Press release from The Iona Institute One in four Gen Zers will never have children, a new study forecasts Will this be by choice or circumstance? June 2, 2026 – One in four members of ‘Gen Z’ look set never to have children, a new paper from the Iona Institute forecasts. The paper is called ‘Choice...
Plunging marriage and birth rates show Ireland is now on the wrong course in very important ways, a new paper from The Iona Institute says. The paper examines social trends over the last few decades in respect of births, marriage and family overall. Outside of the Covid years, the country’s marriage rate is now at...
China’s birth rate hit another record low last year and for the fourth year in a row, deaths exceeded births. China has fallen to the world’s second most populous country after India. Births fell a huge 17pc in 2025 compared with 2024. The birth rate is now at about 1 per woman, about half population...
Rob ClarkeGlobal Airwaves:The Battle for Our Attention Wednesday, 15th October 2025; 7.30pmOUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PASTORAL CENTRE, BOOTERSTOWN Rob Clarke is the greatly experienced CEO of Spirit Radio, broadcasting across Ireland from 21 transmission sites. Branded as Ireland’s Positive Sound, Spirit offers a vibrant mix of national and international news, popular talk shows, sports...
Press release from The Iona Institute Big revival of interest in religion among many young people in Northern Ireland, says new poll Finding is contained in major new survey of attitudes to religion, the Churches and Christianity in the North Oct 8, 2025 – There is a marked revival of interest in religion among young people...
“Evangelium Vitae” (the ‘Gospel of Life’), Pope John Paul II’s great encyclical on “the Culture of Life” and the “Culture of Death” was published 30 years ago this year and greatly galvanised the pro-life movement worldwide. In this talk, leading Catholic commentator, Maria Steen discusses the enduring themes of the encyclical and how it is...
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David Quinn was on Ocean FM last week (April 5) to discuss the Iona Institute’s new paper on eugenics. The paper was prompted by the revelation from the Rotunda hospital that over 90pc of couples who are told their baby has Down Syndrome opt for abortion. David warned that in due course we might have...
Anyone who developed a liking for Korean dramas during the lockdowns will be familiar with the term ‘higher-ups’. South Korea is still quite a deferential society, and ‘higher-ups’ are the people who make the key decisions by which we live our lives. There probably was a time when higher-ups were sure-footed individuals who made ideology-free...
