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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Employees outraged over Irish power company&#039;s pro-trans policy</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/employees-outraged-over-irish-power-companys-pro-trans-policy/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Female employees have urged Ireland&#8217;s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) to stop allowing men to use women&#8217;s changing rooms.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ireland drug offences hit five-year peak</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ireland-drug-offences-hit-five-year-peak/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The number of people charged for possession of illegal drugs in the Republic of Ireland hit a five-year high in 2025, according to new figures.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Govt pumps extra €1.5m into promoting ‘LGBT’ agenda</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-govt-pumps-extra-e1-5m-into-promoting-lgbt-agenda/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Equality Minister Norma Foley has announced €1.5m in new money in pursuit of the Government’s “National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy”.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>EU appoints Irish politician to promote religious freedom</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mairead McGuinness has been named as the European Union’s new Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) outside the EU.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Lawmakers raise alarm over increase of coerced abortion cases in Ireland</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/lawmakers-raise-alarm-over-increase-of-coerced-abortion-cases-in-ireland/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Politicians have called on the Irish Government to tackle the “alarming” rise in coerced abortions.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ireland urged not to legislate on assisted suicide</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ireland-urged-not-to-legislate-on-assisted-suicide/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Assisted suicide laws “put vulnerable people at risk” and should not be countenanced in Ireland, a Senator has warned.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Activists attempt to sideline religious teaching in Ireland&#039;s church schools</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/activists-attempt-to-sideline-religious-teaching-in-irelands-church-schools/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Primary school children who attend denominational schools in Ireland should no longer be taught religious instruction during school hours, an activist has claimed.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Govt ‘health-led’ drugs strategy will downgrade enforcement</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-govt-health-led-drugs-strategy-will-downgrade-enforcement/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Government has launched a consultation on plans to decriminalise Ireland’s drug laws for personal use.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish court imprisons man for unlawful killing of unborn child</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-court-imprisons-man-for-unlawful-killing-of-unborn-child/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A man who forced his girlfriend to take abortion pills that killed her nine-week-old unborn baby has been jailed at Letterkenny Circuit Court.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Women in Ireland value reflection period before abortion&#039;, says columnist</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Waiting three days before proceeding with an abortion is a &#8220;vital window for reflection&#8221;, a columnist has emphasised.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pro-abortion TD launches new assault on three-day reflection period</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pro-abortion-td-launches-new-assault-on-three-day-reflection-period/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Bill to dismantle the three-day reflection period before having an abortion has been launched in the Dáil.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Irish Govt: ‘No legal obligation on schools to use preferred pronouns’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irish-govt-no-legal-obligation-on-schools-to-use-preferred-pronouns/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Department of Education and Youth has dismissed controversial claims that schools must pander to gender ideology.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ireland’s dangerous ‘K-culture’ escalating demand for drug treatment</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irelands-dangerous-k-culture-escalating-demand-for-drug-treatment/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Ketamine-related admissions for treatment have almost tripled in three years, Ireland&#8217;s Health Research Body (HRB) has reported.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Decline in marriage a ‘concern for Irish Church and State’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/decline-in-marriage-a-concern-for-irish-church-and-state/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Calls for a “full-scale promotion of marriage” in the Republic of Ireland come as analysis reveals a long-term fall in the popularity of the institution.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ex-Liverpool star to warn footballers in Ireland against gambling harm</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ex-liverpool-star-to-warn-footballers-in-ireland-against-gambling-harm/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Former Liverpool footballer Dominic Matteo is set to speak to League of Ireland players about the dangers of gambling.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Dáil shuts down extreme pro-abortion agenda</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dail-shuts-down-extreme-pro-abortion-agenda/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A proposal to revisit radical plans for the decriminalisation of abortion up to birth has been narrowly rejected by Deputies.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Tánaiste: ‘Religious freedom matters’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/tanaiste-religious-freedom-matters/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Ireland’s Tánaiste has expressed his support for religious liberty, both abroad and at home.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Aontú leader: &#039;The definition of woman is an obvious scientific fact&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/aontu-leader-the-definition-of-woman-is-an-obvious-scientific-fact/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The leader of Aontú has criticised TDs for allowing debates on gender confusion to be &#8220;driven by ideology&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>TDs urged to protect children from ‘dangerous ideologies’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/tds-urged-to-protect-children-from-dangerous-ideologies/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Improved measures are needed to help keep children safe from “dangerous ideologies and political activism”, Dáil Éireann has been told.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Christian Institute Chairman Revd Dr Richard Turnbull promoted to glory</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-institute-chairman-revd-dr-richard-turnbull-promoted-to-glory/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute’s Chairman, Revd Dr Richard Turnbull, has died aged 65. He had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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