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Ahead of the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland, Longford John Pauls are wanted for television documentary

A call has gone out for Longford John Pauls for a new RTÉ One documentary about people named after the pope who visited Ireland in 1979. With Pope Francis set to make a visit to a 21st century Ireland in August 2018, this documentary profiles the ...

18 May 2018 at 15:58

National News

Sinead O’Connor fans gather to sing Nothing Compares 2 U in Dublin tribute

Fans of Sinead O’Connor sang her most famous song at a poignant gathering in Dublin to pay tribute to the late star. Around 100 people joined together to sing Nothing Compares 2 U at the event on Sunday afternoon. O’Connor, who died in London ...

30 Jul 2023 at 17:31

National News

Sinead O’Connor sang with ‘sense of mission’ against injustices, Toibin says

Sinead O’Connor sang with a “sense of mission” to speak out against injustices, the Laureate for Irish Fiction Colm Toibin has said. The Irish singer, who died this week aged 56, was propelled to international stardom in 1990 with her ...

30 Jul 2023 at 13:20

Northern Ireland

Sinead O’Connor ‘gave us strength’, says Magdalene laundry survivor

A woman who suffered abuse in one of the same institutions as Sinead O’Connor said the singer “made Ireland a different place” by speaking out on church and state exploitation. O’Connor spoke openly about abuse she faced in a ...

08 Aug 2023 at 16:52

Features

#ThrowbackThursday | Longford welcomes Pope John Paul II to Ireland in 1979

As the country prepares for the visit of Pope Francis, in this #ThrowbackThursday, we take a look back to 1979 and the visit of Pope John Paul II. This story is reproduced from the Longford Leader 39 years ago in relation to ...

16 Aug 2018 at 14:42

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