EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 9 MIN
30% Drop in Irish Baptisms
from The Hard Shoulder
The number of children being baptised in Ireland has fallen by a third in ten years. That’s according to research carried out by the Iona Institute. But why are 2/3 of parents still Christening their children when only a third get married in the Church? Newstalk Sarah Madden reports on convenience Catholicism and the other options available to secular new parents.
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