De La Salle Brothers from different parts of Ireland came together in Castletown, Portlaoise recently, after a six day retreat given by Fr Charles Cross, CP. They were, in effect, saying goodbye to their Irish Province, which was established in 1947, and joining with brothers from Great Britain and Malta in a new combined ministry…
Mags Gargan
Mallow parish youth ministry camp
The new St Aloysius Summer Faith Camp, for boys and girls (5-12 years), was an action packed week for the 30 children and 22 leaders and junior leaders from Mallow Parish Youth Ministry-CDYS, Jesus Youth Movement and Pope John Paul II Award participants. Each day the young people started off with Morning Prayer followed by drama, sports,…
Hopes high for no return to violence on the Twelfth
“We hope for some kind of reasonable leadership within the Orange Order”
People with disabilities take centre stage at Rally for Life
About 30,000 people take part in pro-life march
‘God never lets us down’
Mags Gargan visits the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Wexford
Pope Francis presents palliums to Ireland’s newest archbishops
The Church wants pastors who are brave and convincing witnesses with a life rooted in prayer, Pope Francis told archbishops in a ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica where 46 archbishops received a pallium, including two from Ireland. The pallium is a white woollen strip worn around the archbishop’s neck to signify his authority as a…
Ossory celebrates its first ordination in 14 years during bumper weekend
A bumper weekend for the Irish Church saw four dioceses across the island celebrate an ordination to the priesthood, including the first ordination in 14 years for the Diocese of Ossory. On Sunday, Fr Brian Griffin, from the parish of Slieverue, was ordained in St Mary’s Cathedral in Kilkenny by Bishop Seamus Freeman. In his…
Bishop calls for increased awareness of farm safety
Ireland saw an 87% increase in fatal farm accidents last year
RTÉ accused of ‘no interest in truth’ over controversial programme
The family of a deceased Christian Brother who was accused of child abuse in a now infamous RTÉ documentary, has gathered 100 statements from witnesses contradicting the programme’s allegations. In 2011, RTÉ paid substantial damages to Co. Galway priest Fr Kevin Reynolds and apologised for broadcasting false allegations in the programme Mission to Prey that…
Mixed response to asylum proposals
A report from a Government-appointed working group to identify improvements to the Direct Provision system for asylum-seekers and refugees has received a mixed response. The report from the Working Group on the Protection Process, which was released on Tuesday, proposes that new asylum seekers should have the right to work after nine months of seeking…