visited ireland.d families congress, which happens every three yea rs congress, which happens every three years and is being held this year in ireland. a packed audience, not surprisingly. annita will give us a sense of how this contrasts with the visit of popejohn paul ii, how much society in ireland has changed, and implications for the church's future in ireland particularly with the social changes on issues like divorce, gay marriage, abortion, the relaxation of the abortion restrictions which existed until just a few months ago as a result of the referendum in the republic of ireland. he is surrounded by members of the church's hierarchy in ireland as well as those who have come from around the world to attend this conference on the family. important for the pope to get the tone right after yea rs in for the pope to get the tone right after years in which priests have abused children in ireland and around the world, which is at the heart of this controversy for the catholic church of how they hav

bishops conference and so on in ireland.hink the answer to that question is continuing to listen, greater listening, and let people in the situations themselves to tell us what they actually need. they need to be listened to to be heard. and there is not an infinite amount of time for the church to get this right and to satisfy these people, is there, because there have been investigations, reviews, reports, commissions going on for ten years oi’ commissions going on for ten years or more now, almost ten years, into the things going on in ireland. either people say the church is going in the right direction or it isn't. that's true. a lot of these reports are ongoing and they are in the hands of the state. the church can't determine when they will conclude. one is overdue since last february. i should also say that there is a shared responsibility yet, it is not only the responsibility of the church, it is also the responsibility of the state. i think that needs to be borne in mind as well. father eamon conway, thank you ver

he recognises the friendly welcome he has been given in ireland and a delegation from northern irelandon for his visit to take part in the world meeting of families, and event that happens every three years to reflect on and celebrate the role of the family in the catholic church. he talks about the duty of every generation to cherish and protect ethical and spiritual values. in the face of difficulties faced by families in today's rapidly evolving society. he calls families the glue of society, their welfare cannot be taken for granted but must be promoted and protected by every possible means. it is within the family each of us took his or her first steps in life. we are expecting the pope shortly in the speech to reflect on the peace process in northern ireland that led to the signing of the good friday agreement. to hope for its continued survival that that process will go from strength to strength. and then of course to talk about the victims of course to talk about the victims of abuse by priests, the victims of cover—ups of that abuse. the young women, typically unmarried mother

in ireland? never.d, it's almost an admission of legal liability in ireland. the church nor the state has never apologised. but society has changed. the church is not as allied, as close to the state as it was. no, absolutely not, because the church dug in and resisted social change as much as possible. and it is still a powerful force in ireland, but in a way that power was only broken in the early 1990s. and again, that's not ancient history by any stretch of the imagination. and do you think that this is one of the reasons that the church has lost its grip on the state? it's one of them. but the fact of the matter is that the church was drenched and drowned in scandal after scandal. first there was the child sex abuse scandals by the clergy, then there was the cover—up by the hierarchy in ireland, then the industrial schools and the reformatory schools. it's just been a shocking list of horror and abuse all the way through the ‘90s, and that's what broke the catholic church. again, that's not ancient

in ireland? never. the state has apologised. but society has changed, and the church is not as allied, as close to the state as it was. absolutely not. the church resisted social change as much as possible. and it is still a powerful force in ireland, but in a way that power was only broken in the early 1990s. again, that is not ancient history by any stretch of the imagination. you think that this is one of the reasons that the church has lost its grip on the state? it is one of them. the fact of the matter is that the church was drenched and derailed in scandal after scandal. first the child sex abuse, and then the cover—up by the hierarchy in ireland, and then industrial and reformatory schools. just a shopping list of horror and abuse all the way through the 1990s, and that‘s what broke the catholic church. it is not ancient history it is only 20 years ago. paul redmond, thank you for coming on hardtalk. thank you. hello there. just when you thought we were done with the heatwave, the temperatures a

