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Greystones community and churches celebrate as President opens Carrig Eden facility
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina recently visited Carraig Eden in Greystones as their first public engagement since the Covid–19 pandemic.
RCB Library Notes
Annotated Copy of the Electoral Register for Naul Polling District, Co. Dublin, 1893: A Glimpse of the Political Situation in a Rural Town in the mid–1890s
The focus for September’s Archive of the Month from the RCB Library is a unique item that gives a glimpse of the political situation in a rural town in Co. Dublin in the mid–1890s.
Diocesan News
Death of the Rev Gordon Freeman
The death has taken place of the Rev Gordon Freeman, a former Rector of the Ardara group of parishes.
Diocesan News
New Vicar of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Syrian Church welcomed to St Michael’s, Blackrock, Co. Cork
On Sunday 29 August, Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson met with the Revd Fr Mathew K Mathew at St Michael’s Church in Blackrock.
Diocesan News
Down & Dromore Bible Week 2021
Bible Week in the Diocese of Down and Dromore concludes this evening in Shankill Parish Church, Lurgan.
Diocesan News
At third attempt, Confirmation Services are to be held in the Church of Ireland in Cork, Cloyne and Ross
On Wednesday 1st September 2021, following the Government announcement the previous evening, the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton, announced that Confirmation Services, including some which had been postponed on two previous occasions, would now go ahead this month.
Press Releases
Archbishops’ tributes to Mrs Pat Hume
The Archbishop of Armagh and Archbishop of Dublin have paid tribute to Mrs Pat Hume, who died yesterday evening (Thursday, 2nd September).
Diocesan News
Bishop Forster ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of Mrs Pat Hume
A statement from the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Revd Andrew Forster, following the death of Mrs Pat Hume.
Press Releases
New round for Young Leaders in Ministry Fund – applications welcome
Next closing date: Monday, 27th September 2021
The Church of Ireland Youth Department’s Young Leaders in Ministry Fund is again open for applications. The fund is open to young people aged between 15 and 25 years who can demonstrate a current involvement in the Church of Ireland.
