Everyday Ethics

Father Brian D’Arcy turns 80 today. He’s Ireland's best known priest, a journalist, a broadcaster, and someone who has never shied away from speaking his true feelings about some of the most important religious, political and social issues.Brian sat down with Audrey Carville to talk about love and loneliness, look back at some the moments that changed the course of his life, what happened after he spoke out against clerical abuse on The Late Late Show, how he’s not afraid of dying, and his biggest regret … going home instead of staying an extra day in Vegas to meet Elvis!

After 19 years, the Stormont government finally has an anti-poverty strategy.

What relevance does an event which took place 1700 years ago this week have for people today?The event was the gathering of the Council of Nicea- a meeting of Christian bishops by the Roman Emperor Constantine the First. It met in what is now the Turkish city of Iznik from May until the end of July. It was an ecumenical meeting - the first of many to achieve agreement among all the branches of Christianity and it was as much political as it was religiousIts most significant achievement at the time was the agreement on the wording of a Creed - something which many Christians still say during their services today.So why does any of this matter in 2025 and does the wording of that Creed still hold true in today's world?

Special episode from Rome on the election of Pope Leo XIV.