i think that and what he's going to say here in ireland is obviously not pertaining to ireland.ng to be looked at throughout the world, particularly in the united states as they are going to their own second wave of this crisis and dealing with bishop's accountability. so it's vital that the pope being seen to be in full command and in full communication, frankly, with the u.s. bishops at least for the american portion of it. and we'll have to see, sometimes these trips are a surprise, george. sometimes he goes off the cuff when he speaks and he can connect with people and so we won't make any skwums rigjudgme now. he will have to address it. can you call it the elephant in the room. he is here for the celebration of the family. there will be other topics aside. what he says is going to be vital. >> the reporting of our delia gallagher, who stepped off the plane in dublin. thank you. and thank you to our senior analyst john allen, stand by, both of you. of course, we are watching right now as the pope leaves the airplane and prepares for his two-day trip in ireland and again thi

nothing ireland did wrong, theyjust ireland today.othing ireland did wrong, they just came ireland today. nothing ireland did wrong, theyjust came up against a team in top form and 11 tournament former allies and writing wise all through the tournament. put into perspective how good this dutch team is. is it one of the greatest bloodstains? they had the potential. they really are coming to fruition. and there had kept, you can see they have a real desire to want to do it for not only themselves but for their coats. for ireland, once they wipe the tears away on the page,

so ireland is in a different place.des of this state, you will find that our legislation is worth catholic first and legislative second. we now have legislators who are legislators. that doesn‘t mean the church is excluded from the public forum. all churches have a legitimacy to argue for their position in relation to social issues. but at the end of the day, legislators have to legislate. you also mentioned freedom. under the previous two popes, almost 100 theologians were silenced. we have six irish priests who were also silenced. so we are pleased that this silencing is now overridden. these priests are no longer silenced and can minister to everybody. to what extent has ireland lost its faith, not in god, but in the hierarchy of the catholic church? in 1981, 90 3% of the population said they were catholics. in 2016, the most they were catholics. in 2016, the m ost rece nt they were catholics. in 2016, the most recent census, that was down to 78%. so to what extent has ireland lost its faith? i think ireland hasn‘t l

you do not take anything away from ireland.as been easy and ireland have dug in deep to get through. it was not an easy route. no game is easy. but they didn't do it unfortunately and they didn't get the win in that first game against india and not quite again in the second game against usa. we are guided for our team—mates a very good friends. we we re team—mates a very good friends. we were devastated to see them upset last night. unfortunately theyjust didn't do it. the final then, ireland against the defending champions netherlands, how much hope do they have heading into a? we spoke to graham and he has been there for for years as if her game and shall give them one. this and now he has got one now on the world cup final. it is an orthodox for the docks. —— cup final. it is an orthodox for the docks. — — dutch. cup final. it is an orthodox for the docks. —— dutch. they will be the numberone docks. —— dutch. they will be the number one contenders. ireland have to defend exceptionally well and if they get a little sneaky cha

he lives and works in the republic of ireland, but it borders northern ireland.at yesterday. with lee varadkar, the irish prime minister. with his speech at dublin castle. a man who was instrumental in helping to put the peace process together in northern ireland. do you think that we can see if he visits there? some people may be surprised that the holy see has such implements on a global scale in terms of bringing about reconciliation and healing. but it has been doing it for centuries. think about cuba, in pope francis's own time, and the middle east. he bought leaders there to the holy see and they planted a tree together. there has been religious difference, recovering from that restoring peace isa recovering from that restoring peace is a key part of the mission of the holy see. i can imagine if at all possible, it may not be pope francis but a successor but some people take an invitation that will be issued by all political leaders and visit northern ireland. as we watch the popemobile travel through crowds of people here in knock, it strikes me that the e

many of the priests and parishes ireland ireland are now elderly.ise itself? are we talking about the ordination of women which is an issue many people would like the catholic church to look at. are we talking about ideas like asking men to return to the priesthood, men who left to get married. they are all options and one of the reasons the catholic church has bought in this country is because a lot of excellent clerics and parish priests that live in this country, i have spoken to them many times myself and they are outspoken and quite disgusted with the tarnishing of the church which they joined disgusted with the tarnishing of the church which theyjoined earnestly, and really want to defend but find it difficult. don't want it overshadowing the good work. exactly, but u nfortu nately overshadowing the good work. exactly, but unfortunately they are getting elderly. 0ne exactly, but unfortunately they are getting elderly. one of the things people support pope francis for is his role in supporting refugees, climate change and global warming. these

