An Irish army chaplain has offered forgiveness to a 17-year-old boy who stabbed him at a barracks. At a court hearing, Father Paul Murphy also hugged the teenager who pleaded guilty to attempting ...

The attack occurred on Aug. 15, 2024, as the priest returned to his barracks in Renvyle in Ireland after an evening swim.

Gerry Adams, president of the staunchly pro-Irish Sinn Fein party, called on the Irish Republican Army to being disarming in an effort to save the teetering Northern Ireland Assembly. The ...

The 16-year-old assailant, who could not be named for ... Father Murphy said he felt the intercession of a World War I Irish army chaplain. “That night was also the vigil of the anniversary ...

The priest was stabbed multiple times at Renmore Barracks in Galway in August 2024 An Irish army chaplain has offered forgiveness to a 17-year-old boy who stabbed him at a barracks. At a court ...