicing anger - Breda O'Brien - Irish Times -

The Irish Times Trust — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:00:06 GMT

"Contrast the amount of commentary on the 1997 letter regarding the framework document with commentary on the acidic comments the Cloyne report made about the Office of the Minister for Children for failing to disclose legal advice from the Attorney General." - Sat 10 Sep 2011

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Dana in bid for Aras support - Front Page - Independent -

Independent News and Media PLC — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:00:50 GMT

FORMER presidential candidate Dana Rosemary Scallon has been asking Independent and Fianna Fail TDs for their support in a late attempt to get into the race for the Aras" - Front Page - Independent

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Paternity test 'clears' priest who is suing RTE over rape allegation - Independent - PRIME TIME INVESTIGATES: A MISSION TO PREY

Independent News and Media PLC — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:00:39 GMT

In May of this year,

THE FAMILY AND MEDIA ASSOCIATION ATTEMPTED, WITHOUT SUCCESS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TO POST THE FOLLOWING COMMENT ON RTE'S BLOG FOR PRIME TIME INVESTIGATES: A MISSION TO PREY...

"Good that more terrible abuse has been brought, in a certain sense, into the light, particularly in the 'forgotten continent'. Strange, however, that the absence of any criminal conviction and the assertion of innocence should be presented as proof of guilt. Not sure also about the producers' confidence in Africa's criminal justice systems -- was under the impression that concerns had been raised, in particular about Uganda's proposed execution of those accused of homosexual rape. A recent documentary on South African prisons also showed the horrific lawlessness that obtains there...Will be following with interest the results of that paternity test. Hope I'll be able to find them easily on the RTE website, whatever the outcome..."

(RTE has still not posted this comment!)

FAITH IN THE MEDIA 25 MAY 2011

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Vatican response re Cloyne - This Week - RTE -

RTE — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:23:41 GMT

Archbishop Martin, David Quinn, Richard Bruton, Fr Tom Doyle [AUDIO] (balanced programme from RTE)

"It's a very specific allegation but it is important also to be able to say calmly and ask the Taoiseach or whoever was speaking on his behalf what exactly was meant by this so that we can move forward not having suspicions that there were some other agendas there that we don't know about" - Archbishop Diarmuid Martin

"There were a number of other citations they could have found of Ratzinger before he was Pope and of other leading vatican...where they clearly state...that they are strongly opposed to Bishops reporting criminal activity by their priests to the civil authorities as if they are above the law..." - Fr Tom Doyle. "Well let's hear the quotes. Let's hear the quotes from Cardinal Ratzinger. Let's get chapter and verse and tell us what they were and where they were said and in what context!" - David Quinn (no response from Fr Doyle) ...

"Therefore, what law of the State was the Vatican interfering with? The answer is none! And so, if you're going to be making incredibly serious allegations at the level of international diplomacy you'd better be able to back it up to the hilt!" - David Quinn

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Senator Mullen accuses RTE's Finucane of ratcheting up outrage -

RTE — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:00:05 GMT

Senator Ronan Mullen accused RTE presenter Marian Finucane of "ratcheting up" outrage on today's Marian Finucane Show. In a discussion regarding the vatican reponse to the Cloyne Report, the Senator also accused the broadcaster of advancing an agenda and behaving more like an interviewee than an interviewer. Texts in support of the Senator were read out, following a break.
[AUDIO]

Sun 4 Sept 2011

CLICK here to listen to audio of the Show

(begins 27 mins into audio; main exchange: 37 mins into audio)

"But Marian, you're becoming an interviewee here not an interviewer, in fairness, you know...Marian, with respect...What you are doing Marian is you are ratcheting up the outrage here ...and ...you are preventing us from distinguising between what has to be condemended outright and in forthright terms and what ought not to have been said and my point to you is simply this, there is nothing and there was nothing in Enda kenny's speech that acknowledged that over the last 10 years Ratzinger in particular had led a reform about how these issues were handled but what you did get was a direct allegation of elitism ... and there's no evidence provided in the speech. You then get this taking out of context of a quotation which is about something totally different and it's made to sound like the Church is saying that we don't really have to follow the laws of the land and this is why it's important and this is why I think maybe unconsciously you have a bit of an agenda here (oh I most certainly do not) oh I do think you have on this point...It is a failure to look at the precise meaning of words and it is a failure to accept that sometimes innocent people get slated along with the guilty"

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Cloyne: Holy See response in full - 3 Sep 2011 - Vatican Radio -

Vatican Radio — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:44:44 GMT

"The Cloyne Report, however, provides no evidence in support of the Commission's assessment"

3 Sep 2011 - Vatican Radio

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West needs Catholicism, says agnostic Nobel Laureate - "Believers and non-believers should rejoice at what has taken place in Madrid"

L'Osservatore Romano - CNA — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:00:36 GMT

"a democratic society cannot effectively combat its enemies--beginning with corruption--if its institutions are not firmly supported by ethical values, if a rich spiritual life does not flourish in its bosom as a permanent antidote to destructive forces."

"Believers and non-believers should rejoice at what has taken place in Madrid"- Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian agnostic who was the Winner of the 2010 Nobel prize for Literature

Link is to report by CNA. L'Osservatore Romano Italian translation of the Lagos article (El Pais Sun 28 Aug 2011) is on Page 5 at http://www.osservatoreromano.va/orportal-portlets-portal/detail/binaries/pdf_quotidiano/quotidiano198.pdf

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Wiltshire catholic hails World Youth Day in Madrid - BBC News - A young catholic from Wiltshire says his faith has been strengthened by a special event being held in Europe

BBC — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:00:14 GMT

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Movie News - Buckley refused naked Inbetweeners scene - RTE Ten -

RTE — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:35:15 GMT

Movie News - Buckley refused naked Inbetweeners scene - RTE Ten

[Comment: a normal reaction is now quite correctly considered news!]

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For these millennials, faith trumps relativism - USA Today - WYD - World Youth Day pilgrims

USA Today — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:00:15 GMT

'For these millennials, faith trumps relativism'
(World Youth Day pilgrims)

'Their question is no longer, "What will make me feel good?" but "What will make me a good person, and how can I do good for the world?"'

Tue Aug 16 - USA Today

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"LET NOTHING AND NO ONE TAKE AWAY YOUR PEACE!" - Pope - 18 Aug 11 - "do not be ashamed of the Lord"

Vatican Radio — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:00:29 GMT

"With all my heart, I say again to you young people: LET NOTHING AND NO ONE TAKE AWAY YOUR PEACE; DO NOT BE ASHAMED OF THE LORD" - Pope Benedict XVI to young Catholics, yesterday, at World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid [Text and Audio]. About 2,000,000 expected for final Mass. Already about 1,500,000 young people attending the Event in Spain - Thu 18 Aug 2011

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Dana considering Presidential campaign -- sources - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:00:46 GMT

Dana considering Presidential campaign -- sources - Newstalk

Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Newstalk Nation etc.

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Vincent Browne authored a provocative anti-catholic rant in the Irish Times (Opinion and Analysis, July 27th 2011) - "deliberate gaps in information"

vincentbrownerebutted2011 — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:49:30 GMT

"deliberate Gaps in information"

"It was full of factual errors and malicious conjecture.In fact it was typical of more routine anti-catholic tracts and attacks by protestant fundamentalist sects"

"Vincent Browne's historical critique of the Catholic Church (Opinion and Analysis, July 27th) falls into the trap of relying on lazy English translations of obscure 15th century Papal documents. " - 30 July 2011 (unpublished in the Irish Times, the paper of record as of 2 Aug 2011)

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"Therefore, the severity of certain criticisms of the Vatican are curious..." Fr Lombardi SJ - "...as if the Holy See was guilty of not having given merit under canon law to norms which a State did not consider necessary to give value under civil law."

Irish Catholic Bishop's Conference — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:59:11 GMT

"Therefore, the severity of certain criticisms of the Vatican are curious, as if the Holy See was guilty of not having given merit under canon law to norms which a State did not consider necessary to give value under civil law." - Fr Federico Lombardi

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Why would the State draft legislation that it must know will not achieve its stated objective? -

Meta Media — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:00:22 GMT

QUESTION:...??

Why would the State draft legislation that a) it knows depends on the compliance of priests; b) it knows no priest will comply with?

The proposed legislation on mandatory disclosure, insofar as it applies to the Seal of the Confessional, requires the compliance of Priests, if it is to have any effectivness.

But, even the most cursory research into the Catholic Church would have revealed that priests will not comply with the legislation and break the Seal.

Why then is the State determined to introduce legislation which it must have known, in advance, will not work, that is, will not achieve its stated goal of acquiring additional information for protecting children?

This is very puzzling. Is there some other goal which has not yet been stated? If not, then the only conclusion to be drawn is that the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Children have been breathtakingly incompetent in carrying out their homework assignment!

Why has no other country introduced such legislation? Why were there no attempts made in Northern Ireland, for example, to compel priests to disclose information acquired in Confession? In these cases, the homework was done.

The last time an Irish Government took such pride in a unilateral and inadequately researched course of action, it seems to me, was the bank guarantee!

Sat 16 Jul 2011 - COMMENT/ANALYSIS - META MEDIA - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford

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"The State is guilty of (not doing) the very thing it is accusing the Vatican of not doing!" (i.e. mandatory reporting) David Quinn, The Right Hook, Today -

Newstalk — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:30:15 GMT

"The State is guilty of (not doing) the very thing it is accusing the Vatican of not doing!" (i.e. mandatory reporting) - David Quinn, The Right Hook, Newstalk Today Fri 15 Jul 2011

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See RTE News report here - Thu 14 Jul 2011

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RTE — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:00:42 GMT

"It's back to 'Dear sir'"

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Interview with Kevin O'Sullivan, the new Irish Times Editor - Today with Myles Dungan - RTE Radio One, Thu 30 Jun 2011 [AUDIO - 28 minutes into broadcast]

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David Quinn and Educate Together on the future of Catholic schools - 10am Wed 22 Jun - Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:58:12 GMT

David Quinn and Educate Together debate the future of Catholic schools TODAY Wednesday 22 Jun 2011 from 10am on Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1

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The Magdalene scandal is being skewed just to attack the Church - Mary Ellen Synon - Mon 20 June 2011 - Irish Daily Mail -

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RTE's 'civil' war - In It Says In The Papers, Morning Ireland's Fiona Kelly describes 'civil partnership' as "marriage" [AUDIO - 3 mins 34 secs into broadcast - last item] -

"But finally, RTE news reader, Michael Murphy is in the news, this morning. The Independent and the Examiner carry pictures of his marriage, yesterday, to his partner of 26 years, Terry O'Sullivan. Michael tells the Independent that he felt tremendously affirmed after the civil ceremony in Dublin's Registry Office yesterday: it's a new Ireland, he tells the Paper, a better and healthier Ireland" - Fiona Kelly

Wed 15 Jun 2011

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...facing abortion regret...

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Tommy Tiernan lashes out at media - the new moral authority! -- Fri, 27 May 2011 [You Tube] - RTE Radio 1 -

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Comment: It is interesting to count the number of times Pat Kenny says that the vast majority of texts received by the show were supportive of David Norris

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RTE — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:45:54 GMT

"Finally Helen Lucy Burke rang us about an interview she did with David Norris in 2002 - published in Magill magazine - she believed some of his views expressed in the interview made him unsuitable as a Presidential candidate. In a statement from David Norris he said 'the presentation of references to sexuality in the article attributed to me were misleading in that they do not convey the context in which they were made. People should judge me on my actions as a public servant, over the last 35 years and on the causes and campaigns, for which I have fought, and not on an academic conversation with a journalist over dinner' (From the RTE website) [AUDIO PODCAST] - RTE Radio 1 Liveline - Mon 30 May 2011

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"Moving on" from respecting the Sabbath - The Business - RTE Radio 1 -

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Business Review: Maeve Dineen of the Irish Independent, and Veolia Water's Pierre Eymery on the impending cuts in Sunday wages...

With regard to respecting the Sabbath Day: "A lot of us, myself included, would have moved on from that now" - Maeve Dineen [AUDIO PODCAST - 12 minutes into broadcast]...

Texted response to Maeve Dineen's comment from listener: 'Re Sunday rates of pay, your guest said that we have "moved on" from keeping the Sabbath. Hardly a positive "move". We "moved on" in the same way from Christian principles between 2001 and 2008, and bankrupted the country! David, Dublin'

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Magill — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:59:23 GMT

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Tommy Tiernan lashes out at media - the new moral authority! -

RTE — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:58:55 GMT

On the John Murray Show, this morning, comedian Tommy Tiernan turned his guns on the media as the new moral authority, sections of which he compared to some of the priests of a previous era when they used their pulpits to speak out against certain individuals: "That was absolutely a Dublin based thing and a media based thing...The media in Ireland is fairly, I mean, it's ah, I think, so, you know, you have to be careful what you say, you know, because some of the papers now, the tabloids, in a sense, and some of the radio shows, I think: you listen to Marian sometimes on a Saturday, or, ah, you get the feeling that you have to kind of justify yourself to them or something, that there is. There is a great sense of morality, or, I don't like it, I tend to steer away from it, and, with the tabloids, the tabloids have, in a sense, replaced the Church: the tabloids now decide who's guilty and who's innocent and they'll give out to you from their pulpit and there's no, you can't question the tabloids because they're too powerful and they'll come after you. It is the same as 50 years ago, you know, the priest giving out about you and you dare not say anything because your name might be called out next week, you know." Unsurprisingly DJ John Murray didn't attempt to explore, further, the theme of the media with his guest [AUDIO - 17 mins into broadcast - there are interesting aspects to the rest of the interview, also]

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The main Headline for the full story...

Finola Bruton challenges Irish Universities' Women and Gender Studies departments - Finola Bruton: Women and Gender Studies departments should ask: why so many men on the dole? - Iona Institute Conference, today

FMA — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:58:17 GMT

Finola Bruton said, today, that the Women and Gender Studies departments of Irish universities should ask: why are so many men on the dole? and not just why are so few women in the boardroom?

In Ireland, approximately 17% of men are, now, unemployed, in the wake of the onset of the recession. This compares with approximately 10% of women.

Ms Bruton was speaking at the Iona Institute conference, Women, home and work; towards a policy that's fair to all families in the Davenport Hotel, Dublin, this afternoon.

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RTE — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:59:18 GMT

"Garret Fitzgerald was more expert in theology than some of the bishops"

- John Bowman (54 mins into broadcast)

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Strange claim by King's College lecturer about Lady Gaga and Christianity -

Independent/AP/Belfast Telegraph — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:48:13 GMT

"Dr Pete Ward, a senior lecturer at King's College, London, and author of a book on religion and celebrity, Gods Behaving Badly, said he believed Lady Gaga was using religion as a 'metaphor' and shouldn't be denounced as heretical by Christians"

"She is basically saying what Jesus is saying - we should love God and love each other it seems" !

Mentioned on Newstalk Breakfast

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Irish Mail on Sunday — Tue, 10 May 2011 08:59:23 GMT

Re RTE discussion: "Because I have written two books exploring how intelligent people might re-engage with Christianity in its true essence, there is absolutely zero prospect of my being invited to participate"

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RTE — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:45:14 GMT

Ann Widdecombe defends her Catholic Faith on Brendan O'Connor's Saturday Night Show - 8 May '11

?"Let us lie in wait for the righteous man...
He became to us a reproof of our thoughts;
the very sight of him is a burden to us,
because his manner of life is unlike that of others" - cf Wis 2:12-24

12 minutes into show

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Cardinal Brady: "If we had listened (to Pope John Paul II)" ... on VATICAN RADIO today -

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Cardinal Brady: "If we had listened (to Blessed Pope John Paul II)" ... on VATICAN RADIO today [AUDIO - Interview]

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Television - Holy Week and Easter -

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Mother Theresa: Only God Matters - Fior Sceal - Thu 21 Apr 11:30pm - TG 4 -

TG4 — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:45:58 GMT

A Holy Thursday offering from TG4...

The Family and Media Association has received a number of complaints regarding this intensely negative programme about Mother Theresa and the work of the Missionaries of Charity, broadcast by TG4, at 10:30pm on Tuesday 19th April and being repeated tonight, Holy Thursday, at 11:30pm. The programme called 'Mother Theresa: Only God Matters' is part of the 'Fior Sceal' series (an ironic name under the circumstances) - it puts forward the atheist's delusion, 'if God is everything then we are nothing'! If you wish to complain to TG the numbers are 091 505050 and 01 4763030]

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Channel 4 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:01:30 GMT

Stop Pimping Our Kids...
EPISODE 1 of the new series of the Sex Education Show

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EUTHANASIA - CHILD ABUSE

One Last Goodbye (Kay Gilderdale)

"In the end after 17 years her daughter Lynn wanted her life to end and treatment to stop. Her mother, a trained nurse helped her to administer a fatal dose of morphine in an act of love and mercy..."!!!