we are just seeing the president of ireland, we have just seen the president of ireland and the taoiseach, the prime minister, arriving for this service. there has been a lot of complementarity commentary in the newspaper today for the speech that the prime minister gave, just before the prime minister gave, just before the pope's speech yesterday. he called for a new chapter in the relationship between the charge and the state in ireland. well, i will tell you more about what is happening here at phoenix park. as i say, the masses due to begin around 3:30pm. the pope is exposed —— is expected in a half an hour to arrive here. he will then travel around the crowd in the popemobile. the crowd is divided up into sections. he will travel around in the popemobile before the mass, which will be the conclusion of his official reason for being in ireland this weekend. the world meeting of families, an event the world meeting of families, an eve nt ru n the world meeting of families, an event run every three years by the catholic church to celebrate the role of the family in the church. a little

modern country of ireland?rrived, so it has been interesting for me to cover it. i think that's what people want if they want to see the church embracing the lgbt community and embracing the lgbt community and embracing roles for women. the society in ireland is a lot different now than it was a0 years ago, we have had two recent referendums in the republic where we voted for same—sex marriage, and for abortion reform, for women's reproductive rights. that doesn't affect the northern part of the ireland but it is another political story. the idea that the more inclusive and that man—made rules don't influence any more around the church doesn't have such an influence on the political faction. years ago they would have had very much a tight grip on social policy and the influence of the government and the influence of the government and it simply is not there any more. i think the separation of church and state, there will be further moves to make sure that happens. and we'll find out how this story — and many ot

now ireland is very much changed.d that is very different from 1979 when a pope was last among us. an ireland i suppose a bit more divided in terms of social issues and religious issues and so on. but i think everybody will be touched by the warmth of pope francis, by his sense of proximity particularly to vulnerability. the famous popemobile will come through the centre of dublin this afternoon and there is certainly a sense of celebration and excitement building here. because despite a decline in the church's authority, this is still predominantly a catholic country where the pope has the power to draw the crowds. his visit also draws protests with campaigners voicing frustration on issues such as the church's refusal to ordain female priests. but the feel—good factor of this visit is gaining momentum. for many the pope's presence brings hope that confidence in the church can be renewed. before pope francis spoke at dublin castle earlier here today we heard from the irish prime minister leo varadkarand he from the i

first, let's reflect on the differences between ireland now and ireland in 1979, whenjohn paul ii arrived? it is a different country completely. even the term catholic ireland does not exist any more, if you think about it. since then we have legalised divorce, and since then overwhelming support for same—sex marriage and abortion, two areas of concern for the catholic church. very different with the social challenges. ever since the 90s, ireland has been dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse. we had revelation after revelation, commissions, tribunal reports, and really the revelations have been so heartfelt for irish people. abuse survivors say they wa nt to people. abuse survivors say they want to hear more from the pope in terms of injustice and impunity. what do you think the pope needs to say to allow the survivors to feel that the church is listening to justice, and to stop the impunity. all of the survivors i have spoken to in the last week and the last few yea rs, to in the last week and the last few years, it is really about the fact that there are very few people that have fac

we have two in ireland, a place of pilgrimage in ireland, in the north—west, lough deargh.ention from the irish prime minister that there could be a future visit which would include northern ireland. there does seem to be some impetus behind this idea. there does. in the global catholic world of 1.2 billion, we are a small island on the periphery of europe. but this visit is about issues of reconciliation. we have a story to tell, although we are bowed down at the moment, we have a story to tell about peace and reconciliation and what we are learning from overcoming mutual problems and religious difficulties. he spoke about that at this speech in dublin yesterday. he has referred to that a number of times. i suspect there will be some will amongst the organisers that this could happen into the future, certainly. we will keep an eye on what is happening in knock for the arrival of the pope, the short journey from knock for the arrival of the pope, the shortjourney from the airport to the shrine itself. father eamon connolly, thank you for your thoughts so far. from dublin, f

