Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Death, Depression, Media, Mental Health, Suicide
Suicide is now the most common cause of death amongst young men in Ireland today, but one that is very difficult to report on. Editors and journalists worry about whether the events should be reported and then how it should be reported. Headline is a web site, which has been set up to give guidelines […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Family, Health, Hospice
Some 30,000 people die each year in Ireland. While the vast majority of people want to die at home, two-thirds die in hospitals of one sort of another and 40% die in acute hospitals. The Irish Hospice Foundation has undertaken a hugely important project to introduce Hospice Principles into Hospital Practice. Fr. Brian Nolan, a […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Community, Education
Government Education Policy is one of the key issues in the election campaign. Investment in education is widely regarded as having played a key role in laying the foundations for Ireland’s economic success over the past decade, yet many young people are still leaving school early with either poor or no qualifications – and are […]
Posted on 16. May, 2007 in Community, Different abilities, Relationships
A mother of 11 children, Mamo McDonald is well known in Ireland and beyond for her leadership of the Irish Country Women’s Association in the 1980s. She has been involved with Age & Opportunity since it was first set up in 1987 and is currently involved in the Bealtaine project, where the arts are celebrated. […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Music
This week, especially for the month of May, our music piece is Hail Queen of Heaven. It is taken form a CD entitled In Praise of Mary: Marian Hymns and Chant by the Cistercian Nuns of St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn. All the hymns and chants in this collection of recordings are taken from their daily […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Religious teaching, Schools
Surveys showing lack of Religious knowledge among young people, stories about the criticism of the current programme for R.E. in our schools all add up to a growing concern as to what exactly is being taught in our schools in Religion class. Cora O’Farrell is a teacher, a parent and is also involved in her […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Music, Retreats
The Nuns in St. Mary’s Abbey in Glencairn, Co. Waterford are Ireland’s only Cistercian nuns -an enclosed order. This year they are celebrating 75 years in Glencairn where they constantly receive visitors, some for retreat, some day trippers, to experience time-out, peace, and rediscover their spirituality. To mark their 75 years the nuns are planning […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Education, Family, Schools
The sunny weather is a sure sign that exam time is upon us – Junior Cert and Leaving Cert students all over the country are almost at the starting line! But what about the families, the parents trying to give the best possible support – without appearing to nag! Paddy Lavery told Miriam Gormally how […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Church Teachings, Festivals, Irish - knock, Lough Derg, Croagh Patrick
Devotion to St. Therese was reinforced in Ireland with the outstanding success of the visit of her relics in 2001. 2007 marks the 80th anniversary of the proclamation by Pope Pius X1 of St. Therese as co-patroness of all missions and missionaries. Together with the Carmelite Sisters in Lisieux and the St. Therese Shrine there, […]
Posted on 02. May, 2007 in Education, Religious teaching, Schools, Vocation
May 5th is the feast of Blessed Edmund Rice, who founded the Christian Brothers in 1802 and was beatified by Pope John Paul 11 in 1996. Christian Brother Schools were established in every diocese in the country and are still providing excellent education opportunities. Because of declining numbers the Brothers have had to re organise […]