Alive!, a free Catholic tabloid that has been an often unwanted staple of many Irish people’s mailboxes for years, is not for the faint-hearted

Junk mail? I’m not a fan, but I haven’t put that ‘No Junk Mail’ notice on my letterbox yet. I’m probably like many other people: it’s occasionally a guilty pleasure for me. I find the information is often useful even if I don’t act on it. I get to see the Sky offers, the Domino’s pizza promotions and the political pamphlets. I peruse the pamphlets, glancing through their colourful pages before tipping them ...