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Before 11am...:...The new Communications' Minister, Pat Rabbitte

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TV3 — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:00:18 GMT

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Religious special - Teen SpiriT! - Nationwide - RTE 1 -

RTE — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:53:18 GMT

Michael Ryan: "This evening we have religion on our minds"...

Teen SpiriT - a celebration of teen talent and Christian Faith - Kerry Diocese - Cork Opera House Sunday 10th April, 2011 at 8pm ... Phone (021) 4270022

Broadcast at 7pm on Wednesday 6th Apr, 2011

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Sexual Authenticity - Melinda Selmys - Life on the Rock - EWTN - An intimate reflection on homosexuality and Christianity

EWTN — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:31:24 GMT

An honest and moving interview with Melinda Selmys, author of the blog, Sexual Authenticity

Subjects include a 12-year-old's (Melinda's) questioning of her sexuality,

her Lesbain identity,

Jean Paul Sartre and atheism,

the Church's genuine Love of Gay people
[Highly recommended - Watch here!]

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Late Late Gay marriage promo - Fri 1 Apr - RTE 1 -

RTE — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:29:24 GMT

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Martin Sheen's amazing interview by Gay Byrne - RTE 1 -

RTE — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:32:24 GMT

On the day when it was announced that his son's Charlie Sheen's TV show Two and a Half Men was to be cut by CBS and Warner Brothers, Martin Sheen talks to Gay Byrne about, among other things,

Hope...,

His son Charlie Sheen...,

Why is Martin Sheen opposed to abortion? ...,

The importance of the Vatican's unilateral opposition to the Gulf war...,

The importance of prayer and the Family Rosary to Martin Sheen and his family, growing up...,

The new movie, The Way with his son Emilio Estevez (the Film takes its name from the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, The Way of St James which reaches its end in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in Northern Spain)...,

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Martin Sheen's 49 year marriage, ...

His 'near death' experience...,

and...

Why the child sexual abuse scandals in the Church have not affected Martin Sheen's Catholic Faith!

Deo Gratias! (Thanks be to God!)

The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne was broadcast at 10:30pm on Sunday 3rd April, 2011

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Minister Quinn's plan to transfer patronage of Catholic Primary Schools - David Quinn - Ivana Bacik - Newstalk -

Newstalk — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:05:52 GMT

Jim Glennon stands in for George Hook on this broadcast of the Right Hook...Minister Quinn's plans to transfer patronage of more than half (1,500) of Catholic primary schools.

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Church 'shocked' by Quinn plan for schools - Independent - Tue 9 Mar '11

'Are marriages without love real marriages?' - Today with Pat Kenny -

RTE — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:00:36 GMT

Text the word 'TODAY' followed by your message to 51551

Email:todaypk@rte.ie

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Vincent Browne complains about media bias - "Doing the bidding of the almighty" - RECOMMENDED -

TV3 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:00:12 GMT

"Can the media remain unbiased if they are owned by corporate moguls?" - Vincent Browne...
"Is it satisfactory given the outcome of the Moriarty Tribunal that Denis O'Brien can set the public agenda through the media he controls?..." - Vincent Browne
"There is no doubt that he has the capacity to do so but whether or not he would do it is an open question...I'd like to see the evidence..." - Martin FitzPatrick - Press Council - NUJ ...
"In my experience...the editor doesn't have to be told...the editor is someone who has been selected carefully to do the bidding of the almighty"...(significance of choice of picture, 'above the fold coverage') - Angela Long, Former Irish Times Journalist, Lecturer DIT ...
"...That there is an influence is evident when you start performing a content analysis...significant differences (between Irish Times and irish Independent)...the Indo wrote a lot less...decision to give more attention...twice as many references per thousand words to Michael Lowry (in the Independent) than to Denis O'Brien (whereas) in the Irish Times it is roughly half and half....the framing is different...what is the story is different" - Roddy Flynn, School of Communications, DCU...
Because media owners now own other things the media coverage of those other things is compromised - Aideen O'Sullivan - www.politico.ie

Email:tonight@tv3.ie...Twitter:#vnb...Text TONIGHT followed by your comment to 53131

(Broadcast Thu 24 Mar 2011)

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Doughty Hanson - TV3 - Tonight with Vincent Browne - Vincent Browne

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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This weekend's Faith related TV and Radio - 19 Mar 2011 -

Family and Media Association — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:01:12 GMT

EWTN, Spirit Radio, UCB Radio (in general) and the following,

Saturday 19th
TV3 3:20am - The Exorcism of Emily Rose
BBC 2 4pm - Churches: How to read them (re churches of the 18th century)
UTV 4:15pm - Evan Almighty (Film folllow up to Bruce Almighty)
EWTN 8:30pm - Life on the Rock (with Irish pro life group Youth Defence)
BBC 2 9:30pm - Christopher and his kind (Period drama about Christopher Isherwood, WH Auden and the gay subculture in 1930s Berlin)
Discovery 11pm - Inside Waco

Sunday 20th
RTE Lyric FM 7am - Gloria (St Patrick's Breastplate etc)
Kildare Kfm 8am - Religion Matters
BBC 1 10am - The Big Questions: Cristina Odone (Daily Telegraph), Rev Peter Owen-Jones, and Peter Tatchell
RTE 1 11:15am Sunday Mass (with St Joseph's Young Priest Society)
BBC 1 5pm - Songs of Praise
RTE 1 10:30pm - The meaning of life - Gay Byrne interviews Abbot Mark Patrick Hederman of Glenstal

See, also, FaithArts

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Meta Media - FMA Hour Faith and Faith in the Media - Faith in the Media and Hour Faith - MetaMedia FaithArts

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Fr Kevin Doran on EWTN Live re Eucharistic Congress -

EWTN — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:01:12 GMT

Fr Kevin Doran talked to Fr Mitch Pacwa about the 2012 Eucharistic Congress on EWTN's EWTN Live programme [YouTube video] (aired in Ireland on St Patrick's Day 17th March 2011)

Media Owners and Producers:
Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word - EWTN - Fr Mitch Pacwa - EWTN

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Youth Defence on EWTN's Life on the Rock - TONIGHT 8:30pm -

EWTN — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:30:12 GMT

"Life on the Rock - Keeping Ireland Pro-Life - Fr Mark and Doug with Youth Defense"
SKY 589
NTL 815
(7am Fri 18th Mar 2011 and 8:30pm Sat 19th Mar 2011)

Media Owners and Producers:
Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word - EWTN - Life on The Rock - Fr Mark and Doug Barry - FMA

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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European Court of Human Rights: 'Italian State-school classrooms: the court finds no violation' (i.e. Crucifixes allowed!) - PRESS RELEASE - ECHR -

ECHR - Meta Media - Family and Media Association — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:58:12 GMT

COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF ALLOWING CRUCIFIXES IN CLASSROOM..."In today's Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Lautsi and Others v. Italy (application no. 30814/06), which is final, the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority (15 votes to two), that there had been:
No violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (right to education) to the European Convention on Human Rights.
The case concerned the presence of crucifixes in State-school classrooms in Italy..."

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ECHR - Meta Media - ECHR - ECHR - Meta Media - FMA

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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John Pridmore TV 3 Morning Show (John is a former gangland criminal turned Catholic Evangelist) - Today 11:30am -

TV3 — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:30:20 GMT

John Pridmore TV 3 Morning Show (John is a former gangland criminal turned Catholic Evangelist) - Today 11:30am - Text MORNING followed by your message to 53131, send pictures or video to 083 3333 253 or email:themorningshow@tv3.ie

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Doughty Hanson - TV3 - The Morning Show - Martin and Cybil

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Today's TV and Radio - 15 Mar 2011 -

FMA - Meta Media — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:55:20 GMT

Wonders of the Universe - Hinduism and the origins of mankind BBC 2 7pm

Prof Michael Sandel on abortion and same sex marriage - BBC4 8:30pm

Bible's Buried Secrets - BBC 2 9:00pm

Mega Movers - Relocation of 115 year old church - History Channel 11:00pm

The Other Parade - 2010 Brooklyn Gay and Lesbian St Patrick's Day Parade protest - RTE 2 11:50pm

Media Owners and Producers:
Family and Media Association - FMA - TV - Faith in the Media

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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FaithArts launches special St Patrick's web page for St Patrick's Day - FaithArts -

FaithArts — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:55:20 GMT

Media Owners and Producers:
Brendan O'Regan - FaithArts - The St Patrick's Page - Brendan O'Regan

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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WHAT DO YOU THINK of RTE TELEVISION?? - 'Your View'! - The Daily Show - RTE 1 -

RTE — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:55:20 GMT

Tell RTE's The Daily Show what you think of RTE's television programmes ... Call Save 1850 940 490 ... Email yourview@thedailyshow.ie ... OR write to

Your View
The Daily Show

RTE,
Donnybrook,

Dublin 4

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - The Daily Show - Pat Kenny

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Please pray for Geraldine Kennedy and her successor - FMA -

RTE - Irish Times - FMA — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:55:20 GMT

The Irish Times is at a crossroads as Geraldine Kennedy steps down as Editor of the Paper. Please pray for her and her successor...RTE report from Friday

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE - News - FMA

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Brendan Smyth - Betrayal of Trust - BBC 1 -

BBC — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:00:20 GMT

Tonight 9:00PM - Episode II - How the clerical abuse scandal led to the fall of the Government in 1994 (Episode I, yesterday: How a Belfast family and journalist Chris Moore uncovered Brendan Smyth's abuse). Writers: Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn, Michael McDowell

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UK - BBC 1 - Brendan Smyth - Betrayal of Trust - Tim McGarry - Damon Quinn - Michael McDowell

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Please pray for journalist Gerald Barry who has died -

RTE — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:55:20 GMT

Please pray for journalist Gerald Barry who has died...Mr Barry was 63 and had been ill for some time. He was editor and presenter of RTE's This Week programme on Radio. He retired in 2010.

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Ireland - RTE - RTE - RTE

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"The Vatican have colluded and covered up on child abuse" - Joe Duffy - RTE Radio 1 - Liveline TODAY -

RTE — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:51:20 GMT

"The Vatican have colluded and covered up on child abuse" - Joe Duffy - RTE Radio 1 TODAY - Liveline...Context: publican willing to erect banner for Pope but not Queen...

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Liveline - Joe Duffy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Following EARTHQUAKE in Japan,TSUNAMI warning issued for all Pacific coast countries.If you know anyone in any of these,please wake them up! -

BBC — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:56:22 GMT

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UK - BBC - -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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The Late Late Show - Dr(?) Philip Nitschke [Video] - RTE One - PRIMUM NON NOCERE (First, do no harm)

RTE — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:35:22 GMT

[The 'Late', Late Late Show: PRIMUM NON NOCERE (First, do no harm) - Dr(?) Philip Nitschke given platform to promote Euthanasia on taxpayer supported RTE One - Euthanasia is illegal in Ireland. Why is RTE promoting it? Is RTE harming its audience? (The Code of Programme Standards now prohibits harmful content, in response to a recommendation made by the Family and Media Association during the drawing up of the Code) . ..."I'm just chairing a debate" - Ryan Tubridy. For complaints, Phone 01 2083111 - complaints@rte.ie - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland www.bai.ie complaints@rte.ie www.bai.ie - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland - BAI]

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - The Late Late Show - Ryan Tubridy

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Today with Myles Dungan - Saints and Sinners - Interview with Edna O'Brien - RTE Radio One -

RTE — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:00:22 GMT

"However, I'll say one good thing about it: it (my religious education) did instill in one a sense of responsibility and a conscience which is something that has gone missing down the years in our later Emerald Isle..." - Edna O'Brien

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Jane Russell, Sultry Star of 1940s and '50s, Dies at 89 - New York Times - *

New York Times — Wed, 2 Mar 2011 02:33:43 GMT

[Ms. Russell was very public about her religious convictions. She organized Bible study groups in Hollywood and wrote about having experienced speaking in tongues. In her memoir, 'My Path and My Detours' (1985), she described the strength ...she drew from Christianity.

A higher power was always there, she wrote, "telling me that if I could just hold tough a little longer, I'd find myself around one more dark corner, see one more spot of light and have one more drop of pure joy in this journey called life."]

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- New York Times - Movies - ANITA GATES

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'Get Real!' - Pope tells Christian Facebookers - World Communications Day Message 2011 - Seeing the Person behind the 'face'

Family and Media Association — Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:48:18 GMT

"It is appropriate that a Pope should have returned to this subject (of the nature of the person), at this time, in order to challenge us about what it means to be a person living in the digital continent"

Media Owners and Producers:
Family and Media - Family and Media Association - PRESS RELEASE - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Message for the 45th World Communications Day - Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican - 24 Jan '11

The crime of being Catholic - ...the medical profession must fight for the right to practise medicine independently!

Irish Medical Times — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:35:09 GMT

Irrespective of one's religious or political leanings, Dr Ruairi Hanley believes that the medical profession must fight for the right to practise medicine independently

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Irish Medical Times - Irish Medical Times - Opinion - Dr Ruairi Hanley

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Music Videos, Men's Magazines...Blamed For Sexualisation Of Young - Sky News

SKY — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:01:35 GMT

"Music videos, men's magazines and inappropriate children's clothing have been blamed for the early sexualisation of young people"

Media Owners and Producers:
SKY - SKY NEWS - News - Holly Williams

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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The Lolitta Effect - "The profit driven myths about girls' sexuality that circulate widely in the media" - M. Gigi Durham PhD - Website The Lolitta Effect - Pat Kenny -The Frontline XPorn Star Xposes SexIndustry Secrets at Sugar Club [18th March] - The PornEffect

"Book: John Paul pardoned shooter immediately" - Forgiveness...

Guardian — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:01:12 GMT

"VATICAN CITY (AP) -- A new book says that Pope John Paul II decided to forgive his would-be assassin while he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital moments after being shot in St. Peter's Square..."

(Author:Monsignor Slawomir Oder)

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Guardian - Guardian - News - AP

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Pope John Paul II whipped himself: book - CBC (Canada) 26 Jan 2010 'Faith in the Media' 26 Jan 2010

Tommy Tiernan and Late Late Show - 'Gaybo buries hatchet with Tommy over sketch that left nation reeling'

Independent News and Media PLC — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:00:10 GMT

"RTE veteran Gay Byrne claims he and Tommy Tiernan have buried the hatchet after the comedian's disastrous appearance on the Late Late Show in 1997..."

Media Owners and Producers:
Tony O'Reilly - Evening Herald - News - Lorna Nolan

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Denominational education - New OECD report

Newstalk — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:40:10 GMT

Ronan Mullen and Ivana Bacik debate the importance of denominational education in the "light" of a new OECD report calling for new state run primary schools possibly taking over from Catholic schools.