a moment of reckoning, i think, for catholics in ireland.of this could not be worse, a few weeks into the pennsylvania report. it has brought back the whole issue of church abuse to the fore. despite everything we know and we are discussing will there be for some people an element of excitement and pride that he is there? ireland proportionally still has the third highest churchgoing population in europe. exactly. in the recent census more than 75% of people ticked the box saying they are catholic. despite the influx of different religions in the last decade. things like funerals and the traditional wake are a huge part of irish culture. most people still get baptised. catholicism still part of the irish identity culturally. countries like poland, catholicism so important in the formation of irish national identity, when ireland emerged as a nation in the early 20th century, it defined irishness. some interesting thoughts this week. in many ways, the 1979 visits, it has been written by an eminent historian, was in a sense by pope john paul,

ireland has changed. many catholics have changed, too.sit comes after a whole series of terrible revelations around the world, in america, in chile and a recent report here in britain. it'll be interesting to see how he is received by the irish people. and what he has to say about abuse himself. we know he will be making three speeches over the course of the weekend, three addresses. an assumption he will at some stage meet people who are survivors of abuse. where does the hard—hitting element of the visit come? at what point does he have to address this head on? i think he does, he put out an apology in the last few days about abuse. he said the church's action on abuse had not been timely. he talked about what a terrible thing it was but i think people want to know a bit more. we have been waiting five years since pope francis was elected to do more about the abuse scandal in the church. i think we want to see some actual action. there has been a commission that is supposed to look into abuse. everyone was pleased when he invited abuse

nothing ireland did wrong, theyjust ireland today. today. nothing ireland did wrong, theyjust came up against a team in top form and 11 tournament former allies and writing wise all through the tournament. put into perspective how good this dutch team is. is it one of the greatest bloodstains? they had the potential. they really are coming to fruition. and there had kept, you can see they have a real desire to want to do it for not only themselves but for their coats. for ireland, once they wipe the tears away on the page, there was some happiness there. they must‘ve been so proud to get this far. they probably are still painting themselves to make sure it does was real. they had to be proud, they have a surprise package in the tournament. take nothing away from them, they have done their homework against every opposition they have played. they did a greatjob here and it is great to have a home support. english man's turning irish, great britain fancier, everyone ali. put on a show to get behind ireland today. so many of their friends

to the catholic church in ireland.in the pursuit of truth and justice. the plane carrying the pope has just touched down back in dublin. this afternoon he is expected here in phoenix park, where he will celebrate a mass in front of a crowd of half a million people. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81.

father kenny, you are based in rural ireland.egarded as being a rather progressive catholic priest. iam rather progressive catholic priest. i am interested to learn how the pope's visit has been received outside of the urban centres. locally, where i live, the pope is making literally a business stop visit tomorrow, a flying visit into the airport and then onto the shrine of our lady where he will be meeting the local pilgrims and they are expecting about 40,000 people. he will meet a more mixture of people from the rural part of ireland where perhaps the faith has stronger roots, literally, in the rural situations. how do they feel about what the pope has had to say so far. for example, in relation to the child sex abuse scandal. his letter last week has certainly made historic address to the situation in america and then globally. i think ireland will be a further place where the pope's stance will make a huge difference and where he will address his —— address, he has already used strong language and made his personal feelings

the first visit by a pope to ireland in almost four decades.t the scene over and croke park, one of the biggest stadiums in europe where there is a concert going on at the moment. a festival of families and we should remind you that this is the official reason for pope francis of being here this weekend, a meeting of families that has happened every three years, which has happened by the catholic church. at the moment a concert is taking place at around 70,000 people, warming up the audience if you like for the pope's arrival. the ireland correspondent is there and tell us more about what it is like there, what is going on? this is the big event of day one of the pope's visit, some 75,000 people have gathered here for this two—hour concert this evening. it is being held in one of your‘s biggest stadiums, croke park usually hosts football matches and concerts but tonight is a focal point for many thousands of families who have come here. as you can see behind me there isa here. as you can see behind me there is a musical concert going on at the

