Ireland Appears to be Coming Back to the Faith

A new report suggests that the decline of the Faith across the country may not have been as widespread as previously thought. Commissioned by the Irish bishops’ conference, co-authored by the religion statistician Stephen Bullivant, and drawing on data from the European Social Survey, a report entitled “Turning the tide? Report on recent religious trends on the island of Ireland” suggests that Ireland remains resiliently Catholic in the face of secularisation and that there are even signs of growth, particularly among those aged 16–29.