Are we looking at the end of the parish as we've known it on this island for decades? Could this herald another reformation within the Catholic Church? A pastoral letter has been issued by Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown, in his role as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Down and Connor. He explains how falling vocations to the priesthood means ageing priests and more priests retiring and no one to fill their shoes. The shortages mean that very soon, it may no longer be the norm that every individual who dies has a mass celebrated for them as part of the funeral rites. A pilot project wi ..read more

Are there are other ways we can reflect and remember those, of whatever background ..read more

Stormont's cuts start to bite, is it time to decide priorities from scratch ..read more

What is the role of the monarchy in the modern world ..read more

Are charities doing good or are they complicit in upholding inequality? Audrey Carville was joined by Andrew Dougal, Agnes Lunny and Michael Wardlow ..read more

What is truth? Does it differ from facts? Can each person have their own set of truths? Audrey Carville is in conversation with philosophy lecturer Dr Rebecca Bamford, FactCheckNI managing director Dr Orna Young, and author and journalist Mihir Bose ..read more

Audrey explores what United Nations Agency WHO has achieved, in their 75 years ..read more

Audrey Carville is joined by Dr George O'Neill, Prof Deirdre Heenan & Rev Norman Hamilton ..read more

How is the education system helping our young people ..read more

Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, Patricia MacBride and Allison Morris join Audrey Carville to discuss what being a mother means in 2023. Can it be really valued by society when it remains unpaid? Are mothers still seen as the primary caregivers, and if so can gender equality ever be truly achieved until that changes ..read more