easter
# easter - Saturday 6 April, 2013
# easter - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Easter egg hunt sparks bloody fight between mums
This is not an April fool. One got a nosebleed.
# easter - Monday 1 April, 2013
The burning question: Eat your Easter eggs now or hoard them?
It’s almost the end of the bumper holiday weekend, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# easter - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Blessed Sacrament stolen from Kildare church
The priest in Sallins said the theft brought darkness to a place of worship.
Thank your lucky stars you’re not in these family photos
Things could be worse this Easter weekend.
Commemorations mark 97th anniversary of the Easter Rising (PHOTOS)
More than 350 Defence Force personnel took part in a State ceremony in O’Connell Street, led by President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, and Justice Minister Alan Shatter.
Pope prays for peace in Syria, Korea on first Easter
In his first Easter Sunday message in front of a crowd in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis prayed for Syria, the Korean peninsula and issued an appeal for hostages held by militants in Nigeria.
Poll: Will you mark Easter with a religious tradition?
As the Christian world marks the most important date in its calendar, we’d like to know if you plan to do anything religious for Easter.
Column: This Easter, think of those who made your chocolate eggs and bunnies
Irish people are now spending more on chocolate per head of population than any other country in the world, but what do we know about where the chocolate we eat comes from, asks Jim Clarken.
The story of your Easter chocolate binge in pictures
So. Much. Chocolate.
# easter - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Archbishop Martin says the Church should not be ‘gagged’
But he added the Catholic Church in Ireland needs to learn that it cannot expect people to do as they are told.
How to make the giant-size Creme Egg you’ve always wanted
…and how you can make your very own.
# easter - Friday 29 March, 2013
Pope Francis presides over his first Good Friday ceremony
The pope has attended the Passion of Christ in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum later tonight.
Calls for Good Friday alcohol ban to be lifted
Restaurants say the “outdated and archaic law” is bad for business.
11 animals who are VERY disappointed in their owners right now
The animals themselves do not look impressed.
The 9 at 9: Good Friday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your long weekend.
VIDEO: Men crucified in Philippines’ annual Easter rituals
Filipino Catholics have whipped their backs and nailed themselves to crosses in an annual commemoration of Christ’s death.
# easter - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Gardaà urge caution as 48 lives already lost on Irish roads
If you will be driving anywhere in Ireland this bank holiday weekend, gardaà are urging you to stay safe on the roads.
# easter - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added citizen’s arrest and kids dishing out relationship advice
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
Belgium introduces chocolate-flavoured postage stamps for Easter
“Tastes like chocolate never tasted before…”
# easter - Sunday 10 February, 2013
1916 Rising conference to take place in Dublin
The conference will examine the visual elements of the Easter Rising – from flags to national symbols – and examine identity and memory.
# easter - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Sad Justin Bieber Easter Egg (yes, EASTER EGG) Pic Of The Day
We have so many feelings about this…
# easter - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Child, 2, survives on Easter eggs for days after mother dies
The girl may have been alone in the house for up to five days.
# easter - Tuesday 10 April, 2012
# easter - Monday 9 April, 2012
Toddler on Easter egg hunt finds hand grenade
The three-year-old boy stood on the WW2-era grenade while searching for chocolate in Somerset.
# easter - Sunday 8 April, 2012
Anthem composer and tricolour creator honoured at Glasnevin
Peadar Kearney, who wrote Amhrán na bhFiann, and Edward Hollywood who created the national flag, were remembered.
6-year-old dies in French floor collapse
Between 100 and 150 people, mostly from the Haitian community, were attending a Mass outside Paris when the floor collapsed.
Column: Cardinal Rules – The Easter epic
What happens when two rival live Passion Plays collide? This and the other Easter Weekend happenings from the (not) Primate of All Ireland.
In pictures: Crowds gather to remember the 1916 Easter Rising
The Taoiseach and the President were amongst those at the event outside the GPO in Dublin’s O’Connell Street.
9 examples of incredible Easter eggs
From large chocolate eggs to hand-painted works of art, our slideshow features some of the most incredible Easter eggs you’re likely to see this year. How did your Easter treats measure up?
In full: Pope Benedict’s Easter urbi et orbi address
The full text of Pope Benedict’s Easter morning address the world’s Catholics, as delivered in Rome this morning.
President and Taoiseach to attend ceremony marking 1916 Rising
A ceremony will take place outside the GPO on O’Connell Street in Dublin later today.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things you need to know this morning…
What has Easter got to do with buns, bonnets and bunnies?
What do buns, bunnies and bonnets have to do with Easter? We take a look at the traditions.
# easter - Saturday 7 April, 2012
9 of the weirdest, scariest Easter bunnies we’ve seen
Thought Easter bunnies were harmless and cute? Prepare for the worst with our creepy slideshow.
Today and 5 other days that make you go… ‘Meh’
There’s no Good Friday drama and no Easter Sunday festivities – but this particular Saturday is just one of a few milestones in the year that really drag.






















































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