Fiona Mitchell

1 week ago | 4rfv.com | Claire Byrne |Fiona Mitchell

First episode airs this Friday at 8pm on RT One and RT Player with Doireann N Ghlac in presenting Guests include Barry Murphy, Brooke Scullion, Bryan Dobson, Claire Byrne, Fiona Mitchell, James Kavanagh and Mark DevenportThe much-loved series Tracks & Trails returns this Friday, May 9 at 8pm for its 12th season, offering viewers a fresh and inspiring look at Ireland's most beautiful walking routes.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Fiona Mitchell

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3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Fiona Mitchell

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3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Fiona Mitchell

In the end, he did it on his own terms. That was the view of one pilgrim in St Peter's Square last night as locals, tourists and members of the Catholic faith gathered to remember Pope Francis. The idea that the Pope had died in a way that typified his life and his papacy was shared by many there, conscious of how the world had watched for weeks as the Pope was a patient in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, battling what his doctors would describe as a complex medical condition.

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Fiona Mitchell

In the Vatican, the days after the election of a pope are known as the "days of surprise" as the outline of a new papacy begins to take shape. By the time Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped out onto the balcony of St Peters on 13 March, 2013, Rome had already undergone plenty of "days of surprise". The resignation of Pope Benedict weeks earlier – the first time a pope had stepped aside in over six centuries - sent shockwaves across the world.