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Pope Leo XIV to bless Holy Stone of Clonrichert

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is to undertake one of his first papal duties in Ireland by travelling to Craggy Island to bless the Holy Stone of Clonrichert.

The stone was upgraded to a Class II relic in 1996, but there was controversy during the ceremony when of the three bishops present one left the church, one died and another had the Holy Stone forcefully shoved up his posterior.

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Careful Now – McEntee and Harris to lead back to basics anti-riot approach

Under fire Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris have announced a ‘back to basics’ plan to combat potential future street violence following last Thursday’s Dublin riots.

 “We’ve studied other nation’s approaches with body-cams, hi-tech gizmos and adequate policing, but frankly that’s not for us,” said McEntee. “Ireland has a proud history of peaceful non-intervention and we intend to respect that.”

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