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Denis O'Brien - Newstalk - The Right Hook -

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Immigrant pupils need new state schools, says OECD - John Walshe (Education Ed) - Irish Independent - 12 Jan 2010 OECD - Who does what? "OECD Ireland"

'The Globalization of God:' - 'Celtic Christianity's Nemesis'

RTE — Thu, 8 Jan 2010 11:40:16 GMT

Pat Kenny interviews an ex religious priest, Daragh Molloy about his new book, see above :-(part of an attempt to revive Pelagian heresy)

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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The 'X'-Factor
- Christmas Media Report - Keeping Christ at the Heart of 'X'-mas

Meta Media — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:15:24 GMT

The Family and Media Association (FMA) has today released the Christmas edition of its Media Report magazine.
In the Report, FMA questions what it calls the "incomprehensible response by the Irish media in general and by RTE in particular to the publication of the Civil Partnership Bill."
The Report also draws attention to the battle to keep Christ "the Real 'X' Factor" at the heart of 'X'-mas and highlights an address by the Pope which calls on people to use Mary to overcome the hardness of heart which can be caused by repeated exposure to negative imagery in the media.
Other stories: Dracula meets Theology of the Body, 'Rogue verses weighed', No 'Baby Love' from 'The Supremes', The (David) Attenborough Effect (treating religion like rare species to be studied), Pornography -- the "quiet family killer" (new study)

Media Owners and Producers:
Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford - Meta media - Media Report - Donal O'Sullivan

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Media Report - Family and Media Association - Christmas 2009 PRESS RELEASE - Family and Media Association Christmas media Report - FMA - December '09

No 'baby love' from 'The Supremes' - Supreme Court says no Constitutional protection for pre-emplanted embryos

RTE — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:49:18 GMT

"The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a woman seeking to have three frozen embryos released to her for implantation.
"It has also ruled that the term 'unborn' only applies after implantation in the womb and does not apply to frozen embryos, and therefore they are not afforded the legal protection guaranteed by article 40.3.3 of the Constitution." [RTE website]

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Website - News - Various

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Woman loses appeal over frozen embryos - RTE News - 15 Dec '09 Irish court rules against woman in frozen embryo appeal - BBC - 15 Dec '09 Court rules against woman in case over frozen embryos - Mary Carolan - Irish Times - 15 Dec '09

Pilgrims - Documentary on NI pilgrims to Medjugorje

BBC — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:18 GMT

BBC 1 NI 10:35pm TONIGHT - PILGRIMS: The story of the thousands of Northern Irish pilgrims who flock to Medjugorje

Media Owners and Producers:
UK - BBC NI - Pilgrims - Director Eamonn Devlin, Director Gerard Stratton, Producer Eamonn Devlin

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Dr Vincent Twomey says why he believes bishops should resign - Marian Finucane Show

RTE — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:00:28 GMT

"The bishops are arguing they did nothing wrong, and that, up to a point, is true. But my point is they did nothing, and that is wrong" - Dr Vincent Twomey

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Marian Finucane - Marian Finucane Show

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Pope's student Fr Vincent Twomey condemns bishops - BBC News - 13 Dec '09 'Faith in the Media' - FMA - 14 Dec '09

Pope Benedict Meets Irish Bishops About Abuse Scandal - Vatican Radio

Vatican Radio — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:01:32 GMT

Pope Benedict Meets Irish Bishops About Abuse Scandal

Media Owners and Producers:
Church - Vatican Radio - News - Irene Lagan

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Pope Benedict Meets Irish Bishops About Abuse Scandal (including FULL text of Papal communique) - 11 Dec '09 Major shake up of Catholic church expected (includes Morning Ireland, 1 News and News at One coverage - Joe Little etc ) - RTE News - 11 Dec '09

3 new Redemptorist Priests - Interviews and comments

TV3 — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:17:47 GMT

3 Redemptorists priests who were ordained last Sunday in Dundalk are interviewed here. The programme also contains a lot of comment, vox pops and a 'where now for the Church?' interview with Patsy McGarry of the Irish Times

Media Owners and Producers:
Doughty Hanson - TV3 - The Morning show - Sybil Mulcahy and

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Ordination of 3 priests in St Joseph's Redemptorist Church Dundalk - The Irish Times (FRONT PAGE) - 7 December '09

Do you agree with Ireland's ban on abortion? - ECHR challenge

TV3 — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:50:38 GMT

Is Ireland becoming more Pro Life? Listening to the MIDDAY panel of Marion McKeown, Nora Owen, Sinead Ryan and Fiona Looney you might think that it was.
For example, Fiona Looney descrbed her views as liberal on almost every other issue but here's what she had to say about abortion:
"People have divorce parties, nobody has abortion parties...
Terminating the life of a baby in the womb is like going out and shooting somebody on the street." - Fiona Looney.
And this is what Sinead Ryan of the Evening Herald had to say:
"I used to be very pro choice ... My view changed the day I saw my baby's scan" - Sinead Ryan.
Text MD followed by your comment to 53131
Email: midday@tv3.ie
Comment Line: 1530 99 99 33

Media Owners and Producers:
Doughty Hanson - TV3 - Midday - Colette Fitzpatrick

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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European Court of Human Rights Puts Pro-life Ireland in Hot Seat - C-FAM December 3 2009 David Quinn: The European Court of Human Rights is part of an aggressive and belligerent drive towards secularism - Nov 6 2009

Fertility problems - Natural solutions

TV3 — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:00:38 GMT

A couple experiencing fertility difficulties are interviewed in this morning's show. They discuss their use of NaPro (Natural Procreative) Technology to address these difficulties.
Text MORNING followed by your message to 53131
Email: themorningshow@tv3.ie

Media Owners and Producers:
Doughty Hanson - TV3 - The Morning Show -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Natural fertility methods better than IVF - The Sunday Times - Sep 14 2008 Bishops Highlight Natural Fertility Methods - Zenit - Nov 23 2009 www.fertilitycare.ie

Murphy Report - Implications for Catholic Church in Ireland

RTE — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:30:45 GMT

'The future of the Catholic Church in Ireland' - Breda O'Brien, Diarmuid Ferriter, Fr Joe Mullan - Studio panel and invited audience discussion (Audience contributions from Caitriona Lynch, Joe O'Callaghan, Mary Doherty, Ian O'Doherty among others)
Email during the show thefrontline@rte.ie
Twitter @RTEfrontline

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - The Frontline - Pat Kenny

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
The future of the Catholic Church in Ireland (The Frontline) - RTE News - 7 Dec '09 Email to The Frontline - RTE 1 (Bishop Donal Murray and the Murphy Report) - Family and Media Association - 7 Dec '09

'Mummy Mania' and 'Hot Cross Mums' - Blogs and how to start them

TV3 — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:00:45 GMT

People with no prior writing experience who have started successful commercial blogs include in their ranks those who are now writing books and producing articles for the Times of London ...
Text MORNING followed by your message to 53131
Email : themorningshow@tv3.ie

Media Owners and Producers:
Doughty Hanson - TV3 - The Morning Show - Sybil Mulcahy, Martin King

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
'Hot Cross Mums' (Blog) 'Mummy Mania' (Blog)

'Rogue' pregnancy agencies criticised - Should some state-funded CPAs be receiving money from the Government?

The Irish Times Trust — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:01:33 GMT

"IT WAS questionable whether some State-funded crisis pregnancy agencies should receive money from the Government, an Oireachtas committee was told yesterday.
"Senator Ronan Mullen was speaking at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children as it discussed a presentation from a pro-choice group, Choice Ireland, calling for the regulations to outlaw so-called 'rogue' pregnancy agencies."

Media Owners and Producers:
The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - Ireland - Kitty Holland

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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How the Diocese of Boston dealt with clerical child sexual abuse there - Drivetime

RTE — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:49:33 GMT

How the Diocese of Boston dealt with clerical child sexual abuse there - Text 51551

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Drivetime - Mary Wilson

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Calls for Bishop Donal Murray to resign - Are they a 'witch hunt'?

RTE — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:19:27 GMT

The calls for Bishop Murray to resign are discussed on today's Liveline in the light of Bishop Willie Walsh's reference to such calls as a 'witch hunt'

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Liveline - Joe Duffy

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Today with Pat Kenny (The Murphy Report - Are some of the interpretations against Bishop Murray a misreading of the report? - 1st item) - RTE Radio One [Today] Morning Ireland - ("Is so-called public trial about healing for survivors or wanting a head on a plate" - Bishop Willie Walsh) - RTE Radio One [Today] Bishop: Murphy report findings 'misread' - Irish Examiner (Bishop Willie Walsh)

"Live life in the moment..." - Would you believe?

RTE — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:25:47 GMT

"Live life in the moment: the Life and Legacy of Julie Wren"- This is an inspiring programme about Esther Wren, the founder of the Julie Wren Trust.
The Trust gives financial support to parents who wish to care for their terminally ill children at home in the last stage of their illness.
Themes discussed on the programme include: blaming God, loss, cancer, prayer, anger, meditation and prayer.
"God is in me, he is in you. If you are angry with him, you are angry with me. You should thank God" (Julie Wren) -

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - Would You Believe - Roger Childs

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Would You Believe (main web page)

Lesbian can adopt child - French court - Newstalk discussion

Newstalk — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:10:31 GMT

A French court recently granted a Lesbian nursery school teacher the right to adopt a child. Karen Coleman here discusses the issue with John Murray of Mater Dei and the Iona Institute, Mary Doherty of Renew and a representative of GLEN, the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network [Gay people are already allowed to adopt in Ireland, as individuals]
(audio unavailable - this Mediabyte links instead to BBC report - 10 Nov '09)

Media Owners and Producers:
Denis O'Brien - Newstalk - The Wide Angle - Karen Coleman

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
France: Court Rules a Lesbian Can Adopt - New York Times - Nov 10 '09 French Court Grants Lesbian Couple Right to Adopt - LifesiteNews - Nov 13 '09 French court says lesbian couple can adopt - Reuters - Gilbert Reilhac - Nov 10 '09

"Google and Facebook teach Vatican the mysteries of the internet" - New media Conference in Rome

Telegraph — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:01:39 GMT

"Media experts will join bishops from across Europe to tell them how best to communicate the Catholic Church's message in the 21st century."

Media Owners and Producers:
Telegraph - Daily Telegraph - News - Nick Squires

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Evangelize the "digital continent" - Media Report (see centre pages regarding The Pope's attitude to new media) - June 2009 "New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship." - Pope Benedict XVI's Message for the 43rd World Day of Communications, 24 May, 2009

'The Lolita Effect' - Sexualisation of children

RTE — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:30:52 GMT

'The Lolita Effect': Dr M. Gigi Durham, author of a new book about the sexualisation of girls takes part in this Frontline panel and audience discussion.

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - The Frontline - Pat Kenny

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
The Lolita Effect - lolitaeffect.com - M. Gigi Durham PhD

"The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world?" - Intelligence Squared Debate

BBC — Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:30:52 GMT

"The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world?"-Intelligence Squared Debate - BBC World News, Sunday 15:10 and 20:10

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland (the state) - BBC World News - Intelligence Squared Debate - Zeinab Badawi

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Intelligence Squared Debate - The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world? - BBC World News, Sunday 15:10 and 20:10 Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world ? - Have Your Say

Christina Gallagher and Achill House of Prayer - Joe Duffy

RTE — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:45:39 GMT

Christina Gallagher and Achill House of Prayer

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Liveline - Joe Duffy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Christina Gallagher and Achill House of Prayer - New book

RTE — Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:00:39 GMT

Christina Gallagher - a new book

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Canada's forgotten genocide" - "How the Churches exposed children to killer diseases"

RTE — Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:00:39 GMT

"Canada's forgotten genocide - How the Churches exposed children to killer diseases" - Pat Kenny

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Nobel peace prize goes to Obama" - !

BBC — Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:17:22 GMT

"Nobel peace prize goes to Obama"

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UK - BBC - News -

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"...as all journalists know -- what mattered was...what wasn't reported and how material was skewed." - Gene Kerrigan

Independent News and Media PLC — Sun, 4 Oct 2009 00:01:22 GMT

"THE UNDISGUISED DETERMINATION TO BE PART OF THE YES CAMPAIGN MAY HAVE DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY RESPECTED PARTS OF THE MEDIA (emphasis added)
"There were those who honestly espoused a Yes or No vote, but -- as all journalists know -- what mattered was not frank opinion but what wasn't reported and how material was skewed." -- Gene Kerrigan Sunday Independent - 4 October 2009 ("Job is done on Irish after 2008 embarrassment" re: 2009 Lisbon Treaty Referendum) Recommended

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Tony O'Reilly - Sunday Independent - Opinion - Gene Kerrigan

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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The Century of Self - Episode 4 - Psychology used successfully to 'manipulate the masses' in western democracies - Adam Curtis - BBC Four - 7-8pm 2 May '02 - Recommended Century of Self - 4 part series - BBC Four - 7-8pm 29 Apr-2 May 2002 - Recommended

"We must mend our ways or else face the Wrath of God" - What IS the wrath of God?

Independent News and Media PLC — Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:01:22 GMT

Does God Hate...? David Quinn takes a look at the concept of "the wrath of God"

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Tony O'Reilly - Irish Independent - Opinion and Analysis - David Quinn

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Liberal agenda's lethal legacy - Tom McGurk - Sunday Business Post - 4 Oct '09 Does God Hate...? - RTE - Sundays 10:30pm - 11 Oct '09

"Liberal agenda's lethal legacy" - Does God hate sex?

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Sun, 4 Oct 2009 00:01:13 GMT

"Watching last Sunday's RTE 1 television programme Does God Hate Sex? it was depressing to see a familiar crew rehearsing the same old questions: David Norris, a feminist or two, a radical woman writer" -- Tom McGurk

Media Owners and Producers:
Thomas Crosbie Holdings - Sunday Business Post - Comment and Analysis - Tom McGurk

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Does God Hate... - women

RTE — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:30:54 GMT

David Norris, David Quinn, Brenda Power and Roisin Boyd in studio debate ... 10:30pm

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Ireland - RTE One - Does God Hate... - Marian Finucane

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Cardinal Bertone talks to Czech newspaper about Ireland and the EU - DNES

DNES — Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:53:41 GMT

Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Bertone, talks about Ireland and the European Union just two days before Ireland's referendum on the the Lisbon Treaty

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GANLEY WELCOMES VATICAN STATEMENT - Press Release

Ryan Report - Lack of objectivity in media coverage?

RTE — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:30:46 GMT

Redemptorist priest accuses media of lack of objectivity in its treatment of the Ryan Report

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Drivetime - Mary Wilson

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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When the Pope Came to Ireland - BBC NI

BBC — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:01:46 GMT

When the Pope Came to Ireland - "The story of an unforgettable weekend in September 1979 when Pope John Paul The Second visited Ireland. Thirty years on, the programme features recollections of those who were there along with rare archive material." (from the BBC website)

Media Owners and Producers:
UK - BBC - When the Pope Came to Ireland - Tony Curry - Paul McGuigan

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Crisis Pregnancy Agencies - Patrick McCrystal-Dr Rita O'Connor-Kate Meenagh

RTE — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:00:08 GMT

Patrick McCrystal, Dr Rita O'Connor, Kate Meenagh in studio discussion about crisis pregnancy agencies. What really is a "rogue" agency?
Text 'TODAY' to 51551
Email: todaypk@rte.ie
On air Phone: 1850 715 900

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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Are we hardwired to believe in God? - Fr Brendan Purcell, psychologist Bruce Hood

RTE — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:00:08 GMT

Are we hardwired to believe in God? Studio discussion - Fr Brendan Purcell, psychologist Brice Hood

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Marian Finucane - Marian Finucane

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Why we are born to believe in God: It's wired into the brain, says psychologist - Daily Mail - 7 Sep 09

History of sexuality in Ireland - Occasions of Sin - Diarmuid Ferriter

RTE — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:00:08 GMT

"A lot to be said for a Catholic upbringing" - Edna O'Brien quoted today on The Tubridy Show

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - The Tubridy Show - Ryan Tubridy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Parents the 'weak link' in fight against internet paedophiles" - Warning from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

Associated Newspapers — Mon, 7 Sep 2009 00:01:33 GMT

"The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has warned that paedophiles are now, more than ever, using social networking websites such as Bebo and Facebook to groom potential targets.
But new research shows that parents would rather claim ignorance over the risks of the social media phenomenon rather than educate themselves on the danger of it."

Media Owners and Producers:
Daily Mail and General Trust - Daily Mail - News - Luke Bishop

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Catholic investment company profits from pornography! - Christian Brothers Investment Services cornered in Rome

BBC — Sun, 6 Sep 2009 00:01:33 GMT

"Tim Samuels reveals that pornography is becoming more extreme, yet despite this, companies that are household names seem surprisingly pleased to make money from it. He finds out that extreme porn is making extreme profits for internet search engines and even pension funds.
On set in America, Tim speaks to porn actors who say they feel increasing pressure to undertake hardcore sex acts. He talks to the godfather of porn, Larry Flynt, and discovers that even he thinks porn is going too far.
However, there are more and more companies keen to cash in and collect porn's dirty dollars. A whistleblower tells him there is a Catholic investment fund that appears happy to profit from porn distributors, so he travels to Rome for a heated interview with the head of Christian Brothers Investment Services

Media Owners and Producers:
UK - BBC Two - Hardcore Profits - Episode 2 -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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TG4 investigates religion - Buddhist monks, Jesuit priests and angels

TG4 — Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:35:33 GMT

"The team investigate religion as Eibhlis Ni Chearnaigh visits Buddhist monks in Cork, Padraic O Neachtain talks to a Jesuit priest and Cliodhna Ni Chinneide discusses angels."

Media Owners and Producers:
TG4 - TG4 - An Tuath Nua - Padraic O Neachtain and Cliodhna Ni Chinneide

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Irish ABCs: Evening Herald drops 10 per cent as others suffer - Newspaper sales down

PRESS GAZETTE — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:49:54 GMT

Irish newspaper sales have dropped for the first half of 2009

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PRESS GAZETTE - PRESS GAZETTE - News - Oliver Luft

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Faith in the Media" - Today's Faith and Family related stories in the media

Family and Media Association — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:35:54 GMT

"Faith in the Media" Look up today's Faith and Family related items in the secular and religious media here...

Media Owners and Producers:
Family and Media Association - Faith in the Media - Faith in the Media - Meta Media

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Former Chairman of Crosbie Holdings dies - Business Post, Examiner, Echo ...

