A review of the press including – Lack of Vatican co-operation over child sex abuse led to closure of embassy; Opponents to education cuts to march in Mayo; Drumcree protest set for new landmark; The life and art of Lavery
Lack of Vatican co-operation over child sex abuse led to closure of embassy
Irish Times – Lay voices who make a living defending the church should see sense on embassy issue, writes PATSY McGARRY. Protagaonists in the row over the closure of Ireland’s embassy to the Holy See have included some Fine Gael backbenchers not heard from before. Certainly they were silent following the Cloyne report last July, when no one produced a rosary beads at a parliamentary party meeting either.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/0224/1224312304156.html?via=mr
Time for fee-charging schools to take another look at their policies
Independent – Dr Gerry Jeffers a lecturer in the Education Department, NUI Maynooth writes – The fee-charging schools debate is a complex, multi-faceted one. History is important…The decisions by a small number of schools not to enter the ‘free-education’ scheme is an important context. Especially relevant was the policy decision to provide separate funding arrangements to ensure that children from Protestant families could attend schools that respected their religious ethos.
http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/education/features/in-my-opinion-time-for-feecharging-schools-to-take-another-look-at-their-policies-3026907.html
Opponents to education cuts to march in Mayo
RTE News Now: Protesters in Mayo are to take their campaign to save small rural schools to the door of the Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s constituency office in Castlebar today.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0225/schools.html
The Drumcree protest set for new landmark
Portadown Times – The 5,000th day of the Drumcree protest against the Parades Commission’s refusal to allow the parade down the Garvaghy Road will be marked on Sunday March 11. The Portadown Orange District, which has been protesting weekly at Drumcree Hill, is inviting the leaders of the Orange Order to attend the occasion – including the Grand Lodge of Ireland officers, the County Armagh officers, “and any Brethren who wish to attend”.
http://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/community/the_drumcree_protest_set_for_new_landmark_1_3560572
Christian Endeavour convention
Portadown Times – The 98th Irish National Christian Endeavour Convention will be held later this year in 2nd Broughshane Presbyterian Church, near Ballymena. The event will be held on September 21 & 22 and the speaker will be Rev Gary Glasgow, minister of Gardenmore Presbyterian Church in Larne. This year’s theme will be ‘Train, Run, Win’ to tie in with the London 2012 Olympics. Mrs Gwen Carson, from Ballyclare, will be inducted as president and special events will be organised for juniors, young people/young adults and seniors/comrades sections.
http://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/community/date_is_set_for_christian_convention_1_3555641
RTS award for UTV documentary
UTV has won a prestigious Royal Television Society award for a documentary on paedophile priest Brendan Smyth.
http://www.u.tv/Entertainment/RTS-award-for-UTV-documentary/769a60d9-a2a7-40bd-ae9b-9de612474b3b
The life and art of Lavery
News Letter – A new exhibition of work by Sir John Lavery is now on display at the Ulster Museum. Curator Anne Stewart tells JOANNE SAVAGE about the life and style of this eminent Belfast-born artist
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/lifestyle/features/the_life_and_art_of_lavery_1_3557228