Synodality is a medium – it must be harnessed towards some end In 2016 the Council of Priests in the Archdiocese of Dublin commissioned a study that, when published, was entitled: ‘Projection of Position in 2030’. Among other considerations the purpose of the study was to: “estimate the number of active Priests in the Archdiocese…
The remarkable new Bishop of Raphoe
Niall Coll likes to say how, had things been even slightly different he wouldn’t be where he is today. This outrageous statement of the obvious is made only partly tongue in cheek because Niall’s experience has entailed many liminal choices, some of them made by others on his behalf. He comes from the village of…


