Eamon Martin

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Fatal victim of minibus taxi crash was 'generous and humorous family man'

Toxic algae on the surface of Lough Neagh at Ballyronan Marina.
Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

No change in ‘musty’ Lough Neagh drinking water says pharmacist

Algae on the surface of Lough Neagh at Ballyronan Marina, as environmental campaigners hold a "wake" at Ballyronan beach for Lough Neagh lake amid claims toxic algae is killing the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake. Picture date: Sunday September 17, 2023.

Church leaders call for immediate action to rid pollution of Lough Neagh

Archbishop Eamon Martin says his prayers are with all members of the PSNI, and their families

Archbishop Eamon Martin says Catholic community should still join the PSNI

King Charles III samples local produce during a Celebration of Culture at Market Theatre Square in Armagh. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting Northern Ireland for the first time since their Coronation. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

King and Queen in NI - report and 12 images from Day 2 of couple's busy schedule

Four of the seven girls from Methodist College Belfast, seen in blue uniforms in the middle of the picture, singing with other choristers at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Westminster Abbey on Saturday. The other three were standing amidst choristers on the other side of the Quire. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Ben Lowry at coronation: Belfast girl singers at heart of musical tour de force

Archbishop Eamon Martin and Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd John McDowell, with Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris at the end of a Service of Thanksgiving in preparation for the Coronation of King Charles III at St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.

The King has 'shown himself to be a friend of Northern Ireland', service told

The Prince of Wales leaving St George's Chapel, Windsor with the Duchess of Cornwall after a Service of Prayer and Dedication on the day of their marriage

NI churches set to mark Coronation of incoming monarch King Charles III

Archbishop John McDowell and Archbishop Eamon Martin wrote an article on legacy that was scathing about the UK government's legacy plans, yet which did not address fears that legacy is being tackled in a way that retrospectively demonises the security forces and so in effect justifies terrorism

Ben Lowry: Churches attack UK on legacy yet aren't beyond criticism themselves

Letters to editor

Archbishop Martin's idea that churches help Troubles truth recovery is welcome

The Most Reverend Eamon Martin, Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland (seated left) says churches could play a role in legacy truth recovery. Also pictured other church leaders (left to right) Right Reverend Dr John Kirkpatrick, Presbyterian moderator, Right Rev Andrew Forster, President of the Irish Council of Churches, Rev David Nixon, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland. Seated (left) the Most Reverend John McDowell, Church of Ireland Primate of All Ireland

Churches right to seek legacy role but we can't say sorry for what we didn't do

Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris, Belfast Lord Mayor Christina Black, and Irish Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney among guests at the ICC centenary service

Church leaders could play role in Troubles 'truth recovery'

Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church, Co Antrim Picture: Billy Maxwell

Irish churches across the faith divide meet to mark anniversaries

Image of Pope Benedict addressing crowd, from Vatican website

Northern Ireland's Protestant church leaders offer condolence at ex-Pope death

Pope Benedict

Irish president praises Pope Benedict's 'steadfast interest' in Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris is being pressed on why abortion services are the only part of the NHS which have been granted ring fenced funding.

NHS pressures: Catholic church queries why only abortion funding ringfenced
Catholic Archbishop Eamon Martin is the latest public figure to query why the Secretary of State has made it such a high priority to fast track the commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland, while NHS staff are "barely coping under the pressure of financial constraints".

File photo dated 15/5/2009 of Queen Elizabeth II watching Highland Horses in the Copper Horse Arena during the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022.

'Queen Elizabeth was a person of deep faith and love for Jesus Christ'

Rev Dr Sahr Yambasu, Most Rev John McDowell, Most Rev Eamon Martin, Very Rev Dr Ivan Patterson and Rt Rev Dr David Bruce, at the centenary service in Armagh last October. Did the Protestant churchmen not know Archbishop Martin would criticise partition? Were they too embarrassed to produce an alternative story to his criticism of the very fact that NI exists?
Photo by Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye

Ben Lowry: Today’s parade is a reminder that NI was denied a 100th birthday

Spelga Dam venue for an early morning Easter service

World ‘needs to hear the message of Easter peace’

Catholic Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin (left) and the Church of Ireland Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop John McDowell speaking to the media in Armagh on the war in Ukraine and the response to the refugee crisis. Picture: David Young/PA Wire

Church leaders tell UK: Do  more on visas for refugees

People demonstrate in support of the Ukraine outside the United Nations' top court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, where judges where expected to rule on a request by Ukraine to order Russia to halt its devastating invasion. But it remains to be seen if Moscow would comply with any order made by the International Court of Justice. Russia snubbed a hearing last week at which lawyers for Ukraine accused the country's powerful neighbor of "resorting to tactics reminiscent of medieval siege warfare" in its brutal assault. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Catholic Church exploring using unused buildings to house Ukrainian refugees

Archbishops Eamon Martin and John McDowell

Archbishops unite to press UK government on visas for Ukrainian refugees

A joint choir from Armagh Royal school and St Paul’s school, Bessbrook sing out in St Patrick’s cathedral, Armagh

Church leaders in televised Christmas message say that hope must prevail

Archbishop John McDowell

Archbishops reflect on enormous challenges

The coffin of civil rights leader Austin Currie is carried to his second funeral service at St Malachy's Church in Edendork, Co Tyrone, before burial in the adjoining cemetery. Picture date: Saturday November 13, 2021.