in the decades since the last papal visit ireland in the decades since the last pa pal visit here irelanddes since the last papal visit here nearly a0 yea rs last papal visit here nearly a0 years ago byjohn paul ii before the scandal is really came to wider public attention. and earlier today in county mayo, in knock, where there is a famous shrine visited by many pilgrims each year, the pope used his short speech to the crowd gather there, to say he was praying for god's forgiveness for the open wounds caused by abuse, and saying that he sought truth and justice. he has of course used those words before, and many will look to see that actions follow on from those words, rapid actions. that was exactly what the irish prime minister leo brad —— leo varadkar called for yesterday, actions to follow the words. but the many catholics here in ireland, this visit couldn't have come too soon. it was overdue as far as they were concerned. a0 years on almost since john paul ii, it was time, they felt, for the pope, or a pope, to visit. a much—needed renewal if you like of the contract between churc

faith in ireland is fragile.rinsic fragility in all faith. a fragility which can tear us away from arrogance and self—ce nteredness which can tear us away from arrogance and self—centeredness as oui’ arrogance and self—centeredness as our gospel reading reminds us today, the journey withjesus our gospel reading reminds us today, the journey with jesus keeps going even when others stop going with him. in that gospel reading, we see that peter is the one who understands that there is only one to whom we can go, the holy one of god, the one that has the message of eternal life. while listening to this statement, the short speech by the bishop of dublin. very powerful words from the bishop of dublin. he has said some pretty strong stuff in advance of this visit, calling for a spring in the church which doesn‘t seek to hide the dark days. and we heard the applause from the crowd when we heard that. spontaneous applause. encouraging words. archbishop martin has been one of the key people in trying to bring the church i

ireland has changed a lot since the last papal visit ireland has changed a lot since the last pa palast papal visit in 1979 —— truth and just last papal visit in 1979 —— truth andjusta. last papal visit in 1979 —— truth and just a. abortion is now legal and just a. abortion is now legal and gay marriage is now legal since then —— truth and just. how relevant is the pope to modern irish life, a lot of these things he opposes? is the pope to modern irish life, a lot of these things he opposes7m you look at our latest census in 2016, over 78% still identify as catholic. they're not all necessarily practising, but i think the fact they call themselves catholics still means the faith means something to people. just from having conversations with people in my everyday life, a lot of people have faith but they've been disappointed with the institution of the church so now it's up to the lay people of ireland to welcome them backin people of ireland to welcome them back in and to share the joy of the gospel that we've experienced, and to share god's message of mercy and love. and mairead, yo

they faith that in ireland has been severely tested 7 faith that in ireland has been severely tested?d, and will be tested again. this is a moment of celebration, as many families have. we will go back on monday morning to picking up the pieces again, to reconciliation and peace where it needs to be found, but it is time for moments of celebration as well. and we were talking than about the response to abuse. we have heard the pope has met survivors of clerical abuse today, eight of them, in dublin, speaking to them for 90 minutes. we are still to hear much of the detail of that, but they think the pope may have said something to them that goes further than what he said in his public addresses so far? i would say more important than that... he may have, we don't know. he will protect the sacredness of that encounter. 90 minutes with eight people, that is quite intense. i do think they will have sensed from that his deep personal and the people what they went through. he used the word filter. cardinal ratzinger used that in 2005 also. a very strong word in italian to express that sense

the ireland of 2018 is a very different place to the ireland of 1979. you know, chrch and state are very much still linked within ireland, but the sort of influence on the political catholic churche used to have just isn't there to the same extent anymore. we've had two referendums recently where ireland voted for same-sex marriage. it also voord for tion law reform to give women reproductive rights, which are, obviously, against the teachings of the catholic church. and while, you know, many of t the-- and the most recent referendum around abortion, where many very devod catholics wove voted no on the referendum, there are people that go to exphass consider themselves catholic that would have voted, you know, for that i think it's veryh ireland's face forward into the world as a very progressive place, and that will only be set to continue, i think. >sreenivasan: all right, amanda ferguson joining us via skype from dublin today. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> sreenivasan: another war of words between the united states and china, this time over beside

