Fr Nicholas (Jim) Irwin has been remembered as a “great support” and a “wonderful person” following his death last week. Following an illness, Fr Irwin, PP of Gortnahoe/Glengoole, Co. Tipperary, died peacefully surrounded by family. Offering his condolences Fr Seamus Bohan PP of Tynagh, Loughrea, Co. Galway said: “Sincere sympathy to the Irwin family on…
Bishop Doran criticizes use of cluster bombs The use of ‘cluster bombs’ is “immoral”, Bishop Kevin Doran has said after US President Joe Biden gave cluster bombs to Ukraine as they repel the Russian invasion. Bishop Doran affirmed Ukraine’s right to defend their people against Russian armed forces in a July 9 statement. However, there…
From this September on Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Ireland will celebrate Christmas, Easter and other major feasts on the same day as western Churches, it was announced on Sunday, July 16. Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, who has responsibility for Ukrainian Catholics in Ireland and the UK, said he will support “our local churches in Ireland to…
Chai Brady, Ruadhán Jones and Jason Osborne Hundreds of young Irish Catholics attending World Youth Day in Portugal have been urged to return home as missionaries and rebuild youth ministry, which was deeply impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Approximately 1,500 young people from Ireland will be involved in official pilgrimages to World Youth Day in…
Negotiations between Mary Immaculate College (MIC) and University of Limerick (UL) are “about us, but without us” MIC staff have warned, as they urge senior management to consult with them on linkage talks. Discussions between MIC and UL have been ongoing since last year, but MIC’s union representatives said that “discussions have been ‘about us,…
Four Irish people, including two bishops, have been chosen to participate in the first session of the Universal Synod in Rome, which runs from October 4-29. Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick and Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ of Raphoe were included in the list of participants published by the Holy See on July 7. In addition,…
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has vowed to implement so-called ‘safe access zones’ around abortion providers that would see churches limited in their ability to display pro-life messaging on their own grounds. Addressing the Dáil on July 5, Minister Donnelly said that his Bill would ensure protections for sermons that would be given in churches…
Three Irish missionaries were recognised for the humanitarian assistance they provided to the people of Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship in the 1970s and ‘80s. At the invitation of Ambassador of Chile Ricardo Hernández, President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins attended the ceremony in recognition of Fr Brendan Forde, Fr Desmond McGillicuddy and Fr Liam…
A Donegal-based priest has claimed to have experienced a Eucharistic miracle during a Mass he was celebrating. Fr Philip Kemmy PP of Newtowncunningham and Killea in the Diocese of Raphoe said that a host seemed to appear in a ciborium he had just emptied while he was returning hosts to the tabernacle. “Just as I…
Minister Simon Harris has thanked the Ursuline sisters for gifting St Angela’s College, Sligo, to the State, as he formally signed off on its incorporation with the Atlantic Technological University (ATU). The Minister for Further and Higher Education signed the statutory order to allow St Angela’s to become part of the ATU on July 6.…
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