The Irish Times Trust — Thu, 6 Aug 2009 00:01:03 GMT

"George Crosbie's devotion and love for his family recalled during eulogy" (Irish Times article headline) ...
"Earlier, mourners heard Fr Robert Young say that the late Mr Crosbie, who resigned as chairman of TCH in 2001 following 50 years of service to the company, had brought the same Christian values that underpinned his love for his family to his life in business" (Irish Times)

Media Owners and Producers:
The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - News - BARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent in Kinsale

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Kiltegan Fathers in Caribbean - Irish Times, An Irishman's Diary

The Irish Times Trust — Fri, 7 Aug 2009 23:01:21 GMT

Irish Times article examines life of Irish priests in Caribbean

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The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - An Irishman's Diary - Michael Parsons

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Gordon Brown 'defends his faith' - British PM in interview with Premier Christian Radio

Premier Christian Media — Fri, 7 Aug 2009 21:42:21 GMT

Gordon Brown does his best to woo UK Christians in this interview with Premier Christian Radio's Victoria Laurence

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Premier Christian Media - Premier Christian Radio - Sunday Breakfast - Victoria Laurence

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Gordon Brown insists Britain is still Christian country - Telegraph - Martin Beckford - August 7 '09

"Fears of Vatican crackdown on 'liberal' US sisters" - Anti Church bias courtesy of irish Examiner!

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:01:21 GMT

"Roman Catholic sisters in the US will be questioned about their loyalty to church doctrine amid fears of a Vatican crackdown on liberalism in women%u2019s religious communities."

Media Owners and Producers:
Thomas Crosbie Holdings - Irish Examiner - World -

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"The Sisters of Perpetual Indignation tell the Vatican to get stuffed" - Damian Thompson - Telegraph (blog) - Aug 7 2009

"Blasphemous" concert - Poland's religious leaders criticise Madonna for holding concert on Feast of the Assumption

Telegraph — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:01:42 GMT

"Madonna has been attacked by Roman Catholics in Poland for a decision to stage her Sticky and Sweet concert on an important feast day." (Telegraph)

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Telegraph - Daily Telegraph - News -

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Death of Trocaire founding director Brian McKeon - Vatican Radio broadcast

Vatican Radio — Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:01:01 GMT

Emer McCarthy interviews current Trocaire Director Justin Kilcullen about the death of its founding Director Brian McKeon

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Church - Vatican Radio - News - Emer McCarthy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Trocaire

"Religious groups to be forced to end discrimination" - London Times

Sunday Times — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:01:11 GMT

"The Roman Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland along with most other Christian groups are upset about the new European anti-discrimination directive."

Media Owners and Producers:
Sunday Times - Sunday Times - News - Ruth Gledhil

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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U.S. House passes "hate crime" bill that Bush opposed - Reuters - Apr 29 2009

"Protests force 'gay' Bible exhibit behind glass" - "A work of art that invited viewers to write on a copy of the Bible is to be put in a glass case after it was vandalised"!!

Telegraph — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:01:43 GMT

"Jane Clarke, the artist, asked visitors to annotate the Bible with their experiences, but she has requested the gallery to display it in a glass case after it was daubed with "offensive" comments." (Telegraph)

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Telegraph - Daily Telegraph - News - Telegraph journalist

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"It wouldn't happen to the Koran:" - "Pope attacks Glasgow art gallery's invitation to vandalise a Bible"

Associated Newspapers — Tue, 30 Jul 2009 00:01:43 GMT

"The Pope has condemned a 'disgusting' taxpayer-funded exhibition in which visitors are urged to deface the Bible."

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Associated Newspapers - Daily Mail - News - Graham Grant

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Dony Mac Manus: Art Meets Theology of the Body - Interview With the Irish Artist and Sculptor

Zenit — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:01:54 GMT

Zenit interviews internationally renowned Irish sculptor and artist Dony MacManus whose work is inspired by Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body

Media Owners and Producers:
Zenit - Zenit - News - Robert F Conkling

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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From gangland to RTE - Joe Duffy interviews ex gangster turned Catholic evangelist, John Pridmore

RTE — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:15:03 GMT

Joe duffy interviews ex gangster turned Catholic evangelist, John Pridmore

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Ireland - RTE One - Spirit Level - Joe Duffy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'MAD' or what! - Upcoming Christian rock festival discussed on today's Tubridy

RTE — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:00:20 GMT

Ronan Johnston (Emmaus etc), Carole Hunt and Dave Fanning discuss the upcoming Christian rock festival, 'MAD' which will take place in Gleanealy on 21 June.

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - The Tubridy Show - Dave Fanning

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Songs of Consolation - Ronan Johnston - 2007 God proves he has all the best tunes as Christian music festival rocks Wicklow - The Irish Times - Tim O'Brien - June 16 2008

Is she anti-abortion?! - NARAL questions Sotomayor's 'credentials' - New York Times

New York Times — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:35:25 GMT

Is Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee anti abortion?! In this New York Times article, CHARLIE SAVAGE reports that Sonia Sotomayor "has reached outcomes in some cases that were favorable to abortion opponents."

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New York Times - New York Times - News - CHARLIE SAVAGE

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'See no evil' Inadeqaute coverage of U.S. partial-birth abortion ruling - Media Update - Family and Media Association - May 10, 2007

"Would you care if the religious orders went bankrupt?" - TV3 online poll

TV3 — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:30:02 GMT

"Would you care if the religious orders went bankrupt?" TV3 online poll - TO VOTE go to www.tv3.ie/news and scroll down the page (Click here)

Media Owners and Producers:
Doughty Hanson - TV3 - -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Pope to go on Facebook as Vatican embraces online technology" - Telegraph reports on Papal internet evangelization

Telegraph — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:01:57 GMT

"Pope Benedict XVI is to have a Facebook account as part of a Vatican effort to embrace online technology to interact with all one billion members of the global Roman Catholic Church"

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Telegraph - Daily Telegraph - News - Alastair Jamieson

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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New Vatican website www.pope2you.net - Launch date: World Communications Day - 24 May 2009 Pope Benedict's World Communications Day Message - A Family and Media Association FACEBOOK page - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford - FMA - 24 Jan 2009 WHAT IT DOESN'T SAY IN THE PAPERS! FMA's YouTube video report - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford - 24 Jan 2008

Bells play 'anti-religion' song" - BBC - "Imagine there's no Heaven" - Anglican cathedral chimes out John Lennon anthem

BBC — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:01:57 GMT

"Hundreds of people gathered to hear the bells of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral ring out the tune of John Lennon's anti-religious anthem Imagine." (BBC report)

Media Owners and Producers:
UK - BBC - News -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"The Truth will set you free" - Abuse victim tells of his reaction to report of The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse

RTE — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:00:57 GMT

On this morning's Today with Pat Kenny, an abuse victim reveals that reading the Ryan Commission's report had a freeing effect on him. "The truth will set you free," he agrees. Later in the interview, he notes that "if we cry for blood we'll be as guilty as they are." Also on this programme: Fr Paul Mernagh appeals again for a "day of atonement" (first 25 mins of broadcast, approx)

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
'Let Our Voices Emerge' apologise to victims of institutional abuse - L.O.V.E. Press Release - Florence Horsman Hogan - 20 May 2009 The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse - 20 May 2009

The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse - Report published - Ryan Report presented today in Conrad Hotel

Meta Media — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:30:57 GMT

The report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has been published at 2:30pm this afternoon and is available on the Commission's website at www.childabusecommission.ie
Click here

Media Owners and Producers:
Meta Media - Meta Media - News - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse - 20 May 2009 Irish Catholic church abuse inquiry - BBC - 17 May 2009

IS THIS FAIR MEDIA TREATMENT FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT LIFE? - Pat Kenny 'loses his cool' as he rounds on audience member

RTE — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

IS THIS FAIR TREATMENT FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT LIFE? At the end of this morning's Today with Pat Kenny, the interviewer rounds on an audience member after Mr Kenny is taken off guard by a question on abortion and euthanasia. He then continues this line before eventually attempting to backtrack in part. Why not click here, listen to the exchange and then decide for yourself if this is acceptable interviewing (1 hour 56 mins 14 secs into broadcast ).

To complain, please use the links below and/or

Text the word TODAY followed by your comment to 51551, email either the producer
kay.sheehy@rte.ie or the show itself
todaypk@rte.ie or RTE head cathal.goan@rte.ie or
news and current affairs head:
peter.feeney@rte.ie
AND complaints@rte.ie
Fax: 01 2082634
Today's On-air Phone No.:
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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Transcript of exchange between audience member, Pat Coleman and Pat Kenny - Today with Pat Kenny - 20 May 2009 Broadcasting Complaints Commission BCC (complaint form) RTE Liveline "caught in the 'act'" - a special report - 19 May 2007

'The Good Shepherd' - St Genesius Film Club (RECOMMENDED) - "I will give you shepherds after my own heart" (Jer 3:15) - Kevin Dolan talks about this secret society/CIA inspired movie

Meta Media — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:00:21 GMT

"The aim of the club is to provide interesting films for viewing, with either a Christian theme, or exploring issues that the contemporary Church is facing. It is hoped that the club will meet once a month. The format is that of an introductory speaker, and after viewing the film the audience will engage in a discussion.
The Fraternity of St. Genesius aims to provide a forum for those involved in the Church to discuss the arts.
COME ALONG AND BRING A FRIEND OR 2 - Admission 2 Euro." (from the St Genesius website)
The Good Shepherd stars Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro and is directed by Robert De Niro
Location: Knights of Colombanus Centre,
Ely Place (just off St Stephen's Green), Dublin 2
Wedn. May 20th, 7pm

Media Owners and Producers:
Meta Media - Meta Media - Film Club / Film Society - Caroline McCamley / Kevin Dolan

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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The Fraternity of St. Genesius Amos Productions - Kevin Dolan Council on Foreign Relations

TV causes premature sexualisation of girls - - Psychologist David Coleman on the Tubridy Show

RTE — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:00:35 GMT

On this morning's Tubridy Show, clinical psychologist David Coleman talks about teenage girls. He blames TV and TV advertising for the premature sexualisation of girls. Ryan Tubridy asks should we 'turn off the TV?' ... 'Don't allow (girls) to date until they're at least 15/16' - Coleman (1st half of show)

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - The Tubridy Show - Ryan Tubridy

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
FMA links about pornography and the sexualisation of girls- 11 Jan 2008 FMA Christmas newsletter 2007 Media Update/Media Report - 'FBI Investigates' (Pornography article) Pages 4 and 5 - Christmas 2007

"Like a parasite sucking away your inner life"! - "Addicted To" - One boy describes his addiction to internet pornography in this TV3/BBC3 documentary

TV3 — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:00:32 GMT

"This film examines the disturbing reality of teenagers who have become hooked on internet pornography. One 16 year old from Bristol has looked at porn online since the age of 13 and it has almost overtaken his life. We follow his progress as he seeks therapy and tries to overcome his addiction. We also meet other younger children who look at porn, some brazenly and others for whom it's a secret obsession." (from TV3 website guide)
"I fear that sex will become devalued"!! - addiction counsellor interviewed in the course of the programme

Media Owners and Producers:
Doughty Hanson - TV3 - Addicted To -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
FMA links about pornography - 11 Jan 2008 Addicted to Porn - Channel 4 - 16 Dec 2007 FMA Christmas newsletter 2007 Media Update/Media Report - 'FBI Investigates' (Pornography article) Pages 4 and 5 - Christmas 2007

"What Society Really Needs: Families" - "Vatican Aide Comments on Pope's Stop in Nazareth"

Zenit — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:01:59 GMT

"NAZARETH, Israel, MAY 14, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI has shown in Nazareth that what society really needs to stop "dehumanization" is a rediscovery of families, says the delegate administrator of the Holy See's pilgrimage agency." - (Father Caesar Atuire, of Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi referred to in Zenit)

Media Owners and Producers:
Zenit - Zenit - News - Mercedes de la Torre

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
"THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY PASSES THROUGH THE FAMILY" (John Paul II) - Media Update / Media Report - Dr Ivo O'Sullivan - Family and Media Association - Christmas 2007 World Peace Day - January 1 2008 - The Human Family - Community of Peace - Media Report You Tube video - Family and Media Association - January 23 2008

"Long awaited Ryan Report will vindicate most Religious Congregations" - L.O.V.E. - "Industrial School Inmates claim Commission will vindicate most Religious Congregations"

Meta Media — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:35:38 GMT

Let Our Voices Emerge (LOVE) has said that Industrial School Inmates expect the Ryan Commission to vindicate most Religious Congregations.

Media Owners and Producers:
Meta Media - Meta Media - News - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Catholic Church and Abuse - Debate in Politics.ie website - September 2008 - November 2008 "When first we practice to deceive" - Media Update/ Media Report - Family andm Media Association - Christmas 2007

"Our Lady of Fatima's Antidote to the Crisis" - "Caritas President Reflects on Attitudes the Virgin Teaches"

Zenit — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:01:15 GMT

"FATIMA, Portugal, MAY 13, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Virgin Mary keeps alive attitudes that combat the economic crisis and the lack of values in the world, says the cardinal who directs Caritas Internationalis."
Pope John Paul II spoke of an "invisible hand" (that of Our Lady) which guided the bullet that entered his body.
But, according to the Portuguese news agency, Ecclesia, Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga has now spoken of another type of invisible hand: the "invisible hand that supposedly had to guide the market (which) has become a dishonest hand, full of greed."

Media Owners and Producers:
Zenit - Zenit - News -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Controversial Muslim programme-maker to be head of BBC religion" - "A controversial Muslim programme-maker has been appointed as the BBC's new head of religious broadcasting"

Telegraph — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:01:06 GMT

"Aaqil Ahmed will move to the corporation from Channel Four, where he upset Roman Catholic priests by commissioning documentaries that appeared to contain a pro-Islam bias.
His appointment will also raise fears at the top levels of the Church of England, which has expressed its concerns over the BBC's treatment of religion and warned that it must not ignore its Christian audience."

Media Owners and Producers:
Telegraph - Daily Telegraph - News - Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Muslim BBC religion job 'insult' - BBC - May 13 2009

Good cop, bad cop? - CNN's John Allen suggests Vatican newspaper article on Obama part of overall Church strategy

National Catholic Reporter — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:01:22 GMT

A recent front page article in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano which dealt with the Obama administration's 'Life' record, in its first 100 days of power, has been sharply criticised by pro life groups in the U.S.
However, writing in the National Catholic Reporter and the Irish Catholic newspaper, CNN's Vatican watcher John Allen has suggested that the article may be part of a 'good cop, bad cop' strategy being employed by the Church.
The original article which appeared in the Italian daily edition of L'Osservatore Romano on April 29 has now been republished in the weekly English language edition (May 6).

Media Owners and Producers:
National Catholic Reporter - National Catholic Reporter - News - Analysis - John Allen

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Obama in the White House - One hundred days that didn't shake the world - Giuseppe Fiorentino - L'Osservatore Romano - May 6 2009 Obama on abortion rights and stem cell research - Focusing on points of agreement - L'Osservatore Romano - May 6 2009 Pro-Obama Article Re-Published in English Language Edition of Vatican Newspaper after Heavy Criticism - Hilary White - LifeSiteNews - May 11 2009

"Thought Crime"! - Orwellian nightmare, U.S.A style

LifesiteNews — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:01:47 GMT

The freedom of Christians to speak openly, here, in the media, about God's plan for marriage and the family has already been compromised by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland's (BCI) Code of Programme Standards (see Section 3.4.2 in particular).
Now, in the U.S., where freedom of speech has historically been better protected, a new 'hate' bill is being introduced which will, among other things, increase the protection for paedophiles to a level over and above that which is enjoyed by the general population!

Media Owners and Producers:
LifesiteNews - LifesiteNews - News - Kathleen Gilbert

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

Related Items:
Code of Programme Standards - BCI - Mar 2007 U.S. House passes "hate crime" bill that Bush opposed - Reuters - Apr 29 2009 HATE BILL PASSES IN HOUSE!! (website of an anti hate bill American politician, David Duke) - May 2009

Fanning brings abortion into discussion on hypocrisy - RTE broadcaster suggests it's hypocrisy not to allow abortion in Ireland while letting people go abroad instead

RTE — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:00:21 GMT

In a studio discussion on hypocrisy, RTE presenter Dave Fanning suggested that it was hypocritical not to allow abortions to take place in Ireland even though people were allowed to go abroad to have them. Ironically, later in the show, one of his guests marveled at the musical abilities of the unborn child!!

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Aniston interview encapsulates culture of hopelessness - 'It's unrealistic to think that (marital) relationships should last forever' - Aniston

Cosmopolitan — Sun, 10 May 2009 09:23:40 GMT

"Whoever said that everything (i.e. marital relationships) have to be forever?

