New Delhi, November 19, 2022: Both the houses of the Parliament (Oireachtas) of Ireland, Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate), have turned down requests to have Hindu opening-prayer in one of their sessions. As per Standing Orders, at the commencement of each sitting, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann and Clerk of […]
New Delhi, May 26, 2021: Welcoming Ireland President Michael D. Higgins reported comments that he would like to see yoga taught to school children across Ireland, Hindu leader Rajan Zed is urging that all Ireland schools should urgently adopt yoga as a part of their curriculum, providing an opportunity to students to avail the multiple […]
New Delhi, August 23, 2020: On August 22nd, 2020, the Hindu community of Ireland witnessed the Opening Ceremony of “Sarv Sampradaya” Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Temple authorities only 50 people were allowed to enter the ceremony at 1 pm yesterday. This Temple is […]
It may come as a rude shock to Indians that now, even a senior raking minister from Sri Lanka, that too a Buddhist, has been denied entry into Hindu the 11th Century Lingaraja (Shiva) Hindu Temple in Bhubaneswar. The Sri Lankan Minister of Buddhist Affairs, Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, was denied the entry and he told Press, […]
Hindus have welcomed Hindu descent Dr. Leo Varadkar, 38, on being in line for being the youngest and 13th Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland. He is also openly Gay and is therefore considered modern in his approaches. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Hindu community world over […]
Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in Ireland and it grew over 34 per cent from 2011 to 2016, according to Census 2016 Summary Results by Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Government of Ireland reportedly published on April six. Only other religion which grew faster than Hinduism during this period was Orthodox. Religious […]
Ireland Parliament (Oireachtas) in Dublin, Senate (Seanad Éireann) and House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann), have denied Hindu opening prayer request made by Hindu statesman Rajan Zed. This is surprising considering that Ireland and other western nations have been championing the cause of secularism for long but it seems that secularism is just a one-way street. […]
