menu_open Columnists
Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

TheJournal

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Once we risked our lives to practise our faith in Ireland. Millions still do

Once we risked our lives to practise our faith in Ireland. Millions still do

NEAR where I grew up in west Tyrone, the famous Mass Rock of Corradinna still stands. A weathered stone, carved with a simple cross, it marks the...

latest 10

The Irish News

Michael Kelly

Ireland is land of ‘somewheres’ – let’s not lose that

LAST weekend saw a host of GAA county finals thrill and disappoint fans the length and breadth of the country. You would need a heart of stone not to...

23.10.2026 20

The Irish News

Michael Kelly

Let’s focus on forgiveness this Good Friday

ON that first Good Friday, almost 2,000 years ago, Jesus of Nazareth was – to the passers-by – just another criminal who had fallen foul of the...

03.04.2026 60

The Irish News

Michael Kelly

Ireland’s food security illusion: The Iran war has exposed our dependence on imports

As Trump’s war threatens fertiliser supplies, the collapse of Ireland’s fruit and vegetable sector leaves us dangerously reliant on fragile global...

10.03.2026 70

TheJournal

Michael Kelly

How can we remain silent when people are still persecuted for their religion?

27.11.2025 50

The Irish News

Michael Kelly