a completely different story for ireland tonight. they are up story for ireland tonight.are up against india, tina had already beaten them they —— they had already beaten them they —— they had already beaten in the group stage. the quarterfinal ended goalless. certainly some better hockey played in other matches by ireland went to penalties and when it came down to it, up three wonderful saves by the keeper meant it was left to chloe watkins to strike the ball home and ta ke watkins to strike the ball home and take ireland through to their first ever world cup semi finals. and the irish keeper spoke to bbc sport. who would have thought? it feels like christmas has come. no one picked us to be here. we did not think ourselves we would get here. our goal is to get out of the group, but to get to a quarterfinal and now in the semifinals, our emotions are unbelievable at the minute. it's a great feeling. so many emotions and feel at that part. tears from england and disbelief from ireland. put into context for us. how amazing is this for them? for ireland, have not qualified

pope francis is in ireland, for the first papal visit in almost a0 years. he's been addressing a crowd of over 80,000 at croke park in dublin tonight. women in england are to be allowed to take the second of two early abortion pills in their own homes — instead of in a clinic. holidaymakers arrive home after being flown back early from an egyptian hotel, following the unexplained deaths of a british couple. and at 10:30 and again at 11:30 we ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — the broadcaster and journalist, penny smith, and rosamund urwin, financial services correspondent at the sunday times. — stay with us for that. in the last hour, pope francis has been speaking at the festival of families concert in dublin — as he continues his two—day visit to ireland. the pontiff spoke about the importance of peacemaking and forgiveness in families. earlier, the pope spent an hour—and—a—half talking to eight people who suffered sexual or institutional abuse by catholic clergy in ireland. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has called

. well he is able to resonate with the public of modern-day ireland.rdy in dublin, thank you for that analysis. pope francis is on his way to his next engagement. he has been speaking at dublin castle. it has emptied out now and he is moving to his next appointment. let's have a listen back to what the pope had to say, his response to the child abuse scandal. translation: i am very conscious of the circumstances of oui’ conscious of the circumstances of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters, i think especially of those women who in the past have endured particularly difficult situations, both women and children and those who were left as orphans. considering the most vulnerable, i cannot fail to acknowledge the great scandal caused in ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the church. we have been charged with responsibility for their protection and education. the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, i can still remember the words said to me by the minister for youth, whom i thank. the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, the

it did, in ireland, and it seems to have aped the catholic homes in ireland, which is kind of bizarre. it would suggest it was a problem of society, rather than the church. well, i can‘t really speak for exactly what was going on in the protestant bethany home. but a great deal of research has been done into that home by derek leinster from the bethany group. it‘s comparable with what happened in the catholic homes, but it seems to have been unique to ireland. even with these infant mortality rates, you are talking about going back to the ‘20s. yes. i mean, that was at a time when there weren‘t antibiotics, when they weren‘t vaccinations. and when those come in, the mortality rate drops dramatically. well, yes and no. the mortality rate dropped dramatically in ireland from the late ‘iios onwards, but that coincided with the start of the banished babies trade,

i cannot fail to acknowledge the ghraib scandal caused in ireland. by the abuse of young people by members of the church were given responsibility for their protection and education it is. the fundamental video of the failure of church authorities bishops religious leaders priests and others to adequately address these repugnant crimes. has rightly led to outrage them in sushi and it remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community. well for more on the pope's visit i'm joined here in the studio by dude always religious affairs correspondent martin got martin good to see you we've been listening some emotional words from the pontiff and yes of course many victims have been saying that they're looking for more than just words how much do you think the pope's visit to ireland can actually help the vatican turn a corner when it comes to the issue of clerical abuse in and of itself not much i think that part of the problem is that this kind of words are words that we have been hearing for a very very long time not just from this pope but fro

