PRESS RELEASE8 October 2009 Autumn General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concludes in Maynooth The Autumn General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concluded yesterday evening in Maynooth.  Please see below the Bishops’ press release addressing the following subjects: Meeting with survivors of institutional abuse Prayers for abducted GOAL workers in Darfur (i) Prayers [...]

PRESS RELEASE 10 June 2009 Press Release for the Summer General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference A press conference was held this afternoon in the Columba Centre, St Patrick’s College Maynooth, at the conclusion of Summer General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference.  Participating in the press conference were: – Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop [...]

PRESS RELEASE25 November 2008 Winter General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concludes in Maynooth The Winter 2008 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference, which took place in Maynooth this week, concluded today [25 November] with a press conference in the Columba Centre, Maynooth.  The following issues were discussed during the Bishops’ meeting: Pope [...]

PRESS RELEASE24 September 2008 Autumn General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concludes in Maynooth The Autumn 2008 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference, which took place in Maynooth this week, concluded last night.  Bishops discussed the following: September general prayer intention of Pope Benedict XVI Civil Partnership Bill 2008 Recent downturn in the [...]

PRESS RELEASE11 June 2008 June 2008 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference Please see below the press release which has been issued at the conclusion today of the June 2008 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference. The topics addressed by the press release are as follows: Prayers for the victims and survivors of [...]

PRESS RELEASE 12 March 2008 March 2008 General meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concludes in Maynooth A press conference was held today in Maynooth at the conclusion of the March 2008 general meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference. In attendance were Archbishop Dermot Clifford, Bishop Éamonn Walsh, Bishop Donal McKeown, Bishop Colm O’Reilly, Bishop [...]

PRESS RELEASE 6th December 2007 December General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference   The December General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference took place in Maynooth this week. The following press release highlights issues addressed by the Bishops during their meeting: Bishops’ Conference congratulates Cardinal Seán Brady Advent and the Sacrament of Reconciliation (or [...]

PRESS RELEASE 3rd October 2007 October General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference in Maynooth The October General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concluded today in Maynooth. The following press release highlights issues addressed by the Bishops during their meeting: Day for Life is celebrated on 7 October 2007 on the theme: “Blessed is [...]

PRESS RELEASE 13th June 2007 June General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference in Maynooth The June General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concludes today in Maynooth. The press conference for the Bishops’ Meeting was attended by: the Archbishop of Cashel & Emly, Archbishop Dermot Clifford; the Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, Bishop Colm [...]

PRESS RELEASE 14TH MARCH 2007 The March General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference concluded this evening in Maynooth.  If media require comment from a bishop on any of the topics below, please contact the Catholic Communications Office: -         (i) Fr Kieran Creagh; (ii) The Kiltegan Fathers; and, (iii) Irish diocesan priests working on the [...]