News 2020

Returning your parish envelopes

  Anyone wishing to return parish envelopes may now do so in the Church on Sunday mornings between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. You are asked to enter the Church by the main door and exit by the side door, and to observe social distancing at all times. Any outstanding Trócaire boxes may also be returned at the same time. Envelopes for the current year have been distributed to some ...

Statement of the Summer 2020 meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

  In accordance with the public health restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID19, members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Summer 2020 General Meeting by way of video call instead of the usual location of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  This was the first plenary meeting of bishops hosted using this medium.  T...

Bulletin Notices Forwarded by Parishes and other Organisations - 11 June 2020

  RTÉ NewsNow Channel broadcasts Mass every Sunday during the Pandemic Restrictions Mass is being broadcast at 2.00 pm on RTÉ NewsNow digital television channel each Sunday as long as the pandemic restrictions apply.  The RTÉ NewsNow channel also broadcast Mass each weekday at 10:30 a.m.   Trócaire Lenten Box Appeal Every year Trócaire...

Framework Document for a return to the public celebration of Mass and the Sacraments

  Statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference on the publication of the Framework Document for a return to the public celebration of Mass and the Sacraments - 9th June 2020   Below is a link to the statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference on the publication of the Framework Document for a return to the public celebration of Mass and the Sacraments.   The pu...

Volunteers needed to help transition back to full parish life and celebration of the sacraments

  Homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin for Trinity Sunday:   Twelve weeks ago, as Saint Patrick's Day was approaching, we had to suspend the public celebration of Mass and the sacraments in order to protect life and health. It was the beginning of a time of great uncertainty and anxiety in our country. Workplaces, shops, businesses and schools were closing, and we were anticipating the...

Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes Taoiseach's announcement and looks forward to reopening of churches for public worship

Archbishop Eamon Martin's statement on Friday, 5 June 2020:    "Following today's announcement by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that the public health restrictions due to COVID19 will be eased on 29 June to allow  "places of worship to resume services again, with precautions”, I welcome this news and like other priests in Ireland I am greatly looking forward t...

A Reflection for Pentecost 2020 by Archbishop Eamon Martin

  It is Pentecost 2020.  Restrictions continue.  Many people remain isolated.  Come Holy Spirit with your seven great gifts.   The gift of WISDOM helps us learn life-long lessons from the Covid19 crisis. God invites us to consider wisely all that has been happening and to weigh up the choices we make.   The Spirit brings the gift of UNDERSTANDING.  Ev...

Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock On-line Novena 2020 - Day 9

  The Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock will be celebrated on May 31st, Pentecost Sunday.   This year due to the COVID-19 virus, the Pilgrimage will be celebrated online from Knock Shrine beginning at 2.30pm with the recitation of the Rosary, a video greeting from the Archbishop at 2.55pm and the celebration of the Pilgrimage Mass at 3pm. To help prepare for our Pilgrimage an...

Trócaire boxes can be returned to the Church on Sunday morning between 11am & 12 noon

  Anyone wishing to return their Trócaire boxes can do so in the Church on Sunday morning between 11am & 12 noon. Please observe social distancing and enter the Church by the main door and exit by the side door. Donations are especially important this year as they will be used to bring assistance to the world’s poorest now facing the coronavirus. Alternatively, you ...

Homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin for Ascension Sunday, World Communications Day

  "I hope that philosophers, sociologists and media commentators might critique how key relationships have been impacted – for better or worse – by this pandemic. I encourage our theologians to consider what this crisis is saying about Church, about our identity and mission, about our relationship with the State, and about prayer and faith” – Archbishop Eamon M...