republic of ireland for almost a0 years.nty just finished his visit to knock in county mayo and he‘s heading back to dublin. my colleague anita mcveigh is there, waiting for him. thank you very much. it is expected to say mass at 3pm this afternoon in the vast space behind me at phoenix park. we are told half a million people are due to attend this mass. the weather is pretty inclement and it may deter a few. but, sadly, i can see lots of people starting to pour in, enter the area behind me right now. joining me and phoenix parkis right now. joining me and phoenix park is our religion editor martin bashir, how are you? cold! and a bit damp. i'm pretty much the same. as we wait on the pope to arrive here, later on today, ijust want as we wait on the pope to arrive here, later on today, i just want to begin by asking you about a story thatis begin by asking you about a story that is being reported by cbs in the united states that is been emerging overnight. allegations being levelled against the pope, tell us about that. archb

but francis meets eight abuse victims during his trip to ireland and expresses pain and shame for the church's failure to deal with crimes by the clergy. i'm. live from london coming up no passport no entry through brings in new rules to stem the flow of venezuelan migrants escaping economic misery in their country. refugees demands justice one year after the start of the myanmar army crackdown which drove them from their homes. and why residents are warned not to let their guard down with more heavy rain forecast from tropical storm lane. and francis has admitted to feeling shame about the churches fated to prevent what he calls repugnant sexual abuse by priests he's on a two day trip to ireland a preferred papal visit there in search nine years at the moment he's attending this festival of families at croke park in dublin where he's addressing the masses who have gathered there and he met to i ate are survivors of clerical religious and institutional abuse is a scandal that's rocked the catholic church and is dominating his visit to iran and what's going on now. for certain that the

mayo, west of ireland. a 20 minute flight. the mayo, west of ireland. a 20 minute flight. minute flight. the flight number incidentally is ei1979, 1979 is a reference to the last time that it pope visited ireland. this is the scene in not, about 45 —— 45,000 people are expected there. visited by1.5 people are expected there. visited by 1.5 million pilgrims every year. when he comes back from there, the flight when he comes back from there, the flight number will be ei2018 to mark his visit. it will not be long before we see pope francis arriving in knock, we will tell you about that when it happens and later on, where i am in phoenix park, this huge park in central dublin, you can see, as i mentioned my introduction over my shoulder, the specially designed and stage where pope francis will say mass to an estimated crowd of 500,000 people at 3pm this afternoon. for the moment, let's hope the weather improves in the meantime. then, back to you. studio: annita mcveigh, thank you. directors who dissolve companies to avoid paying workers' wages or pensions could face heavy fines

today that painting for northern ireland's next generation. i think it's our form which should be to be part of the solution we use and talents for that's what they are to try and say it's our kids who. struggle and politics can solve when they come to us all through dialogue why choose from all the. young rich and famous in china one on one east goes behind the great chinese fire wall to meet the cyber celebs of a booming multibillion dollar business. on al-jazeera. the first batch of u.s. sanctions against iran go into effect on aug sixth. as iranians brace for the impact will be into wrong. covering the story from their perspective looking at what sanctions mean for iran's economy and its people a special coverage on al-jazeera. a controversial approach i am not an idealogue let me be absolutely clear to democracy and international development overrode doesn't cut inequality in fact the increase i was from a bestselling author and distinguished global economist you don't advocate for green like you do i mean i sure do many times upon having

the bay of carlingford that separates the british province of northern ireland from the republic of ireland in the south a ferry service began recently. about three thousand passengers take the daily sea route between the irish republic and the british territory. the tourists enjoy the landscape. but for commuters it represents a convenient shortcut. we used to ferry here to go to work in this i thought it would sleep with an eleven and ought not to have to trade west managed to achieve sauce maybe forty five minutes kind of brings in a lot of tourism into the north side and down the coast along the seashore a lot from here so it's just very very handy yes. it took more than ten years for the ferry company to overcome all the pure credit hurdles and finally start. now the private operator is worried about brakes and. right now there are no border controls between the two neighbors but nobody knows if it will stay that way. there's been a vast improvements in business a vast increase talks at a local restaurants the butchers the hospitality providers the supermarkets all of them are seeing a

