Dear Editor, You recently published an article on what the chances were of an imminent Irish cardinal – poor enough at present, I agree (IC 16/1/14). But by way of explanation that it would be heading North when finally bestowed, you stated that the odds are in favour of such an eventuality because, with the…

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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.

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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

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Last Saturday the Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative held a national conference in Dublin with the theme ‘Quenching the Thirst: Spirituality and Addiction’. Among the speakers were Dublin footballer Ger Brennan and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (centre) who is pictured with Trish Conway, Chair of the Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative and John Taaffe, National co-ordinator of the…

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