Timeless tastes from an Irish country kitchen. This collection of home-baking recipes, handed down through Ciara McLaughlin’s family, brings cakes and bakes from Granny’s stove to your table.

A Fine Gael politician, Colm Burke, has revealed that he was refused Communion at a recent funeral due to his support for the abortion referendum in 2018.

Stir together the flour, soda, salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening/butter with a pastry blender until it looks like coarse meal. Add all of the wholemeal flour, stir, then add the ...

A TD who was refused communion at a funeral mass for allegedly ”supporting abortion” says he’s a bit taken aback by it.

The loaves that line America’s grocery-store bread aisles are marvels of modern culinary engineering: uniform and built to last, with a shelf life that typically runs at least two weeks from the ...

Cool on a wire rack. If you don't have buttermilk for the soda bread recipe, you can use half-and-half plain yoghurt mixed with milk. You can also use milk that has been soured by stirring in a ...

When a minister of the Church brings Communion, the sick or elderly person ... "I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the ...

Catholics refer to the wafer, typically a thin piece of unleavened bread, as the Eucharist, a term that originates from the Greek word for thanksgiving. During communion, the faithful believe ...

Eleven-year-old Nathan has been to classes to learn about the meaning of the bread and wine before he was considered ready to join in with Holy Communion in his Church of England. Kiera and Santos ...

Trim the crusts from your bread. Prepare your vegetables and set aside. Mix the cream cheese with the lemon juice and a little black pepper. Spread each slice of bread with a thin layer of butter ...

Minister of State and Fine Gael TD Colm Burke was refused Holy Communion by a priest at the funeral mass of a constituent in Co Cork because of his support of repealing the Eighth Amendment.