The Confession Box Garry O'Sullivan & Brandon Scott

Eoin McCormack, a parish catechist in a busy Dublin parish is in the Confession Box this week to tell us what young Catholics are searching for and what challenges they are facing in a culture that has walked away from traditional faith.

In the latest episode of The Confession Box, we speak with Julianne Stanz about faith and children’s faith formation – what would you say to a 7 year old if they ask you what’s the closest planet to heaven?
Julianne is the author of 'The Catholic Parents Survival Guide – Straight Answers to Your Kids Toughest Questions' and she spoke to real parents and kids from all different ages and answered the faith questions that sometimes perplex parents.

In the latest episode of The Confession Box, Wendy Grace talks to Fertility expert Dr Phil Boyle, the president of the International Institute for restorative reproductive medicine.
Wendy and Dr Boyle explore Ireland's falling fertility rate and the impact that the 'birthgap' will have socio economically, the Government spending taxpayers money on Fertility treatments that cost more and are less effective and how women's health is often ignored or sidelined.

Are content-creating children safe in the online sphere? Are they protected from being hypersexualised by thousands of viewers? Are brands using ‘child influencers’ encouraging an unhealthy industry where parents ‘manage’ their child’s time and money for their personal gain? What are the long term psychological consequences of such an upbringing?

Regular hosts Brandon Scott and Wendy Grace sit down with Essex Law School lecturer Dr Francis Rees to discuss the rising number of young influencers in Ireland and abroad. Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok have exposed the unregulated role of parents who are commodifying their children, sometimes pulling them out of school to record the perfect shot for brand tie-ups, ignoring concerns surrounding consent and privacy. What can be done to regulate this growing industry?

Dr Eamonn Conway is an expert in Catholic education and one of the international researchers of a new report on the state of Catholic ethos in Ireland’s Catholic schools. The report's findings state that the next generation of principals and teachers are not believers and are unlikely to carry on the Catholic ethos.

Changes not seen in the Irish Church for 1000 years happened today, when the Papal Nuncio announced the effective amalgamation of western dioceses. What does this mean for the Irish Church and is this the end of the beginning of the end of institutional Irish Catholicism?
Michael Kelly joins us in studio for a Confession Box special.