"That's unrealistic or hoping for too much. I don't think it's worth all that pressure." - !!!
(Jennifer Aniston to Cosmopolitan magazine)

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"Pope in the Mid East: The issues" - BBC analyse Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Jordan, Israel and the West Bank

BBC — Fri, 8 May 2009 00:01:49 GMT

"As the Pope visits Jordan, Israel and the West Bank, he faces a combustible cocktail of issues combining relations between the world's three main monotheistic religions, one of the world's most intractable political conflicts and the legacy of the Holocaust. The BBC News Website looks at the areas of controversy he will have to navigate. "

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Interview with Gay advocacy author - Terrence McNally talks about his contoversial play "Corpus Christi"

RTE — Sat, 9 May 2009 18:05:00 GMT

Gay advocacy author, Terrence McNally talks about his contoversial play "Corpus Christi" which was performed in last year's Dublin Gay Theatre Festival and attempted to rewrite Jesus' Passion in support of homosexual behaviour.

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Thinking Abew - The God of promise - Irish Times feature examines the problem of innocent suffering today

The Irish Times Trust — Sat, 9 May 2009 00:01:46 GMT

"As a sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb before its shearer is dumb, so he opens not his mouth." (Isaiah Chap 53 Verse 7)
"God is the God of promise. He keeps his word even when that seems impossible; even when the circumstances seem to point in the opposite." -
Colin Urquhart.

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'Honesty actually is the best policy' - scientifically speaking! - Trinity Psychology professor says that being dishonest damages you

Newstalk — Sat, 9 May 2009 09:30:45 GMT

"If honesty is one of your values then you damage yourself if you break it (that value)"... and you find it difficult to form relationships!
That was the verdict of Psychology Professor Ian Robertson of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience.
Prof Robertson went on to explain that the psychological requirement to live by values like honesty had developed over millions of years and was hard wired into us in such a way that we couldn't simply jettison it without harming ourselves.
The Trinity professor was taking part in a studio discussion in Newstalk Radio's Weekend Blend programme with Orla Barry, about a taxi driver who found a bag with $32,500 in cash in his taxi and returned it to its owners.

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"Cardinal says poor are still being left behind" - Irish Independent report on Cardinal Sean Brady's Easter Rising homily

Independent News and Media PLC — Wed, 6 May 2009 00:01:50 GMT

"Cardinal says poor are still being left behind" - Irish Independent report on Cardinal Sean Brady's Easter Rising homily

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"Is the Pope right on condom use and Aids in Africa?" - Dr William Reville, enters debate on Aids condom effectiveness

The Irish Times Trust — Thu, 7 May 2009 00:01:39 GMT

"We now see HIV going down in about eight or nine African countries and in every case we see a decrease in the proportion of men and women who report having more than one sex partner in the past year. So, when the Pope said that the answer really lies in monogamy and marital faithfulness, that%u2019s exactly what we found empirically." And: "Instead of seeing this %u2013 condom availability and levels of condom use %u2013 associated with lower HIV infection rates, it is actually associated with higher HIV infection rates. Part of this is because the people using condoms are the people who are having risky sex." -
Dr Edward Green (non-Catholic) Director of the Aids Prevention Research Project at Harvard University, in an interview broadcast by BBC Radio Ulster, quoted by Dr William Reville (another non-Catholic) writing in his Under the Microscope column in today's Irish Times Science section

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"The Father Cutie Scandal: Sex and the Single Priest" - TIME reports on sex allegations against popular TV host priest Fr Alberto Cutie

Time — Thu, 7 May 2009 11:57:59 GMT

TIME magazine reports on sex allegations against popular TV host priest Fr Alberto Cutie

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EXORCISM discussed from Catholic perspective - Today with Pat Kenny - Interview with Matt Baglio, author of The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist

RTE — Thu, 7 May 2009 10:00:01 GMT

Interview with Matt Baglio, author of The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist - Verdict: "Very balanced!" (approx 1 hr 30 mins into today's show)

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"Thought police muscle up in Britain" - Article in The Australian highlights child targeted radical anti-Faith PC agenda

The Australian — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:35:22 GMT

"Have we really got to the stage where we are prosecuting 10-year-old boys because of political correctness? ..."
"...This campaign seems to come from unelected or quasi-governmental bodies controlling various institutions, which are more or less unanswerable to electors, more than it does directly from the Government, although the Government helps drive it and condones it in a fudged and deniable manner."

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"Tom Hanks admits doubts over facts in Da Vinci Code sequel" - Telegraph - 'Angels and Demons'

Telegraph — Tue, 5 May 2009 00:01:00 GMT

"Tom Hanks has admitted that the controversial film sequel to The Da Vinci Code plays 'fast and loose' with the facts about religion."

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"Vatican wise to ignore 'Demons'" says Irish Independent editorial - Independent editorial recommends ignoring blasphemous 'Angels and Demons' movie

Independent News and Media PLC — Tue, 5 May 2009 00:01:06 GMT

"...the Bishop of Nottingham, the Right Rev Malcolm McMahon...fears that it could stir up anti-Catholic sentiment. In the Vatican, high officials are more relaxed. Archbishop Velasio De Paolis mildly warns against giving the producers (of Angels and Demons) free publicity."

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Tony O'Reilly - Irish Independent - Editorial - Editor

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New play expresses 'forbidden grief' - 'VITAE Monologues' depicts real-life effects of abortion

Catholic News Agency — Mon, 4 May 2009 00:01:06 GMT

A new play called the VITAE Monologues aims to portray the traumatic effects of abortion in "real-life" stories about women and men.
The two-person drama depicts "powerful stories of hope and healing and the triumphant beauty of human life within our broken and wounded culture," according to its creators.

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'My 30-year mission to teach the slum children of Nairobi' - 'An Irish nun, known as 'The Mother of Mukuru', has battled pimps, poverty and bureaucracy to provide the city's poor with an education. Paul O'Callaghan reports'

Independent News and Media PLC — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:01:37 GMT

An Irish nun, known as 'The Mother of Mukuru', has battled pimps, poverty and bureaucracy to provide the city's poor with an education. Paul O'Callaghan reports

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Tony O'Reilly - Irish Independent - Lifestyle - Paul O'Callaghan

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Male stripping - "Well done guys, why not?!" - Derek Mooney - RTE run 30 minute promo on male stripping group

RTE — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00:38 GMT

The RTE Radio One show, Mooney has run what was effectively a 30 minute(approx) promo on a male stripping group called "The Chain Gang".
Co-presenter of the show, Brenda Donoghue did the main report which was heavily biased towards viewing male stripping as a type of positive social activity!
Presenter Derek Mooney wound up the slot with the comment "Well done guys, why not?!" -- Details were given of where to see "The Chain Gang" -- Pictures to be posted on RTE website --

Text 51551
email:mooney@rte.ie
24-hr phone line: 01 208 2830

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Is Angelina Jolie having 'too many' children? - FM104's Niamh disparages reported pregnancy, then climbs down following complaint

FM104 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:00:39 GMT

On this morning's popular Strawberry Alarm Clock programme, FM104's Niamh Crowley took exception to the Pitt family's plan to have another baby. However, a prompt call from a listener with six children brought about an on-air climb down from the 'strawberries'. (FM104 Text No. is 53104)

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"Ethical stem cell research at its best" - Skin cells made to act like embryonic stem cells (without using viruses)

BBC — Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:01:38 GMT

"A UK and Canadian team (of scientists) have manipulated human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells without using viruses - making them safer for use in humans"
"It is a step towards the practical use of reprogrammed cells in medicine, perhaps even eliminating the need for human embryos as a source of stem cells" ! ! ! (Dr Keisuke Kaji, from the Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh)
"This is ethical stem cell research at its best, with embryonic-type stem cells derived successfully from adult tissue without involving human embryos." (Josephine Quintavalle)

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Belief in God is NOT delusional - and it is "dangerous" to say that it is - Andrew Sims - Professor of Psychiatry

RTE — Thu, 2 Apr 2009 10:00:52 GMT

Belief in God is NOT delusional and it is "dangerous" to say that it is - Andrew Sims - Professor of Psychiatry

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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New low in unbalanced news reporting! - RTE's role in EMBRYONIC stem cell destruction

RTE — Mon, 9 Mar 2009 21:00:58 GMT

In a series of news reports about Barack Obama's lifting of restrictions on the U.S. federal government funding of EMBRYONIC stem cell research, which requires the killing of human embryos, RTE appear to have utterly and inexplicably failed to present the story truthfully or even accurately! The reports inexplicably fail to make the distinction between, on the one hand, adult stem cell research -- which has a successful track record and does not involve the killing or otherwise harming of human embryos -- and on the other hand, embryonic stem cell research -- which has been utterly unsuccessful and does destroy human embryos, human life

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"Abortion clinics to advertise on television" - "Watchdog changes rules in bid to stem rising tide of teenage pregnancies and STDs" !!!

The Independent (UK) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:01:29 GMT

"television ads for abortions will be allowed for the first time under the biggest shake-up of advertising rules for 50 years to be announced today.
"In a move which the British advertising watchdog acknowledges will offend members of the public, ads for pregnancy advisory services will be allowed in prime-time evening slots on the major channels: ITV, Channel 4, Sky and other broadcasters..."!!!
This article was written by the Independent's Consumer Affairs Correspondent !! The Irish Independent has run also run this article today (inserting the words 'UK' and 'British', where appropriate)

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'Spirit Level' - Joe Duffy interviewed about new RTE series on spirituality

RTE — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:25:58 GMT

Joe Duffy is interviewed, here, by the Seoiges about his new RTE TV series, 'SPIRIT LEVEL', which addresses issues to do with spirituality...In this interview, Mr Duffy expresses the view that Ireland's opposition to euthanasia is not due to any lack of open discussion about the issue but rather to our 'ATTACHMENT' (!!) to older people as evidenced by the strong public reaction against last year's attempt by the Government to remove medical cards from many of our older people!

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Ireland - RTE One - Seoige - Grainne Seoige and Sile Seoige

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"You cannot blame AIDS epidemic on the Church" - "IMMENSE SCANDAL" as "UN ignored reports, which it had itself commissioned, confirming the effectiveness of fidelity programmes" - David Quinn

Independent News and Media PLC — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:01:26 GMT

Writing in today's Irish Independent David Quinn condemns as an "immense scandal" the UN's ignoring of its own commissioned reports which confirm the effectiveness of fidelity programmes in the fight against Aids. "This is an immense scandal," he said, "deserving of condemnation by governments which are instead directing their ire at the Pope."

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Tony O'Reilly - Irish Independent - Analysis - David Quinn

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Aids 'wars' in Africa distorted by libertarians" - "Criticism of the pope%u2019s attitude to condoms reveals a fault line in western propaganda, writes JOHN WATERS"

The Irish Times Trust — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:01:31 GMT

John Waters highlights the effectiveness of abstinence programmes which have curbed Aids in Uganda

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"Call to give up texting for Lent" - BBC report

BBC — Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:01:29 GMT

"A group of bishops in Rome are calling on Christians to give up mobile phones and texting for Lent, amongst other modern technological devices."

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UK - BBC - News - Duncan Kennedy

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Little Flower's pilgrim trail reaches the capital" - Irish Independent reports on return of St Therese's relics to Ireland

Independent News and Media PLC — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 00:01:52 GMT

"Hundreds of pilgrims yesterday queued in Dublin to pray before the relics of St Therese of Lisieux which have returned to Ireland for a two month tour..."

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Tony O'Reilly - Irish Independent - Latest News - John Cooney

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Increased demand for parish jobs in the Catholic Church" - Front Page of Irish Times

The Irish Times Trust — Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:01:38 GMT

"IT IS not quite a return of vocations but a tightening of the labour market that has led to increased demand for parish jobs in the Catholic Church..."

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The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - Front Page - PATSY McGARRY

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Lisbon Treaty 2008: a case of balanced media reporting? - Mark Hennessy, Political Correspondent, The Irish Times and Peter Feeney, Head of Public Affairs, RTE

Cleraun — Mon, 2 Mar 2009 19:30:48 GMT

In this session of the Cleraun Media Forum which was set up for young journalists / senior media students, Mark Hennessy, Political Correspondent, The Irish Times and Peter Feeney, Head of Public Affairs, RTE spoke about the Lisbon Treaty, particularly in the context of balanced (or otherwise) media reporting. They then fielded questions both from supporters and from opponents of the Lisbon Treaty. Both are supporters of the Lisbon Treaty.

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"Youth Gospel message goes digital" - Catholic youth workers make video podcasts for Lent and Easter

Gabriel Communications — Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:35:36 GMT

Catholic youth workers in Northampton, England have "taken God to the pod" reports The Catholic Times "in a groundbreaking series of Lenten and Easter video podcasts"

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Gabriel Communications - The Catholic Times - Home - James Hastings

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Would You Believe? (No Really!!!) - The RTE series showcases witchcraft (on the Lord's Day)

RTE — Sun, 1 Mar 2009 22:40:26 GMT

"Religious and spiritual series. Anna Nolan speaks to Barbara Lee, a practising Wiccan from Dublin, about how her faith gave her strength after her daughter died of cancer." (from the RTE website)

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Ireland - RTE One - Would You Believe - Anna Nolan

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'The rights of the child' - will there be a constitutional referendum? - Shadow boxing around the threats to the family

RTE — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:00:28 GMT

In a one sided debate which failed to highlight the threat to family life which would result from any change to the constitutional position of the family, Pat Kenny, Mary O'Rourke TD (FF) and Alan Shatter TD (FG), effectively ignore the elephant in the room, here, as they discuss other aspects of a possible referendum on 'the rights of the child'.
Mrs O'Rourke closed the 'debate' with the statement, "If we are to treat children the way they should be treated, it will require a constitutional ammendment" (52 mins into broadcast)

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Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Falling at the Feet of Power" - RTE coverage of 2008 Lisbon debate unbalanced, says new report

Meta Media — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:10:48 GMT

Speaking at the launch of a new report highlighting significant bias by the state broadcaster in favour of a YES vote in last June's Lisbon Treaty referendum, Patricia McKenna MEP told Today FM that RTE was continuing to undermine the principles of the McKenna judgement.
In the McKenna judgement, the Supreme Court ruled 4-1 that "RTE was unconstitutional in relation to coverage of referenda," according to Ms McKenna.
In response to a question from a Today FM's reporter citing support for RTE by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC), Ms MKenna also drew attention to what she called "the public feeling of powerlessness up against RTE". The BCC, a Government appointed body has come under increasing attack recently for failing in its duty to protect children and ensure fair coverage of family related issues.
RTE are themselves bound by the Constitution, said Ms McKenna. "We have to ensure that RTE do not advocate any particular outcome"

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Meta Media - Meta Media - News - Donal O'Sullivan-Latchford

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'MILKing it' - Sean Penn uses his his best actor award in the movie 'Milk' to advance radical anti-family, Gay agenda

LifesiteNews — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:01:51 GMT

Sean Penn used his his best actor award in the movie 'Milk' to advance a radical anti-family, Gay agenda.
His award surprised pundits who were expecting Mickey Rourke to add an oscar to the BAFTA that Rourke had already collected earlier in the month.

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LifesiteNews - LifesiteNews - News - Kathleen Gilbert

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Two sexes 'sin in different ways' - BBC

BBC — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:01:18 GMT

"Women are prouder than men, but men are more lustful, according to a Vatican report which states that the two sexes sin differently.
A Catholic survey found that the most common sin for women was pride, while for men, the urge for food was only surpassed by the urge for sex."

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UK - BBC - News -

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Is it selfish to have more than two children?" !!! - BBC join the attack on human race

BBC — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:01:18 GMT

"Is having more than two children selfish? The future of the planet rarely plays a part when planning a family, but that's got to change, say environmental campaigners.
Parents who have more than two children are "irresponsible" for placing an intolerable burden on resources and increasing damage to eco-systems, says a leading green campaigner."

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UK - BBC - News - Margaret Ryan

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BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Speakers criticise Educate Together model at John Paul II conference - "Moral agnosticism is a recipe for totalitarianism, not tolerance or inclusiveness - John Murray, Mater Dei

Meta Media — Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:40:29 GMT

Heavy criticism of the Educate Together schooling model was made at this morning's session of the John Paul II Society conference in Ballaghaderreen , Roscommon. Speakers who were united in their criticism of the the model included John Murray, a moral theologian from Mater Dei College and social scientist Liz Holmes. "Moral agnosticism is a recipe for totalitarianism, not tolerance or inclusiveness," said John Murray.