Austin Currie remembered for his ‘fearless, immense courage’ at funeral

Church leaders at the service of 'Reflection and Hope' to mark the Centenary of the partition and the formation of Northern Ireland.

Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

Patrick J Roche: Archbishop’s comments a moral indictment of unionism

Letter to the editor

Maybe Archbishop who talked of partition pain should focus on his church’s pain
A letter from Leslie Marshall:

Letter to the editor

Protestant church leaders did not want to contradict Archbishop Eamon Martin

Letter to the editor

To say Higgins snubbed service is to give him an importance he doesn’t have

The centenary service in Armagh. The church leaders avoided any suggestion that the creation of Northern Ireland was something to celebrate. Archbishop Martin spoke of the pain of partition

I am sorry the Queen is unwell but don’t regret that she missed Armagh service

From left

Rev Dr Sahr Yambasu, Most Rev John McDowell, Very Rev Dr Ivan Patterson, Rt Most Rev Eamon Martin (centre) and Rev Dr David Bruce, and at the service of 'Reflection and Hope' to mark the Centenary of the partition of Ireland and the formation of Northern Ireland at St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh.

Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

Billy Kennedy: Queen’s absence left a huge void at NI centenary service

BBC Northern Ireland’s report of the service was introduced by mentioning the criticism of partition from the Roman Catholic archbishop, Eamon Martin, right. Did the other church leaders not know he was going to speak in that way? If they did, why did not one of them gently contradict him with another view?
Photo by Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

Ben Lowry: Centenary service should have celebrated Northern Ireland

Fr Tony Corr

Community ‘overwhelmed’ with grief after sudden death of ‘Good Shepherd’ Fr Tony...

The journalist Lyra McKee, who was murdered by dissident republican terrorists in Londonderry in 2019

Catholic Archbishhop Eamon Martin remembers Lyra McKee and other journalists kil...

Letter to the editor

Clarity sought from Protestant churches on their view of prayers for the dead

The Queen and Prince Philip wave to crowds from Buckingham Palace in 2012. Archbishop Martin writes: "Her Majesty the Queen, and all the members of the Royal family, are in our prayers on the death of a much loved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather"

Catholic Archbishop: Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family are in our prayers

Archbishop John McDowell, the Church of Ireland’s Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.

Church of Ireland Archbishop’s ‘shame’ over mother and baby homes

Archbishop Eamon Martin

RTE to apologise over ‘God arrest’ sketch deemed ‘deeply offensive’

Archbishop Eamon Martin

RTE God rape sketch ‘insult to Christians’

Northern Ireland's excellent grammar schools admit pupils on merit, which can only be established through a test. But the media has been dominated by the opponents of academic selection, circling in this Covid-hit year to undermine the transfer test

Grammar schools in Northern Ireland are right to stand by academic selection

Archbishop Eamonn Martin

Billy Kennedy: When will Stormont explain why church services must stop as off-l...

Archbishop John McDowell, centre, with, clockwise from top left, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Rev Dr Tom McKnight, Rt Rev Dr David Bruce, and Very Rev Dr Ivan Patterson.

Church leaders in united call ahead of Remembrance Sunday

Schools are set to reopen on November 2 in Northern Ireland, after they were closed for two weeks as part of a ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown

Gerry Campbell, head of Catholic education sector, warns against extending schoo...

Many worshippers wore masks during a service to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast on Sunday. Picture: Press Eye

Church leaders recommend wearing of face coverings during worship

The Church of Ireland’s Down Cathedral in Downpatrick. The main churches are making preparations in hope of a date soon when they can reopen

Arlene Foster spurs hopes churches may be able to reopen soon

This year’s transfer tests will be delayed.

Children’s Commissioner writes to ‘selective schools’ urging them to avoid using...

Education Minister, Peter Weir.

Reopening of schools ‘likely to be staged and difficult’, warns teaching union

News Letter editorial

If transfer tests are suspended, then academic selection itself is in peril

Transfer tests are still set to go ahead later this year

Arlene Foster calls for ‘piece of work’ on transfer tests

An empty classroom

Heartfelt appeal for suspension of ‘transfer test’ for children in 2020 amid COV...

A nurse working in a coronavirus ward

Death toll in NI of people with COVID-19 now 476 after three more tragically los...

Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh, Apostolic Administrator of Dromore, Primate of All Ireland

Catholic primate: Final year school pupils are in our thoughts and prayers

Pro-life campaigners at Stormont during a protest against the liberalisation of Northern Ireland's abortion laws

Abortion: Catholic Church urges MLAs to review ‘unjust’ laws

The main shopping thoroughfare in Belfast

Coronavirus: Streets of Belfast eerily quiet for St Patrick’s Day

Archbishop Eamon Martin.

Coronavirus: Church leader tells Education minister to consider NI school closur...