Neil Michael

Ireland

Photojournalist and Reporter at Irish Examiner

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Articles

Pope Leo XIV: Irish priests recall 'the quiet guy' who went on to inherit the chair of St Peter

5 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

The new Pope Leo XIV seemingly came from nowhere to become the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and he kept a similarly low profile on numerous visits to Ireland in the noughties, according to those who met him. Amiable and unfailingly polite, nevertheless Fr Bob, as he was then known, kept his innermost thoughts close to his chest when in Ireland, even on the most seemingly innocuous subjects.
'He will come to Ireland', says Irish priest friends with Pope Leo

6 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

Ireland could be in for a papal visit in less than five years, a friend of newly elected Pope Leo XIV has said. During his two six-year terms between 2001 and 2013 as prior general of the Augustinians, Robert Francis Prevost visited Ireland on successive occasions. One of his friends since that time, Fr Tony Finn, says that the new Pope — elected on Thursday by a conclave of cardinals in Rome — loved his time in Ireland and has no doubt he will be back.
Bathing waters achieve highest number of 'excellent' quality ratings since 2014

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

Irelandâs bathing waters have been given a near-perfect clean bill of health. According to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA)âs the quality of the majority of our bathing waters is rated either âexcellentâ or âgoodâ. Some 96% of the 151 identified bathing waters met or exceeded the minimum required standard of âsufficientâ.
Gardaí find 20 pipe bombs in drug follow-up search

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

Some 20 pipe bombs have been found by gardaí in Drogheda. Detectives attached to the Divisional Drug Unit based at Drogheda Garda station conducted what they say was an “an intelligence led operation” linked to the seizure of cannabis valued at €190,000 last month in Ardee, Co Louth. During the course of the search, a total of 20 pipe bombs were located. A cordon was established and the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene.
Kerry rally crowd holds round of applause for missing farmer 'and rally man' Michael Gaine

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

A one-minute round of applause was held for missing farmer Michael Gaine at this year‚Äôs closing ceremony for the Rally of The Lakes. The applause was also held for the many people who have tried to find him since he went missing from his Kenmare home on March 20. The disappearance of the 56-year-old was recently upgraded from a missing person investigation to a criminal investigation.
Gardaí seek further information on dashcam footage in Michael Gaine case

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

Gardaí have contacted a number of people who gave them dashcam footage in the early days after Kerry farmer Michael Gaine went missing. They are not releasing information about the footage, but they want to talk to these people as it is understood to be relevant to what is now a criminal investigation. Detectives have had to trawl through more than 2,200 hours of CCTV and dashcam footage taken by gardaí since Mr Gaine went missing in March.
As Francis reaches his final resting place, thousands await their chance to say goodbye

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael |Joshua J. McElwee

After world leaders were to the fore on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, Sunday saw tens of thousands from a new generation of young Catholics fill St Peter's Square to bid their final farewell to their spiritual leader. The vast square and surrounding streets were packed with what Italian police estimated were 200,000 mainly young people, many wearing scouting uniforms or colourful T-shirts.
Mixed views but convivial spirit among the faithful flocked in Rome

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

Even among people who took the time and spent the money to attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday and stay until Sunday, views on the future of the church and the papacy are mixed. Many who were in Rome for the funeral referred to expensive hotel rooms — up to as much as €1,000-a-night; what it was like to see the inside of the basilica and the Pope lying in state; even the fact that Donald Trump wore a blue suit on the day.
Pope Francis's funeral: a day of selfies, souvenirs, and silent prayer in St Peter’s Square

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

From the moment it began, Pope Francis’s funeral Mass was, fittingly, as somber as any other — even if the near-400-year-old venue itself was unrivalled. But before prayers started to echo around the historic Italian Baroque basilica, bouncing off the colossal Tuscan colonnades embracing the piazza below from about 9.30am, you could have been forgiven for thinking the hundreds of thousands arriving were actually heading to a concert.
Higgins slams claims linking Gaza criticism to anti-Semitism as 'outrageous'

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael

President Michael D Higgins has described as ‚Äúoutrageous‚ÄĚ and a ‚Äúlie‚ÄĚ the claim that anybody who criticises Israel over its war on Gaza should be labelled anti-Semitic or a supporter of Hamas. He was speaking at a press conference at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome hours after the funeral of Pope Francis. During his remarks, President Higgins said it was "very significant" not only who attended the funeral, but also who was "missing".