Sr Thomasina Gilfillan joined the ranks of Irish centenarians when she celebrated her 100th birthday on February 4 in the Marist Convent, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. Sr Thomasina, formerly Anne Elizabeth Gilfillan, came from a family of nine. Four girls entered religious life – two to the Mercy Order and two to the Marists – and…

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Participants at the annual celebration of consecrated life which took took place on February 3 in Terenure College chapel in Dublin, with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin officiating. Pope Francis has set 2015 as a Year for Consecrated Life. Photo: John Mc Elroy.

Bishop Brendan Leahy pictured in Corpus Christi Primary School in Moyross, Limerick, with Fr Tony O'Riordan, school principal, Tiernan O'Neill and pupils who made their own contribution to Limerick's year as City of Culture by producing a calendar depicting special moments they hope to enjoy in 2014. Photo: Keith Wiseman