tha nkfully raise the money to play for ireland.n ireland, it's amazing what they have achieved. do you think it will raise the profile of hockey in ireland? i'm totally, it has, hockey struggles for recognition here, so many different other sports like gaelic football and hurling which are similar,, it's very difficult for them to get that kind of attention but it's amazing the last few days people have really embraced this team. it's an all ireland team, there is no divide and i think it's great for the profile of irish hockey going forward. players come from both sides of the border? they do, they aren't they have is ireland's call which is the anthem of the irish rugby team. the soccer teams are in fact the only teams which are two different teams in ireland, republic and northern. you touched upon the business of them having to pay to play a few years ago, i was talking to michelle harvey earlier on who was a former hockey player talking about the funding problem in general, they've only just funding problem in general, they've

this is the ireland to which pope frances has come, it's a different ireland and the one thatjohn paulit back in1979, visited in the last papal visit back in 1979, almost four decades ago. but it is one which is still predominantly a catholic country. and know what we are seeing is testimony from a number of families from around the world, notjust ireland, to mark this festival of families. i live in mumbai with my family.

just a bit fresher for scotland and northern ireland.es heavy rain pushing in across parts of northern ireland, scotland, north—west england as well. further south and east across england and wales, you've still got the warm and dry weather, but quite a brisk south—westerly wind. temperatures up to 25 or 26. to the north—west of that front, just 16 degrees there in stornoway. a bit of a change through wednesday night and into thursday, as this cold front gets driven further south and east across the uk. it's driven on by this kink in the jet stream. so that will bring a spell of heavy rain and then it will open the door for that cooler and fresher weather moving in from the north—west, so thursday initially some outbreaks of rain across the south—east of england and east anglia, and then fresher conditions moving from the atlantic, with a mix of sunshine and some heavy and possibly thundery showers for scotland and northern ireland. a bit fresher by thursday, so 17 to 21 degrees as we look towards the end of the week. during friday, low

news live from berlin a massive welcome in ireland for pope francis the pontiff is preparing to address a huge crowd in the country's biggest stadium but his visit has been overshadowed by the church's sexual abuse scandal. also coming up pro hinge of muslim refugees mark the anniversary of the myanmar military crackdown that sent hundreds of thousands fleeing to bangladesh but one year on you believe their call for justice will be heeded. and we'll have highlights for you of last night's top soccer clash as the buddhist league gets back to business cereal champions byron munich facing another top to bottom time in the curtain raiser to the aryans did prevail but it was not the dominant start they were hoping for. thanks for joining us on marian evans dean. pope francis has received a warm welcome from supporters in dublin during the first papal trip to ireland in nearly forty years the pontiff will address tens of thousands of supporters at croke park stadium in the irish capital he's also due to meet with abuse victims earlier on saturday people lined the streets of dublin to welcome

one in six people in ireland, including my father for example, weren't born in ireland, and of courseged people's perspectives and attitudes, and would have anyway even if it had not been for those particular scandals. martin bashir speaking to the irish prime minister leo varadkar. strong winds and torrential rains from hurricane lane have hit hawaii in the pacific ocean, causing flash floods and landslides. all public schools and many offices are closed as residents take shelter. the hurricane, earlier measured as category four has now been downgraded to category three, but authorities still warn it needs to be taken seriously and a state of emergency has been declared — as jon donnison reports. this is what half a metre of rain has done to hawaii — a tropical paradise, transformed. the islands may have so far avoided a direct hit but hurricane lane has made its mark. hawaii will be impacted by hurricane lane, the question is, how bad? right now, the system is really setting up to be a significant rain event. torrential rains. forecasters are predicting over 30 inches in some parts.