Sr Marie Conlon of the Medical Missionaries of Mary celebrated her 100th Birthday on August 13 and a party was held on August 20 at the MMM Motherhouse in Drogheda, Co. Louth. Sr Marie was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, near Manchester, England. She qualified as a primary school teacher and taught in the Birmingham area…

Next month the Childhood Cancer Foundation (CCF) will run the Light It Up Gold awareness campaign, which will involve three candle lit walks in Dublin, Cork and Galway on September 6 at 6.30pm. These walks and candlelit vigils serve to recognise and support the bravery of children undergoing cancer treatment, honour the survivors and remember…

Irish people still treasure family based on mother and father

RTÉ’s Would You Believe programme, broadcast at 10:30pm on September 14, will follow the preparation and production of the Passion in Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick this year. The play attracted 6,000 people to watch a re-enactment of the final hours of Jesus’ life, during the hours of Holy Thursday and Good Friday. The event, planned for…

Pope Emeritus continues to pray for Ireland

Kerry parishes are being called on to do their bit for the environment as part of Earth Week 2014, which the diocese is celebrating from September 21-28, making the care of creation an integral part of diocesan and parish life. Fr Gerard Finucane, Chairperson, Diocese of Kerry Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Committee said:…

“Abort it and try again” says atheist writer

Albert Reynolds died at the age of 81 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s

RTÉ Radio broadcasted an apology this week, following a ruling by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) that a discussion on The Mooney Show about same-sex marriage, was in breach of its codes on impartiality. A complaint to the BAI from Donal O’Sullivan-Latchford, on behalf of the Family and Media Association, stated the show’s presenter,…