Diarmuid Pepper

2 days ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

POPE LEO XIV has been invited by Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make an apostolic visit to the country. “Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” said Zelenskyy. In a post to social media, Zelenskyy said he held his first conversation with the new pope. Zelenskyy said he thanked Leo XIV for his support of Ukraine and that he “deeply values” his calls for a just and lasting peace”.

3 days ago | thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor |Diarmuid Pepper

DONALD TRUMP REPORTEDLY is set to accept a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and US officials could convert the plane into a potential presidential aircraft. ABC News reported that Trump will use the plane as a new version of Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office in January 2029, when ownership will be transferred to the foundation overseeing his yet-to-be-built presidential library.

3 days ago | thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor |Diarmuid Pepper

CAMOGIE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Brian Molly has said he “wants to see choice” for players to wear shorts or skorts but stressed he is not in a position to make unilateral change to rules. “There’s a process that I’ve got to go through. It’s bottom up, not top down, I don’t make these decisions, I have to go through a process,” Molloy said to RTÉ’s This Week.

3 days ago | thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor |Diarmuid Pepper

DUBLIN PRODUCED A stirring final quarter display at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon to hold off a strong challenge from Meath and claim their 12th consecutive TG4 Leinster Senior Football Championship title. Four points adrift in a game that took place as part of a double-header with the Leinster men’s decider featuring Meath and Louth in GAA HQ, Dublin registered an unanswered haul of 0-8 in the closing 15 minutes to keep a firm grip on the provincial prize.

3 days ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

POPE LEO XIV appeared at the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica this afternoon for his first Sunday blessing and said he is “deeply pained by what is happening” in Gaza. The first American pope today made his first public appearance since becoming pontiff from that same balcony where he was announced as the leader of the Catholic Church. He presided over the Regina Caeli (Queen of Heaven) prayer.