Posted on 12. Sep, 2019 in Community, Environment
As more and more report come in from around the world about extreme weather – most recently in the Bahamas with over a thousand missing- we listen back to a piece from 2007 looking at climate change. This piece looks at what we might expect in Ireland. We all know that climate change is inevitable, […]
Posted on 29. Aug, 2019 in Relationships, Weddings and Marriage
In this piece from 2009, we hear about people’s hopes and dreams for marriage. How everyone goes in with the dream that they will be a happy and life long marriage. Unfortunately that doesn’t always work out for everyone. So what is the key to a happy and life long marriage and what can people […]
Posted on 29. Aug, 2019 in Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Suicide, Young people
Fr Tony Coote passed away on Wednesday, August 28th, following a battle with motor neurone disease. He was a much loved priest and in particular well remember for his time in UCD as a chaplain helping others. In this piece from 2007, we hear him talk about the work he did for parents who had […]
Posted on 22. Aug, 2019 in Education, Schools, Young people
In this piece from March 2005, we look at the joy of reading. Reading is beneficial to people of all ages. Megan White, librarian and teacher, talks to Miriam Gormally about her love of reading, her favourite books and the recent event in her library for multiple sclerosis. She talks about what , in her […]
Posted on 08. Aug, 2019 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Festivals, Pilgrimage
In this piece from the archive, first published in 2006, we hear about Our Lady’s Island in Wexford, which has its pilgrimage season from Aug 15th, the feast of the Assumption to September 8th the birthday of Our Lady. Miriam Gormally met Colin Murphy ADM to find out what is so special about Our Lady’s […]
Posted on 01. Aug, 2019 in Charity, Church Teachings, Community, Discrimination, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Every year in August, we share some of our archive pieces. This year our pieces come from 2007. Here is a piece that is still pertinent for today – being an immigrant. How many of us ever stop to think about what it really must be like to land in a strange country, knowing no-one […]
Posted on 16. Jul, 2019 in Relationships, Schools, Young people
Young people all over Ireland are enjoying their summer holidays, likely glad of the break. However there are many more children in the world who don’t get to go school and who would love access to education. In this piece from 2009, we hear from Maureen Forest who runs the Hope foundation, which helps street […]
Posted on 04. Jul, 2019 in Addiction, Church Teachings, Drugs, Faith and Justice, Young people
. A recent report on drug use in Ireland, showed that their usage in Ireland was increasing. In this piece from our archives this week, from July 2006, we look at what hope there is for the addict. The piece is from the Cenacolo community in Knock The Cenacolo community was founded by Sr. Elvira […]
Posted on 26. Jun, 2019 in Community, Discrimination, Humanitarian Aid
Both the UN World Refugee Day and the Day of Support for Victims of Torture comes in June – issues that we in Ireland have become more aware of in recent years. One of the organisations involved with refugees is SPIRASI – a humanitarian organisation founded in 1999 with the Holy Ghost Fathers as trustees. In SPIRASI, […]
Posted on 30. May, 2019 in Ecology, Environment, Faith and Justice
The government recently declared a climate emergency and the Green Party also had a massive bump in the elections. Eco Congregation is an environmental programme which seeks to find the link between the environment and faith and is open to all Christian denominations throughout Ireland and Britain. It developed through a partnership between the Churches […]