by Chah Garde | Jun 7, 2017 | News archive 2017
Please see below a joint statement in response to last Monday’s attack on Masjid Maryam Mosque in Galway: Statement We unequivocally and without hesitation condemn the recent malicious, unprovoked attack on Masjid Maryam Mosque. Coming during the Muslim holy month of...
by Chah Garde | Jun 7, 2017 | News archive 2017
The following statement is on behalf of the Irish Church leaders: Archbishop Richard Clarke (Church of Ireland); Archbishop Eamon Martin (Catholic Church); the Revd Bill Mullally (President of the Methodist Church in Ireland) and the Very Revd Dr Frank Sellar (former...
by Chah Garde | Jun 7, 2017 | News archive 2017
Bishop Leahy’s hope for students to get more from studies than just exam points Bishop Brendan Leahy, Bishop of Limerick, has today extended his best wishes and prayers to the Leaving and Junior Certificate students who commence their exams today, commenting that the...
by Chah Garde | Jun 6, 2017 | News archive 2017
Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre “It would take real courage, deep faith and strong conviction to offer oneself as a candidate for the priesthood or religious life in a culture as hostile to faith as ours” – Bishop O’Reilly Around this time of year bishops would ...
by Oisin Walsh | Jun 5, 2017 | News archive 2017
I am delighted at the decision by the Supreme Court last Tuesday requiring a change to the law that prohibits asylum seekers from working. The words of the Court are powerful and profound, and speak to what we should aspire to: “This damage to the...