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Archbishop Chaput gives keynote address to John Paul II Society Conference in Ireland - 'I am not a Republican; I am not a Democrat; I am a Catholic'

Meta Media — Sat, 7 Feb 2009 14:15:14 GMT

Archbishop Charles Chaput gave the keynote address to the John Paul II Society Conference in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, Ireland, this morning on the topic 'Render Unto Caesar. Privater Faith and Public Duty'...'I am not a Republican,' he said, 'I am not a Democrat; I am a Catholic.'
The Denver Archbishop also likenened the refusal of some Catholics to allow their faith to affect their public behaviour to a husband refusing to allow the fact that he is married influence his behaviour with other women.

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'Obama lifts ban on abortion funds' - BBC

BBC — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:01:12 GMT

"US President Barack Obama has lifted a ban on federal funding for foreign family planning agencies that promote or give information about abortion..."

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Vatican launches 'You Tube' Channel - Pope goes digital

Vatican — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:01:22 GMT

The Vatican has launched its own You Tube Channel to coincide with the release of the Pope's World Communications Day message

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Evangelize the "DIGITAL CONTINENT", Pope tells young people - World Communications Day message: "New Technologies, New Relationships.
Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship."

Vatican — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:01:22 GMT

In his message for World Communications Day released on the eve of the Feast of St Francis De Sales, Patron Saint of Journalists, Pope Benedict XVI apealed to young people to "take on the responsibility for the evangelization of this 'digital continent'"

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Bishops hold special meeting on Safeguarding Children - Bishops' Conference Press Release

Irish Catholic Bishop's Conference — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:01:09 GMT

"...Bishop John Magee of Cloyne apologised to victims of clerical sexual abuse, to those working with victims and to the general public for the suffering and frustrations occasioned by the failures detailed in the NBSCCC's report.
"Bishops acknowledged that victims who have come forward, and those who are unable to do so for a variety of complex reasons, have once again had their wounds of abuse opened by Church failure..."

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"Childcare manager was told support needed, not intrusion" - Irish Times tries to link Youth Defence to Roscommon incest case

The Irish Times Trust — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:01:17 GMT

"DURING THE child abuse and neglect case in Roscommon Circuit Court, a social worker referred to a 'Catholic right-wing organisation' having supported a High Court injunction in 2000 to prevent the children being taken into care..."
"...This was a time when there was a lot of suspicion about the actions of health boards regarding families on the part of groups such as Youth Defence (later the Mother and Child campaign, later again Coir, which has been active in the anti-Lisbon campaign)."

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"Churches using humourous US-style signs to attract worshippers" - Daily Telegraph

Telegraph — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:01:33 GMT

With congregations in decline clergy have resorted to putting up the US-inspired signs - known as "wayside pulpits". The signs use everything from word play such as "Fight truth decay" to topical themes such as "Rooney shoots but Jesus saves".

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"Hail Mary" prayed before Hudson River plane crash - US investigators probe New York plane crash

Yahoo — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:01:33 GMT

(Passenger Jeff Kolodjay) heard Sullenberger tell passengers to brace for impact and then said the Hail Mary prayer. "We hit the water pretty hard," Kolodjay told the newspaper -- hard enough for some people to hit their heads on the ceiling.

But once on the river, the doors opened and passengers headed for the wings as water poured into the jet, Kolodjay said.

"It would appear that the pilot did a masterful job of landing the plane in the river, and then making sure that everybody got out," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

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Christian debate on the Israel Palestine crisis - "How should a Christian view the Israeli invasion of Gaza?"

RTE — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:00:33 GMT

Paddy Monaghan, the Christian Friends of Israel and Fr Eoin Cassidy Chairperson of the International Subgroup of the Irish Commission for Justice and Social Affairs, a commission of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference
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Irish Times front bottom of page headline "Sinnott forwarded e-mail urging anti-abortion novena" - article about MEP's call for fasting and prayer against abortion

The Irish Times Trust — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:01:02 GMT

"IRISH MEP Kathy Sinnott has acknowledged she forwarded a chain letter which called for fasting and nine days of prayer beginning on January 11th, as part of moves to oppose US legislation liberalising access to abortion." (The Irish Times)

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'Free parking for churchgoers not fair to other faiths' - Telegraph - 'Plans to grant Christians free parking in a town could be blocked because councillors fear causing offence to other religions.'

Telegraph — Sun, 4 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

"Tewkesbury Borough Council in Gloucestershire is considering scrapping charges for churchgoers throughout its car parks on Sunday mornings..."

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'TV channels put their faith into tackling religious issues' - INS, Independent - 'A new Channel 4 series explores religion, its history and influence'

Independent News and Media PLC — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

Jeremy Dear, executive producer at Pioneer Productions writes about 'Christianity: A History', the new Channel 4 series which starts on Sunday 11 January at 7pm with 'Jesus, The Jew', presented by Howard Jacobson.

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"Cloyne scandal could scupper papal visit plan" - Irish Independent claims 'high-placed' source in Vatican has cast doubt over planned visit by Pope Benedict to Ireland

Independent News and Media PLC — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

"THE prospect of Pope Benedict XVI visiting Ireland later this year has been dramatically reduced by the continued refusal of Bishop John Magee to resign over the Cloyne controversy", according to today's Irish Independent

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"Church accuses Labour of failing to support the family" - Telegraph reports C of E criticism of British Labour Party

Telegraph — Sun, 4 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

"The Church of England backs the decision of five bishops to criticise the Government over its economic and social policies, a survey by The Sunday Telegraph has found."

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"Cardinal Brady breaks his silence on Cloyne" - Irish Examiner

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Sat, 3 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

The Irish Examiner reports, "THE head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has broken his silence on the mishandling of allegations of child sex abuse in the Diocese of Cloyne saying he realises people feel 'let down, angry and bewildered.'"

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"Vatican divorces from Italian law" - BBC reports Vatican no longer to automatically adopt laws passed by Italian parliament

BBC — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

"Vatican legal experts say there are too many laws in Italian civil and criminal codes, and that they frequently conflict with Church principles.
With effect from New Year's Day, the Pope has decided that the Vatican will no longer automatically adopt laws passed by the Italian parliament."

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"Martin: I'm sorry Church let you down" - Archbishop Martin asks for forgiveness, says Church made mistakes

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

At a homily for the World Day of Peace in Booterstown, "ARCHBISHOP of Dublin Diarmuid Martin admitted the Catholic Church has made mistakes in dealing with clerical sexual abuse of children and asked forgiveness for any hurt he had personally caused."

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World Day of Peace - Feast of Mary Mother of God - Message of Pope Benedict XVI - "FIGHTING POVERTY TO BUILD PEACE"

Vatican website — Thu, 1 Jan 2009 00:01:13 GMT

"It remains true, however, that every form of externally imposed poverty has at its root a lack of respect for the transcendent dignity of the human person. When man is not considered within the total context of his vocation, and when the demands of a true 'human ecology' are not respected, the cruel forces of poverty are unleashed, as is evident in certain specific areas that I shall now consider briefly one by one..."

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'Saving the world from homosexuality and transsexuality' - Studio 'jury' round on Pope for teaching Truth about homosexual behaviour

RTE — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:00:29 GMT

"Presumably Christ would have tolerated people with all their peccadillos," Pat Kenny suggests in a thinly veiled criticism of Pope Benedict. Mr Kenny's 'leading question' serves as a prompt, here, to one of a number of leading radical gay activists which the Today show has assembled.
The studio 'jury' seems to have been convened to counterract the recent comments of the Pope comparing homosexual and transexual behaviour with rainforest destruction!
In a, by now, familiar pattern, there is no 'counsel for the defence' present

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"Recapitalise families and community, urges Brady" - Rebuild family and community

The Irish Times Trust — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:01:29 GMT

"WE SHOULD rebuild family and community life as well as our economic system, the Catholic primate Cardinal Sean Brady has said. The banks need support but so do our families, he said in his Christmas message."

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Cardinal Brady -- family defender - Letter to Irish Independent praises Cardinal Brady for his defence of the family

Independent News and Media PLC — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:01:29 GMT

A letter to the Irish Independent praises Cardinal Brady for his defence of the family, with particular reference to his speech at this year's Ceifin Conference in Ennis, Co. Clare

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"Difficult to have a calm debate on marriage" - David Quinn - "We simply have to stop viewing debates about marriage as proxy debates about our judgemental past"

RTE — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:25:20 GMT

Writing about his participation in the November 19th episode of Seoige, David Quinn laments the difficulty in having a calm debate about marriage and what's best for children, without being accused of trying to 'drag us back' into a 'judgemental' and 'intolerant' past

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Time to reverse tax individualisation - Irish Times letter calls for "return to a more equitable tax regime consistent with our Constitution"

The Irish Times Trust — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:01:44 GMT

If economic growth called for tax individualisation shouldn't economic recession require its reversal?
The author reminds us of the Constitution of Ireland which includes the words: "... mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home." (Article 41 2.2)

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"Music firms put faith in religion during recession" - Reuters reports Christian albums to dominate classical charts this Christmas

Reuters — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:01:44 GMT

As part of this report, Reuters talks about three Northern Irish priests -- Eugene O'Hagan, Martin O'Hagan and David Delargy -- whose Gregorian Chant record, Reuters say, has sold about 700,000 copies since May. The priests, Reuters say, again, "have had to balance the demands of the media spotlight with their daily parish lives."...
"The Gregorian chant record has sold about 700,000 copies around the world since May and is being bought by people who would never ordinarily be interested in Gregorian chants," - Dickon Stainer, Universal Classics and Jazz managing director (emphasis added).
"Simplicity and calm, they say, is what people appear to want in times of economic uncertainty" - Reuters on Music executives.

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"Bacik critical of Catholic Church publication 'Alive'" - The Irish Times

The Irish Times Trust — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:01:44 GMT

In the Seanad, Senator Ivanna Bacik claims Alive "represented the equivalent of the paramilitary wing of the Catholic Church...It put forward very extreme views." ... (Both the comments by Senator Bacik -- a strong supporter of abortion rights -- and the choice of this headline by the Irish Times seem to be part of an ongoing campaign against Alive which itself appears to have been prompted by that newspaper's forthright defence of the traditional family and by its opposition to the Treaty of Lisbon)

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Jesus Is My All in All: Praying with the 'Saint of Calcutta' - New book containing novena based on Mother Teresa's writings - CNA

Catholic News Agency — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:01:36 GMT

"As a follow-up to last year's New York Times bestseller, Come Be My Light, Doubleday has released a new book highlighting Mother Teresa's spiritual life through a nine-day novena based on her inspirational writings..." - CNA
The book is called Jesus Is My All in All: Praying with the 'Saint of Calcutta'and contains writings of Mother Theresa assembled by Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, the editor of Come Be My Light.
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"Jesus, I love with my whole heart, with my whole being. I have given Him all, even my sings, and he has espoused me to Himself in tenderness and love. Now and for life I am the spouse of my Crucified Spouse. Amen."

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Consecrated Host stolen from Co Down church - 'Community stunned by church theft' (BBC)

BBC — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:01:03 GMT

"Members of a County Down parish have been left stunned by the theft of a Monstrance from their church. The Monstrance, which contained the Host, ..."

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'The acceptable face of pornography' - Pat Kenny Radio Show and panelists

RTE — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:00:03 GMT

Panelist Marie Louise O'Donnell talks about the Russell Brand / Jonathan Ross contraversy and 'the acceptable face of pornography' (1 hr 40 mins approx into broadcast)

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GREED ISN'T GOOD - Financial Crisis

Vatican Radio — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:01:49 GMT

"With billions of dollars in shareholder value wiped out by the ongoing global financial turmoil a Cardinal and a Catholic entrepreneur take a look at what lessons we can learn from this crisis....."

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'UCC approves use of embryonic stem cells by single vote' - Death sanctioned

Independent News and Media PLC — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:01:01 GMT

Article by Michelle McDonagh on the approval of UCC's 40-strong governing body by one vote of EMBRYONIC Stem Cell research

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Tommy Tiernan under fire for mimicking people with physical disabilites - Liveline callers take aim at Tommy Tiernan Sketch

RTE — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:45:03 GMT

In today's Liveline, Tommy Tiernan is forced to defend his Late Late Show sketch where he mimicked people with disabilities (also covered on yesterday's Liveline)

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Cardinal O'Brien urges Prime Minister to amend HFEA Bill - Open letter

Independent Catholic News — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:49:23 GMT

In an open letter sent to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Cardinal Keith O'Brien has described Schedule 3 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill as "potentially most harmful".

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UCC to carry out Embryonic Stem Cell research - RTE news report

RTE — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:00:46 GMT

RTE report from UCC on the University's decision to carry out Embryonic Stem Cell research -- includes interviews with Dr Berry Kiely of the Pro Life Campaign (PLC) and Deirdre Madden (Ethics Research Board of UCC, Medical Council, Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction)

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Bishops and CORI issue joint statement on the Budget and education provision - ''The educational outcome for our young people is in direct proportion to the support we give those who teach in our schools and those who manage them.''

Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:35:06 GMT

Text of statement issued by Bishops and CORI on Budget and education

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Vatican suspend bishop for adopting woman, 26 - CNN and AP report

CNN — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:14:28 GMT

AP and CNN report that The Vatican has suspended a Roman Catholic bishop in southern India after he adopted a 26-year-old woman (NEW DELHI, India)

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Jack Charlton says greatest memory of Italy was conversation with Pope - Irish Independent report

Independent News and Media PLC — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:01:28 GMT

"I think the greatest memory of Italy was the conversation I had when we had an audience with Pope John Paul...I am not a Catholic person but..."

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Priest's great passion for social justice - Irish Times on Fr Austin Flannery

The Irish Times Trust — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:01:23 GMT

The Irish Times' Religious Affairs Correspondent PATSY McGARRY, reports that there was an "unlikely alliance ... between Dominican priest Fr Austin Flannery and the late general secretary of the Communist Party of Ireland, Michael O'Riordan."

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"DPP move feeds into trial by media" - Justice under attack?

The Irish Times Trust — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:53:06 GMT

John Waters writes in The Irish Times: "THE MEDIA consensus that greeted the announcement that the DPP will provide the families of victims of fatal crimes or accidents with written explanations for decisions not to proceed with prosecutions is symptomatic of the difficulty we have in getting the media to treat with objectivity issues affecting a media interest."

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"Equal airtime in referendums to be reviewed" - Democracy under attack?

The Irish Times Trust — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:01:12 GMT

In this Irish Times article (positioned at the bottom of an inside page) Fiona Gartland reports that
"The Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Constitution said yesterday as part of its review it would examine the Supreme Court decision in the Coughlan case, in which the court ruled that both the Yes and No campaigns in any referendum must be allowed the same airtime."
She also reported that
"It will examine whether referendums are constitutionally required or if a supra-majority of both Houses of the Oireachtas could change the Constitution"(emphasis added)

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Apple publicly supports gay marriage - Main story - Apple home page

Apple — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:35:03 GMT

From the Apple home page:
"No on Prop 8
Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees' same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person's fundamental rights -- including the right to marry -- should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8."

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'Abortion and the Catholic vote' - Catholics "blamed" for reluctance of Westminster to extend 1967 Abortion Act to Northern ireland

New Statesman — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:01:55 GMT

From the New Statesman: "As MPs are denied the opportunity to debate abortion reforms, Diane Abbott points the finger at Catholic political influence, reports Katy Taylor" !!

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Campaigner Fr Austin Flannery dies, aged 83 - Irish Times

The Irish Times Trust — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:01:26 GMT

Fr Austin Flannery OP has died. His translation of the documents of Vatican Council II became the standard English-language version.
In this Irish Times report, Fr Flannery 's successor as president of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, the Rev Terence McCaughey is quoted as saying of Fr Flannery “He was an awfully good, gentle man. He was marvellous at getting people to work together."
In the words of the report "He was also involved in the ecumenical movement, being a founder of the Glenstal ecumenical conference and a member of the council of the Irish School of Ecumenics.
"His commitment to encouraging better artistic standards in churches was recognised when the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland offered him a place on the church’s advisory committee on church art and architecture."

Media Owners and Producers:
The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - Ireland - MARY MINIHAN

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Aid worker, Gayle Williams, killed 'for spreading religion' - Irish Examiner (Kabul, Afghanistan)

Thomas Crosbie Holdings — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:01:28 GMT

TALIBAN gunmen killed a Christian aid worker in Kabul as she walked to work, reports Irish Examiner

Media Owners and Producers:
Thomas Crosbie Holdings - Irish Examiner - News - Amir Shah

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Kabul aid worker's murder highlights risks for Christians - Pat Ashworth - Church Times - October 24, 2008 'I don't walk outside and certainly not on my own' - Jamie Terzi - The Guardian - October 25, 2008 British female aid worker shot dead in Kabul had moved over security fears - Tom Coughlan - The Times - October 21, 2008

"'No God' slogans for city's buses" - BBC report

BBC — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:34:06 GMT

The British Humanist Association (BHA) is behind plans to put atheist slogans on buses. The slogans will read "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life."

