The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

A noisy and impish bird, the magpie retains a grudging respect from Irish people even, in the wake of words from one of ...

PUPILS from St Mary’s Primary School Teemore spent last Thursday afternoon making St Brigid’s crosses in preparation for ...

Tributes have been paid to Co Down priest and former president of St Malachy’s College in Belfast, Canon Noel Conway, ...

St. Vincent de Paul School's newspaper, The Bobcat Spirit, returns after 20 years. Former students and staff reflect on ...

Professor Jane Ohlmeyer celebrates the lives of courageous women across history – ‘the viragos and matrons’ from Brigid to ...

Local writer, Raymond Fennelly, has published a new book entitled ‘Abbeyfeale In Print. What The Papers Said.’ The book takes ...

The Offaly Camino Canal way committee and friends hosted their 8 th sponsored walk in aid of Self Help Africa and =close on ...

The Offaly Camino Canal Way Walk was a great success for it's 8th year. The event took place on Saturday, February 1, to mark ...

Retirement group AGM. The Edmund Rice Active Retired Group will hold its Annual General meeting on Thursday, February 6 at ...

Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Bishop Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of the ...

Sinéad Strong is founder of Catholic Mothers Ireland, an organization that has drawn upon the life and example of St. Brigid ...