Mairia Cahill

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Máiría Cahill: Irish public has right to know how US paedophile priest Joseph Maskell ended up working as a counsellor here American priest Joseph Maskell came to the Diocese of Ferns in 1995 and started working for the South Eastern Health BoardIn January 1970, the body of 26-year-old Sr Cathy Cesnik was discovered in Baltimore almost two months after she was reported missing. Her killer inflicted blunt-force trauma to her skull and left her to lie near dumped rubbish.

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Máiría Cahill: Don’t take the bait, Taoiseach. Better to butter Trump up – and then runTaoiseach Michéal Martin is travelling to the Oval Office to mark St Patrick's DayIs anyone cheering the prospect of Wednesday’s White House visit? After recent events involving a bilious and some would say bullying American president Donald Trump and his deputy JD Vance as they pincered Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, celebrating our heritage in the Oval Office somewhat sticks in the throat.

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Máiría Cahill: Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland are still paramount, while their victims are left to sufferTánaiste Simon Harris and Northern Secretary Hilary Benn in Dublin last week. Photo: PALast Tuesday evening, I sat with a group of children in Northern Ireland, discussing what they should do if approached or exploited by paramilitary members. We explored community control, and how they should never suffer abuse, intimidation or coercion in silence — even though that can be difficult.

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Máiría Cahill: Saluting Bríd Rodgers and all the female warriors who battled for peaceBrid Rodgers speaks during the SDLP annual conference last year. Photo: PAIn 1997, an uncharacteristically panicked Bríd Rodgers rang her SDLP colleague Mark Durkan, saying: “Word is the RUC is going to put the Orange Order down Garvaghy road.”The Northern Secretary, the late Mo Mowlam, had previously guaranteed that Orangemen would not be allowed to walk through the contentious area.

2 months ago | independent.ie | Mairia Cahill

Máiría Cahill: Sinn Féin throws ‘lying’ slurs about, but don’t dare accuse it of telling fibsMary Lou McDonald has accused Micheál Martin of calling her a liar. Photo: GettyIt should have been relatively easy to land a political blow on the Government. It was, after all, on the back foot after recent Central Statistics Office figures showed only 30,330 homes were completed in 2024, almost 10,000 below target.