by Oisin Walsh | Jul 30, 2016 | News archive 2016
The path of Christian faith is still alive in Ireland in 2016. Perhaps at times we are tempted to be downcast, to keep our eyes down and our heads down. Even physically, many of us, and I include myself in this, have our heads literally down as we read our smart...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 29, 2016 | Features, Headlines, News Feed
In a series of announcements made in Rome at 12.00pm local time (11.00am Irish time) today, Pope Francis has: Appointed Father Fintan Monahan as Bishop of Killaloe Accepted the resignation on health grounds and on medical advice of Bishop Martin Drennan, Bishop...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 29, 2016 | News archive 2016
Go mbeannaí Dia dhíbh ar fad agus fáilte romhaibh inniu. It is with great humility and a deep sense of unworthiness that I come here to join you today. When I was contacted by the Papal Nuncio some days ago I was completely surprised and shocked at my being called to...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 29, 2016 | News archive 2016
It is with genuine regret that I have heard of the resignation of the Bishop of Galway, Most Reverend Martin Drennan due to ill health. I have had for many years the honour both of serving with him in the episcopate and of counting him for much longer as a personal...
by Oisin Walsh | Jul 29, 2016 | News archive 2016
Archbishop Eamon Martin expressed his sincere gratitude to Bishop Martin Drennan and Bishop Seamus Freeman whose resignations as Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, and Bishop of Ossory, respectively, were accepted by Pope Francis today on grounds of ill...