Media Owners and Producers:
UK - BBC - News -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Church Leaders ask MPs to vote against abortion amendment - Church Leaders issue joint letter to all MPs (catholicbishops.ie)

Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:01:06 GMT

"The leaders of the four main churches in Ireland have asked all Westminster MPs to vote against a proposed amendment to the human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill due to be debated in the parliament this week which would extend the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland."

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Church - www.catholicbishops.ie - Press Releases - Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Move to extend abortion to North may fail" - Stormont 'March for Life' - Is this another negative twist to a good news story

The Irish Times — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:01:43 GMT

Reading between the lines: an Irish Times report on the effectiveness of cross-party opposition to abortion in Northern Ireland. The October 18 Stormont 'March for Life' is mentioned briefly

Media Owners and Producers:
The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - Ireland - FRANK MILLAR

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Cleraun Media Conference - "Coverage of North fostering 'spoilt' attitude in politicians"

The Irish Times Trust — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:01:44 GMT

Reporting on the Cleraun Media Conference, the Irish Times notes loyalist David Adams' concerns that there is too much media coverage for Northern Ireland. This, Mr Adams believes, is fostering a "self-regarding, self-centred and spoilt with attention" attitude.

Media Owners and Producers:
The Irish Times Trust - The Irish Times - Ireland - RONAN McGREEVY

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'Awash in a tide of affluence and wealth' - Will a new age of austerity make us reflect on the values of the Celtic Tiger

RTE — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:05:58 GMT

Tom McGurk asks: "Could it be that a new age of austerity will bring us to re -examine and reflect on the values of the Celtic tiger?" ... Studio guests: Fr Michael Bennett, Des Geraghty, Gerry Keane, Gina Menzies

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Spirit Moves - Tom McGurk

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'Brand' of humour? - Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross make on-air abusive phonecall to Andrew Sachs

BBC — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:01:03 GMT

Only a joke - Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross make on-air abusive phonecall to Andrew Sachs

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UK - BBC Radio 2 - The Russell Brand Show - Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's 'offensive' calls: transcript - Guardian - October 27, 2008 Watchdog to investigate Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's phone prank - Guardian - October 28, 2008 BBC suspends Ross for 12 weeks over Sachs phone calls - The Irish Times - October 30, 2008

'Today with Pat Kenny' ignores Partial Birth Abortion question in US election debate - McCain's quizzing of Barack Obama over support for partial birth abortion ignored by Irish media

RTE — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:00:03 GMT

Despite a lengthy analysis of last night's American presidential debate, Pat Kenny and his guests ignore the very pointed question Senator John McCain addressed to Barack Obama about Sen Obama's support for Partial Birth Abortion.
When the US Supreme Court, last year, upheld (by 5 votes to 4) a law banning Partial Birth Abortion outright, Senator Obama described it as "a sad day for women"

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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McCain goes on the attack in final debate - MSNBC - Oct 16, 2008

SAT-7 viewers living in Iraq send text messages asking for urgent prayer for violence in Mosul to stop - Iraqi Viewers Plead for Prayer

SAT-7 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:59 GMT

Iraqi Christians have been texting the Christian satellite station, SAT-7 requesting urgent prayer. One wrote (translated from Arabic), "Please pray for Christians in Iraq because they are killing all the Christians that are walking in Mosul." Another wrote, "In the name of Jesus pray for Christians in Nineveh province. We're under the weight of killings and displacement.

Media Owners and Producers:
SAT-7 - SAT-7 - -

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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"Walking with Jesus" in mental illness - Risin Time - Living Word

RTE — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:45:23 GMT

"Walking with Jesus" - In an uplifting start to the day, on Maxi's Risin Time, Pat Carr shares a testimony about his life with mental illness

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Rising Time - Maxi

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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The Year Of Vocation - Feature about two young women who have entered an enclosed order"

RTE — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:29 GMT

"Seoige features an exclusive interview with two young women who have given up their careers and entered a closed monastery."

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - Seoige - Grainne Seoige and Sile Seoige

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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'Has liberalism become totally intolerant of anyone holding traditional values?' - Spirit Moves

RTE — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:05:23 GMT

John Waters and Paschal Mooney are among Tom McGurk's guests, as they parse the media attacks on Sarah Palin

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Spirit Moves - Tom McGurk

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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Talking Chastity on Today FM - 'How the Irish Have Sex'

Today FM — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
Sean Ascough and Maura Garrihy of Youth 2000 and Pure in Heart appear on tonight's TV3 documentary 'How the Irish have Sex': 9-10pm. Here they talk with Ray D'Arcy of Today FM (Apologies for the poor sound quality)

Media Owners and Producers:
Denis O'Brien - Today FM - Ray D'Arcy Show - Ray D'Arcy

Regulatory Bodies:
BCC - ASAI - Press Ombudsman - Minister

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How the Irish Have sex - TV3 - 7 Oct 08

Does Ireland need Priests?!

The Irish Times — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:01:00 GMT

"Without priests, Ireland will be just fine" - David Keating, Irish Times

Media Owners and Producers:
- The Irish Times - Opinion (Rite and Reason) - David Keating

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"Do not put your trust in riches" - Pope Benedict on the pursuit of wealth

BBC — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:01:00 GMT

'Pope criticises pursuit of wealth' - reports BBC
'The global financial crisis is proof that the pursuit of money and success is pointless, Pope Benedict XVI has told a meeting of bishops in Rome. ...'

Media Owners and Producers:
UK - BBC News Channel - News -

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"An incredibly generous response" - President McAleese praises Knights of Columbanus - Wednesday 1 October

RTE — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Feast of St Thérèse of Lisieux -
In an interview with Derek Mooney, President Mary Mcaleese praises the Knights of Columbanus for their "incredibly generous response" in dealing with the problem of abuse at a time when society was slow to accept its reality (17 mins 45 secs into broadcast)

Media Owners and Producers:
- RTÉ Radio One - Mooney - Derek Mooney

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- Tuesday 30 September

Church — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:00:00 GMT

New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship - Theme for World Communications Day 2009 (Italian)

Media Owners and Producers:
Church - Vatican Website - News - Mons. Claudio Maria Celli

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- Friday 26 September

Irish Examiner

"Palin got blessing to protect from 'witchcraft'" - Irish Examiner

Media Owners and Producers:
- Irish Examiner - News -

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- Friday 26 September

Zenit

Marriage crises have a flip side - They Can Be Secret to a Deeper Love - "share ... hope with those who have lost it"..."trust in face of despair" - Pope Benedict XVI (speaking to the Retrouvaille marriage counselling group at an audience in Rome coinciding with the group's international convention

Media Owners and Producers:
- Zenit - News -

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- Wednesday 24 September

Catholic News Ageny

Movie star Eduardo Verastegui has recorded a special video message to encourage Hispanic voters in the U.S. to put an end to abortion and to expose the radical abortion position of presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Media Owners and Producers:
- Catholic News Agency - News -

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- Wednesday 24 September

Sky

Catholic priest stabbed in throat by man obsessed with
'The Da Vinci Code'

Media Owners and Producers:
- Sky - News - Nick Pisa

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- Wednesday 24 September

Catholic Ireland

Broadcasting Bill 2008
Bishops call on Oireachtas to consider amending
Section 41 restrictions on religious advertising

Media Owners and Producers:
- Catholic Ireland - News -

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- Wednesday 24 September

Church

The internet is an "awesome tool of communication"
and "the single most revolutionary communications medium of modern times," -
Dr Sean Brady, Primate of All Ireland
Irish bishops launch new internet site

Media Owners and Producers:
- Catholic Ireland - News -

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- Monday 22 September

The Irish Times

"Fr Maximilian Kolbe:
gave his life to save another prisoner in Auschwitz"

Media Owners and Producers:
- The Irish Times - An Irishman's Diary - Brendan Ó Cathaoir

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- Monday 22 Septembe

LifesiteNews

('Evil will be called good') Involuntary Euthanasia!
Baroness Warnock claims elderly with dementia have a "duty to die"

Media Owners and Producers:
- Lifesite News - News - Hilary White

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- Monday 22 Septembe

Girls Against Porn

'girlsagainstporn' launch campaign
against inflight internet pornography -
Airlines Not Filtering New On-board Internet Service

Media Owners and Producers:
- Girls Against Porn - Girls Against Porn - Girls Against Porn

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- Monday 22 Septembe

Children of Medjugorje

Father Tomislav Vlasic, OFM. -
Faculties removed for serious reasons
"totally independent of Medjugorje"

Media Owners and Producers:
- Children of Medjugorje - -

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- Monday 22 September

The Bulletin

"I now feel, 10 years after the publication of my book, that his
(Pope Pius XII's) scope for action was severely limited and
I am prepared to state this"

Hitler's Pope author John Cornwell modifies his views

Media Owners and Producers:
- The Bulletin - News - John P. Connolly

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- Monday 22 September

Irish Examiner

Opera stars are 'unsung heroes' - Media ignoring Irish classical opera stars while Irish models become household names, claims Celine Byrne

Media Owners and Producers:
- Irish Examiner - News - Allison Bray

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- Monday 22 September

Church

contemporary art exhibition portrays the hidden world of Catholic religious orders in Ireland - Vatican Radio
(Former fashion photographer Jackie Nicholson)

Media Owners and Producers:
Church - Vatican Radio - News -

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- Thursday 18 September

BBC

'Pope defends WWII pontiff's role'

Media Owners and Producers:
- BBC News Channel - News -

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- Wednesday 17 September

LifeSiteNews

Google Settles Out Of Court after Being Sued for Refusing Pro-Life Ad

Media Owners and Producers:
- Lifesite News - News - Thaddeus M. Baklinski

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- Tuesday 16 September

RTE

Irish College of Psychiatrists
call for ban on alcohol advertising -
"It said that it was possible that
the media was being influenced
in its coverage of drink related issues
by its desire not to upset the industry" !! -
Sharon Gaffney, RTE News At One (6 mins into broadcast)

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - News at One - Sean O'Rourke

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- Tuesday 16 September

Church

There are times when, if we pay attention to the media, it would seem
that the world is full of nothing other than tragedy and despair… and
yet…
Sadness turned to joy

Media Owners and Producers:
Sr Janet Fearns - Pause for Prayer - Reflection - Sr Janet Fearns

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- Monday 15 September

Irish Examiner

'Pope leads thousands of Irish in prayer' - Irish Examiner

Media Owners and Producers:
- Irish Examiner - News - Carole Landry

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- Friday 12 September

RTE

'The decline of religion in Ireland' -
a discussion on The Tubridy Show
with Prof Patricia Casey

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - The Tubridy Show - Ryan Tubridy

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- Wednesday 10 September

RTE

The sexualisation of children -
Discussion on Today with Pat Kenny

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE Radio One - Today - Pat Kenny

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- Tuesday 2 September

RTE

'Looking for a Miracle'
The 150th anniversary of the apparitions in Lourdes -
RTE - 'Would You Believe' special
10:40 pm (52 mins)

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - Would You Believe -

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- Monday 1 September

RTE

"But why, why can't everyone be happy?" ...
Was this an unbalanced piece of propoganda for
Educate Together's educational vision
masquerading as a news report ?

Media Owners and Producers:
Ireland - RTE One - Six One News - Una O'Hagan, Emma O'Kelly

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- Monday 1 September

RTE

Nationwide visits Knock Shrine and
Our Lady's School of Evangelization

Media Owners and Producers:
- - -

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- Monday 1 September

Paramount Comedy

Blasphemous ad on comedy station??
'Forget the Sunday Service
... Paramount Comedy ...
It's what the Sabbath was made for'
4:30 pm

Media Owners and Producers:
- - -

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- Monday 1 September

Paramount Comedy

A couple go back to Mass and start praying
for everyday things after a
chance meeting with their Parish Priest

Media Owners and Producers:
- Paramount Comedy 1 - King of Queens -

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- Monday 1 September

EWTN

CREATED AND REDEEMED
- The Theology of the Body
3:00 pm

Media Owners and Producers:
- - -

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- Thursday 28 August

RTE

Completely unbalanced and barely disguised
attack on Church
by RTE's Drivetime programme
via a Keelin Shanley interview with
an American Jesuit

Media Owners and Producers:
- - Drivetime - Keelin Shanley

Related Items:

- Thursday 28 August

Irish Independent

"Church and teachers in battle over school roles"
Main headline - front page, Irish Independent

- Wednesday 27 August

LifeSiteNews

USA - Mainstream media admits
anti-family bias !

- Monday 25 August

The Irish Times

IRELAND'S MEDIA is dominated by
a secular outlook hostile to religion -
Cardinal Sean Brady.

- Saturday 16 August

Irish Independent

"Faith festival puts the 'treat' back into retreat"
Irish Independent article -
Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Clonmacnois

- Friday 15 August

Newstalk

Newstalk's Eamon Keane interviews
Youth 2000's Caitriona Jennings
about Clonmacnois youth Sumer Festival

- Friday 15 August

The Irish Times

FEAST of the ASSUMPTION
'Co Offaly for Catholic youth festival'
Youth 2000 in Clonmacnois - Irish Times article

- Wednesday 13 August

Catholic ireland

'Youth 2000 heads for Clonmacnois'

- Wednesday 13 August

listeners' religious survey -
Ray Darcy, John Waters and Ivana Bacik
discuss

- Saturday 9 August

Irish Independent

From gangland to the promised land !
John Pridmore -
Ex mobster is Catholic Evangelist

- Friday 8 August

Irish Independent

"Liberal dogmatism killing Church unity"

David Quinn

- Wednesday 6 August

Newstalk

'A woman's place is in the home' -
New Cambridge study highlights increasing scepticism
about combining family and work roles -

- Wednesday 6 August

RTE

'Not losing their religion' -
Young people in the Church
World Youth Day, Knock Youth Festival, MAD 2008 ...

- Tuesday 5 August

Newstalk

"This is good news"
Newstalk broadcaster
welcomes 'cervical cancer vaccination'
for 12 year olds

- Tuesday 5 August

RTE

The Child of Prague, Anne Frank ... and
Brian O'Connell on a 3 day
pilgrimage to Lough Derg

- Monday 4 August

EWTN

Catholic Ireland
Land of Saints and Scholars
Rev Vincent Twomey 8:30pm

- Monday 4 August

Guardian

'THE INSTANT-HIT HEDONISM of LAD MAGS
DOESN'T HELP OUR BROKEN SOCIETY' -
UK Conservative Party
Shadow education secretary
Michael Gove

"The images they use and project
reinforce a very narrow conception of beauty
and a shallow approach towards women.
They celebrate thrill-seeking and instant gratification
without ever allowing any thought of responsibility
towards others, or commitment, to intrude. "

- Monday 4 August

Irish Independent

Pilgrimages are perfect antidote
to modern malaise - Prof Patricia Casey

- Saturday 2 August

The Irish Times

'In search of faith, hope and clarity'
Irish Times report on
Knock Youth Festival

- Sunday 27 July

Irish Independent

'Broadcast Bill means we'll get just the views of the elite -
Moves to ban advertising of religious values on TV and radio shows the arrogance of TDs and the secular media' - Marc Coleman

- Friday 25 July

Church

Today is the
40th Anniversary of
"Humanae Vitae"- a Vatican Radio report

- Friday 25 July

Irish Independent

'Trapattoni gets stick
as he joins the pilgrims on Croagh Patrick'

- Thursday 24 July

RTE

'Nothing like a balanced discussion!' ...
Church's attitudes
to homosexuality, women -
Fr Sean Fagan, Gina Menzies

- Wednesday 23 July

newstalk

Westminster attempts to bypass
Stormont, impose abortion
against will of people

- Wednesday 23 July

RTE

I see 'reason', I hear lies

"The public relations and lobbying industries
were themselves founded on attempts
to pervert rationality and science
in the service of vested interests,"
says New Scientist magazine

- Tuesday 22 July

RTE

Internet child pornography
on the increase says new report

- Tuesday 22 July

RTE

'Educate together' claims
to offer emphasis on peace and cooperation,
and 'parity of esteem'
which they say is lacking
from religious run schools -

Several promotional articles
in mainstream press

- Tuesday 22 July

RTE

‘sanguinarian vampire’ runs
for President of U.S. (on witch,
satanist, ticket! )

- Tuesday 22 July

RTE

Radio presenter
uses Name of Jesus
'for effect'
while interviewing
the minister responsible
for broadcasting standards
EAMON RYAN -
(station repeats incident in self promo!)

