The year is 1841, the date, August 23. On the pier in Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) stands a group of Loreto nuns waving off seven young women in their 20s, dressed in the habit of the Loreto Sisters and accompanied by five postulants. These 12 are embarking on a journey destined for Calcutta, India. Their journey…

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The Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook, Dublin, was awash with colour in marking its 150th anniversary last weekend.  In addition to a photographic exhibition of the life of the parish across the years, organisers hosted a ‘Journey through Christian Donnybrook’ which saw a guided tour for some 130 people to churches of all…

Dublin’s East Wall parish of St Laurence O’Toole celebrated its community spirit and life last weekend with its annual ‘Mass on the Grass’. Led by Fr Robert Colclough, the parish gave over to a weekend of music and fun with local bands and the East Wall Drama group providing comic interludes throughout the event.  Blessed…