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Paddy Jackson intends to sue Senator over tweet sent after jury verdict
Lawyers for Paddy Jackson have issued a notice of intention to sue Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin.
http://www.thejournal.ie/paddy-jackson-aodhan-oriordan-3932749-Mar2018/
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/paddy-jackson-s-lawyers-say-he-intends-to-sue-aodh%C3%A1n-%C3%B3-riord%C3%A1in-over-tweet-1.3445578
Investigation under way after juror in rugby rape trial made comments online
The juror potentially faces a charge of contempt of court.
http://www.thejournal.ie/juror-paddy-jackson-3933027-Mar2018/
Campaign groups hit out ‘middle class’ women remarks in rape case
http://www.irishnews.com/news/2018/03/30/news/campaign-groups-hit-out-middle-class-women-remarks-in-rape-case-1292173/
Fionola Meredith: If you happen to be the parent of a teenage girl, you have every right to be concerned
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/fionola-meredith-if-you-happen-to-be-the-parent-of-a-teenage-girl-you-have-every-right-to-be-concerned-36758581.html
Theresa May rules out Irish Sea border after Brexit
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/business/theresa-may-rules-out-irish-sea-border-after-brexit-1-8438730
Ivan Little pays a visit to a thought-provoking new exhibition at the Ulster Museum, launched to mark the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/ivan-little-pays-a-visit-to-a-thoughtprovoking-new-exhibition-at-the-ulster-museum-launched-to-mark-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-good-friday-agreement-36758206.html
The Victim the IRA Disappeared Twice – The Irish Peace Process
https://irishpeaceprocess.blog/2018/03/30/the-victim-the-ira-disappeared-twice/
Unionists slam council vote on Armed Forces recruitment drives in schools put forward by former dissident republican
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/unionists-slam-council-vote-on-armed-forces-recruitment-drives-in-schools-put-forward-by-former-dissident-republican-36759269.html
Analysis: Deep, and obvious, flaws in how MPs are now making Northern Ireland’s laws
https://inews.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/analysis-deep-and-obvious-flaws-in-how-mps-are-now-making-northern-irelands-laws/
Church of Ireland bishop says he will vote to repeal Eighth Amendment
A Church of Ireland bishop has said he will be voting for the removal of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution in the May referendum. Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory Michael Burrows said: “I will be voting for Repeal because I believe, as I did in 1983, that the text of the Eighth is incorrigibly … SEE ALSO TODAY’S CNI MORNING POST, this site.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/church-of-ireland-bishop-says-he-will-vote-to-repeal-eighth-amendment-1.3445725
Poll: Should social media be policed during the Eighth Amendment referendum?
The Referendum Commission has said it plays no role in overseeing social media campaigning.
http://www.thejournal.ie/poll-social-media-eighth-amendment-3932458-Mar2018/
Social media to play pivotal role in Save the 8th campaign
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/social-media-to-play-pivotal-role-in-save-the-8th-campaign-1.3444944
Names of all victims of Troubles to be read out at Dublin service
“As part of an all-Ireland denomination (the Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland), we felt we wanted to do something to remember all those who had died in the Northern Ireland Troubles.” Mr Hudson is currently the minister at the Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church on Elmwood Avenue in …
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/names-of-all-victims-of-troubles-to-be-read-out-at-dublin-service-36757641.html
Church leaders put family at the heart of Easter message
“There is deep concern about the impact of Brexit on relations across Ireland,” he stressed. “There is uncertainty about the future of Stormont, and politics globally is becoming more fractious. “The Easter story reminds us that governments come and go. The Romans thought that they had killed off Jesus, …Alf McCreary writes
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/church-leaders-put-family-at-the-heart-of-easter-message-36756949.html
Figures show a drop in same-sex marriages in Ireland
There were 11,219 Catholic marriage ceremonies, 379 Church of Ireland ceremonies, The Spiritualist Union of Ireland performed 1,159 and 1,120 couples opted for other religious ceremonies. There were 21,262 opposite sex marriages in 2017. The average age of grooms was 36.1 years, 0.4 years …
http://www.newstalk.com/Figures-show-a-drop-in-samesex-marriages-in-Ireland
http://www.thejournal.ie/marriages-in-ireland-3931913-Mar2018/
Mary Magdalene: ‘A queen of nobility wrongly cast as prostitute by womb-envying patriarchs’
Her name and reputation are finally being resurrected, writes Grace Vaughan.
http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/mary-magdalene-a-queen-of-nobility-wrongly-cast-as-prostitute-by-womb-envying-patriarchs-3929873-Mar2018/
Why feminists want to twist the story of St Mary Magdalene
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2018/03/29/why-feminists-want-to-twist-the-story-of-st-mary-magdalene/
Pope washes the feet of inmates, reveals he has cataracts
https://religionnews.com/2018/03/29/pope-washes-the-feet-of-inmates-reveals-he-has-cataracts/
As King anniversary nears, 3 Memphis sites key to his legacy draw visitors
https://religionnews.com/2018/03/29/as-king-anniversary-nears-3-memphis-sites-key-to-his-legacy-draw-visitors/
The Prince of Wales sends a message of support to persecuted Christians around the world
https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/prince-wales-sends-message-support-persecuted-christians-around-world