- Monday 21 July

RTE

'Battle of the Bishops' -
'Anglican church in crisis'

- Sunday 20 July

RTE

Minister for Justice changes name of
'Irish Film Censor's Office' to
'Irish Film Classification Office'

- Sunday 20 July

RTE

"You will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes upon you"
(Acts 1:8).

EWTN World Youth Day coverage with
transcripts of all the addresses

- Friday 18 July

RTE

Declan Ganley
interviewed on EWTN

- Thursday 17 July

RTE

'Exploiting sex to
help those exploited by sex!'
American mobile phone provider
asks youth to strip online for charity

- Wednesday 16 July

RTE

33 year old teacher/ life coach
spends month with Maasai -
experience increases her
desire for marriage and family

- Sunday 13 July

RTE

How will I arise from darkness?
The problem of pain,
and the place to look for solutions -
Fr Benedict Groeschel CFR
talks about his book
'Arise From Darkness'

- Friday 11 July

RTE

John Bruton
interviewed on EWTN

- Tuesday 8 July

RTE

(Yet) another showing of ITV's
'I Smack and I'm Proud'
9:00PM -
Reviews and comments in 'Lottie's Blog'

- Tuesday 8 July

RTE

Guatemalan cardinal concerned about
EU measures to control immigration

- Tuesday 8 July

RTE

Anglican Yes to Women Bishops an "Obstacle" --
Vatican's Unity Council Notes Regret at Vote

- Friday 4 July

RTE

John Paul II's 'The Jeweller's Shop' -
LIVE performances,
TONIGHT Fri 4 July & 2MORO Sat 5 July ONLY -
Aras Treasa, Clarendon St Dublin 2 -
Admission FREE - 8pm

- Friday 4 July

RTE

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - 6:
Vatican Radio drama based on the
Acts of the Apostles and St. Paul's letters,
aired to coincide with the Pauline year

[Themes?: New Age, attempted influence of
political, business and economic interests
within the Church, trying to 'tame' The Holy Spirit]

- Tuesday 1 July

RTE

BCC reject complaint against
Prime Time programme
about gay adoption
but fail to include most persuasive points
of the complaint in their summary

- Monday 30 June

RTE

'Is PE more worthwhile than Religious Education?'
Red C Poll -- Newstalk and Irish Independent -
'Three-quarters of parents want state-run schools'
Irish Primary Principal's Network

- Wednesday 25 June

RTE

'Vatican disappointed
in Italian media’s handling
of Orlandi case'

- Monday 23 June

RTE

Gay marriage / civil partnerships debate

- Saturday 21 June

RTE

"The new Broadcasting Bill
does not correct the absurdities of
current restraints on religion"

- Friday 20 June

RTE

Pope Benedict and St Columbanus (11/06/2008) -
General Audience, St Peter's Square

AND ...

Pope Pius XII and St Columbanus (08/09/1950) -
speaking to the Knights of St Columbanus
and, in Irish, to The Legion of Mary

(Vatican Radio archive)

- Monday 16 June

RTE

Big Brother -
We're all degraded by shows like this

"Television is very powerful and
can direct opinions, challenge values..."

- Sunday 15 June

RTE

What's all this about sex on the telly?

- Saturday 14 June

RTE

Re: the media and the Lisbon Treaty referendum:

Referring to the unsuccessful promotion of a 'yes' Vote
by all the main political parties and
the media, Cian O'Flaherty said:

"There is a sense in which
all political leaders and media masters
have felt their infallibility"

"Yes voters do not want to see
a second referendum;
yes voters will see a diminishment of
the legitimacy of the EU if the
Lisbon referendum were run again"

Cian O'Flaherty-

- Tuesday 3 June

RTE

The rights of sperm-donor children:
A seminar on assisted human reproduction
Chair: Senator Jim Walsh
Time: 8pm
Venue: Mont Clare Hotel, Dublin 2

- Tuesday 3 June

RTE

Discussion about gay sex
taking place in public, in Castlebar

- Sunday 1 June

RTE

Fr Benedict Groeschel asks
all Christains, Jews and Moslems
to do a 9 day novena to God the Father
regarding the
referendum in Ireland.
Novena to begin Tuesday 3 June

- Monday 26 May

RTE

Rock Star Courtney Love
Resisted Coerced Abortion,
Reports Memoir

- Monday 26 May

RTE

'Log Instances of Pro-Yes bias in Media'
Politics.ie tracks the media bias
in favour of a yes vote in upcoming
Lisbon referendum

- Sunday 25 May

RTE

Catholic News Agency headline:
'German radio documentary
says exorcisms are being outsourced' !

- Thursday 22 May

RTE

Report on changing
parish organization
in Ireland

- Tuesday 20 May

RTE

Fr Bryan McKevitt
of ALIVE responds to
Enda Kenny's criticism
of the Catholic newspaper

- Monday 19 May

RTE

'Gates of hell
grinding down on the Church' -
Enda Kenny tries to muzzle Alive
for its NO-to-Lisbon stand

- Monday 19 May

RTE

U.S. Supreme Court upholds law against
child pornography
(but 2 of the 9 justices vote against !)

- Monday 19 May

RTE

Irish secular media
focus in on internet bullying

- Monday 19 May

RTE

Programme contributor claims biblical support
for assisted suicide but unable to cite any references !!!

- Friday 16 May

RTE

What does Brian Cowen
think about religion?

- Friday 16 May

RTE

Reuters and Irish Times report:
'Pope repeats opposition to gay marriage'

- Thursday 15 May

RTE

'And God created aliens' -
Vatican Chief Astronomer,
Fr Gabriel Funes
considers possibility of intelligent
extraterrestrial life

- Thursday 15 May

RTE

"In the mid 1990s too it was our
churches which were among the
first to alert wider society to the
plight of asylum seekers arriving here.
They helped ensure, as Imam Hussein Halawa
of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin
observed in the series yesterday,
that whereas “elsewhere they were
put in camps. Here they got education
opportunities”. In all of this our
traditional mainstream churches
have given contemporary expression
to the great humanising role religion
can play in society."

- Thursday 15 May

RTE

Praise for religious leaders
in Irish Times Editorial -
"The great humanising role
religion can play in society"
- and -
Vatican Chief Astronomer
speaks of possibility of intelligent life
outside Earth
(Irish Independent)
(3 minutes into broadcast)

- Wednesday 14 May

RTE

Government publishes new
Broadcasting Bill

- Saturday 3 May

RTE

John Collins, speaking about the new
version of the video game, Grand Theft Auto
suggests that concern about the game in the U.S.
is rooted in conservative attitudes -
Two texts were read out on air
pointing to the scientific consensus
about the link between exposure to on-screen
violence and subsequent violent behaviour

- Friday 2 May

RTE

A Catholic Priest
has died following an attack
earlier today in Mexico city

- Friday 2 May

RTE

Kilkenny Gospel Choir
featured on today's show -
Issue of death by cancer of one of
the group's founder members
is discussed
(1 hr 17 min into broadcast)

- Friday 2 May

RTE

Superficial discussion about
sexual addiction?
If you get caught you're an addict;
if you don't get caught, you're not an addict!

- Friday 2 May

RTE

Argentinian rugby international,
Felipe Contepomi
praises Irish Christian Brothers
for the "great, great job"
they do in Argentina
(40 mins into broadcast)

- Friday 2 May

RTE

Discussion about Irish attitudes to nudity -
John Kelleher (the Irish Film Censor)
thinks nudist sunbathing
"is reasonably ok"
(12 mins into broadcast)

- Friday 25 April

RTE

Radicalism at the heart
of this brilliant pope's reign

- Thursday 24 April

RTE

"Tokenism" -
Description of new
voluntary restrictions
on the advertising of alcohol
by the broadcast media

- Thursday 24 April

RTE

Discussion about
Padre Pio

- Sunday 20 April

RTE

Pope Benedict in the U.S.A. -

MediaBytes

Groupthink that lurks in every corner of RTE - John Waters - Irish Times - Fri 11th May, 2012 - Opinion

STATEMENT OF FINDINGS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 55 (2) OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 2009 - BAI - Fri 4thMay, 2012 - THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY OF IRELAND

Television for St Patrick's Day - Mass - Knock Shrine 11:30am EWTN - RTE ... Papal Nuncio in Armagh - New music: 'AIFREANN MHUIRE AN CHNOIC'

Pope meets Irish delegation ahead of congress - Irish Times - Churches to ring bells for two minutes at noon and 6pm on St Patrick's Day

Scale of sexual abuse of patients as high as in Catholic Church says Dignity4Patients - Lunchtime - Newstalk - Tue 6th Mar 2012 -

Today FM: "WE WISH TO OFFER AN UNRESERVED APOLOGY TO MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH... "!!! - 28 Feb 2012 - "...AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WAS OFFENDED BY THIS ITEM."!!!

X-CASE - Bacik re abortion legislation on Newstalk Sunday Show - Sun 26th Feb, 2012 - Fair and balanced?

POPE WARNS AGAINST THE POWER OF FINANCE AND OF THE MEDIA - Thu 16th Feb, 2012 - VIS - "Christian non conformism redeems us and restores us to truth"

US lawsuit claiming that the Pope covered up abuse is withdrawn - Catholic Herald - Mon 13th Feb, 2012 - A high-profile lawsuit in the United States accusing Pope Benedict XVI of covering up sexual abuse has been withdrawn

Closing Vatican embassy 'was wrong decision' - Examiner -

Gilmore's 'not an inch on Vatican' sparks crisis - Front Page - Sunday Independent - 5th Feb 2012 - Rosary beads at FG meeting as Noonan says 'Enda is a better Catholic than me'

Forget the Wags, pass me the dog collar: Former Manchester United teammate of Beckham and Giggs trains to become Catholic priest - Daily Mail -

"nothing beats having a married mother and father to support you" - Daily Mail - TV midwives

Pope to Donate Golden Rose to Cuba's Patron Saint - Latin American Herald Tribune - President Raul Castro to attend Mass

Religious freedom under threat from courts, professor warns - Guardian - Oxford academic Roger Trigg points to 'clear trend' privileging secular values over religious conviction

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE 46th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY - Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization

Foul-mouthed, pornographic and tasteless! TV3's Tallafornia on John Murray Show - RTE Radio 1 -

Radharc - Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1 -

'BREAKING:Lawyer for 'X' case is member of government's expert group on abortion' - Youth Defence -

Public decries closure of embassy to the Vatican - Irish Examiner - 93% criticised Gilmore decision

Government announces 'expert group' on abortion - Irish Catholic [Blog] -

Stop swearing for TV! - Irish Times re Ceann Comhairle's Sean Barrett's proposed Dail changes

Turin Shroud not medieval forgery, says new research - Irish Independent - Scientists say Turin Shroud is supernatural - Independent (London)

Abortion is also bad for women - Pro Life Campaign - Irish Examiner - "FINDING (of Medical Royal Colleges) FATALLY UNDERMINED MEDICAL RATIONALE FOR MOST USED GROUNDS OF BRITAIN'S ABORTION LEGISLATION"

Orthodox sex abuse scandal enclave - New York Post - 117 kid victims and 85 arrests in Jewish enclave

Missing the big picture on abuse - RTE Drivetime - Feeding prejudice-omitting facts

Amazing Grace! - Nationwide - RTE One - Hymn composer John Newton, William Wilberforce and 'spiritual tourism' in Donegal!

"I would like to make it clear that should the Government be informed by the Holy See that Pope Benedict wishes to visit Ireland..." - Eamon Gilmore - Oireachtas Report - RTE 1 - "...I have no doubt that the Government would respond positively and that an invitation would be forthcoming."

Ordination of women: Olivia O'Leary criticises George Weigel and the Church - Drivetime - RTE Radio 1 -

Pope's telegram of condolence to Archbishop Chaput - death of Cardinal Foley - Vatican Radio -

Former President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Cardinal John Foley, dies -

Pregnancy charity launches brazen adverts for the 'standby' morning-after pill ahead of Christmas party season - Daily Mail -

Keeping the flock - Letters - Independent -

Doctor struck off as abortion nearly kills Irish woman -

Audits bring church closer to urgent goal - Breda O'Brien -

Apple denies claims that Siri is anti-abortion -

IT'S STILL THERE! 'Statement by Minister Shatter on Prime Time Investigates programme on clerical sex abuse in Africa' -

Statement by the Catholic Communications Office correcting Wednesday's Irish Times article referring to Cardinal Sean Brady -- 30 November 2011 -

Marian Finucane Show: Senator Ronan Mullen re Fr Kevin Reynolds defamation by RTE - Newspaper Panel - RTE Radio 1 -

RTE accused over fake tweet that scuppered Gallagher's Aras bid - Sunday Independent -

Gallagher at war over fake tweet 'ambush' - Sunday Independent -

Hunky Dory boss claims cheeky adverts boosted brand exposure - Sunday Independent -

EDITORIAL - RTE must pay the correct price - Sunday Independent -

Curran offered resignation in wake of paternity test - Sunday Independent -

Order calls on RTE to justify naming dead brother as abuser in programme - Sunday Independent -

Order calls on RTE to justify naming dead brother as abuser in programme - Sunday Independent -

Niamh Horan: 'Ed makes calls like these for breakfast' - Sunday Independent -

Is there a VENDETTA, in the media, against the Church? Sarah Carey - Newstalk -

Breaking: Tanaiste signals Government's intention to remove Consitutional provision on blasphemy - RIA

Judge Ann Power-Forde SC, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights - Chairperson: The Hon Mrs Justice Susan Denham Chief Justice of Ireland - "The Autonomous Concept of 'Family' in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights" -

A 'DOUBLE-STANDARD Double' -- Drive (home your point) Time! RTE Radio 1 - Wed 23 Nov 2011 - FMA - Cat 'out of the bag' but no one in RTE can see it!

DOUBLE STANDARD! - RTE and its treatment of the Church under the microscope

Delay to priest's defamation case - Irish Times - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

Vacating the Vatican - Letters - Patrick Carr - Irish Times - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

Catholic bishops plan expansion of post-abortion counseling - Reuters - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

OLRTXT US AMER EDU SPO CRIM LIF ANV JUDIC PRO NEWS PA1 DBT MUNI - Reuters - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

The politics of religious liberty - GetReligion - Wed 16 Nov, 2011 -

(Fr Kevin Reynolds) Libel case prompts review of RTE's editorial process - Irish Times -

Hardly surprising if 'Majority backed Kenny's Cloyne speech' -

Folly of closing Embassy to the Holy See - Dr Vincent Twomey - Irish Times -

Fine Gael TDs turn on Kenny over Cardiff and Vatican Embassy -

Embassy closure has huge significance - Paddy Agnew - Irish Times -

Wrong move to close Vatican embassy: Irish Catholic Editor Garry O'Sullivan - Morning Ireland - RTE Radio One -

Jerry Springer - the Opera - Under the Covers - Newstalk -

Jerry Springer - the Opera - Under the Covers - Newstalk -

Did an error by RTE Frontline change the outcome of the presidential election? - Sat 29 Oct 2011 - FMA -

Reform "in the Context of Global Public Authority"! Vatican Justice and Peace council -

The paper of (some) records (but not others!!) - Kevin O'Sullivan's Irish Times! Newstalk Breakfast -

Senator:"What is the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources going to do about it?" -

Ireland's youngest priest interviewed - e3 from 11 - -

Dana on anti-Catholic media bias: "People are made to feel like criminals in their own country" - Today with Pat Kenny - RTE Radio 1 -

Tonight 10pm! Coleman At Large - BAI Chairman Bob Collins a possible guest on tonight's show - Newstalk Tue 11 Oct -

RTE's 'Mission to Prey' (on an innocent Catholic priest!) -

Irish Catholic Editor in challenge to Pontifical Council for Social Communications - 'Church should end its lectures to journalists - Garry O'Sullivan'

'A load of rubbish' - Ferns Report author slams Government hypocrisy on children - Irish Catholic -

Is the Church getting a bad deal from the media? Coleman At Large - Newstalk -

The Norris letters issue - Irish Times -

'The Sound of Silence' - World Communications Day 2012 - Mon 3rd Oct 2011 - FMA - 'Back to basics' seems to be the 'theme behind the theme' for next year's World Communications Day Message

"Agreement to differ": Tanaiste plays down Vatican disagreement - Irish Times -

STATEMENT OF FINDINGS ISSUED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 55 (2) OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 2009 - BAI - Fri 4thMay, 2012 - THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY OF IRELAND

Orthodox sex abuse scandal
enclave - New York Post - 117 kid victims and 85 arrests in Jewish enclave

Judge Ann Power-Forde SC, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights - Chairperson: The Hon Mrs Justice Susan Denham Chief Justice of Ireland - "The Autonomous Concept of 'Family' in the
Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights" -