Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 in Economy, Politics, Poverty
This year in the budget, refugees in Ireland received no increase in their allowance of €19.10. Every budget the Irish Refugee Council argues that €19.10 is an impossible amount for anyone in Ireland to live on and this year several workers, refugees and friends ran the Dublin marathon to highlight this injustice. Miriam Gormally met […]
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 in Church Teachings, Education, Religious teaching, Schools
Part of the Mission statement of Our Lady’s School of Evangelisation in Knock says that “… (it) exists to provide intellectual and spiritual formation in the Catholic Faith and human studies, training in evangelisation and character formation through community living.” Co-Founder Evelyn Healy told Eileen Good how it all started.
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 in Addiction, Church Teachings, Drugs
The Irish Bishops’ Drugs Initiative (IBDI) recently held its first national conference in Maynooth. The theme of the Conference was– ‘Alcohol, Drugs – Parishes Respond.’ In welcoming the delegates Bishop Eamonn Walsh said “…our initiative combines the spiritual with the practical so that our responses will address the whole person: body, mind and spirit.” Bishop […]
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 in Church Teachings, Death, Family, Saints
The month of November is traditionally the time when we remember and pray for those who have died. The month begins with the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls which remind us immediately about those loved ones who have passed away. Eileen Good asked Vincentian priest Fr. Michael McCullagh why we celebrate these feastdays.
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 in Church Teachings, Economy
The fallout from the Budget continues, with on-going headlines about the dissatisfaction in relation to the medical card for over 70’s and the cut-backs in Education. Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough, John Neill spoke recently about his reaction to these cutbacks and also about how we as Christians should respond. He spoke […]
Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 in Music
The Miami Showband is back and its story continues with the ‘Joy to the World’ concert tour in support of the charity ‘Children in Crossfire’. This charity was founded in 1972 by Richard Moore. Richard was blinded by a rubber bullet at the age of 10 during the troubles in the North. He has turned […]
Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 in Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Community, Family
Norma Macmaster is now a Church of Ireland priest in Skerries, Co. Dublin but she grew up in the 50s in Balieborough, Co. Cavan. It was an Ireland familiar to many at that time – secure family environment, feeling safe, content and leaving all worries to the adults. But her life was somewhat different – […]
Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 in Economy, Faith and Justice, Family
As we all struggle to come to terms with the Budget fall-out and its implications, how can families cope with increased financial demands at a time when social and religious changes have already put them under great pressure? Fr. Harry Bohan is founder of The Ceifin Centre in Co. Clare and Eileen Good phoned him […]
Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Crime, Young people
The Miami Showband Massacre occurred on July 31st 1985. The band were stopped at a checkpoint and asked to get out of their van. UVF members then attempted to covertly plant a bomb in the band’s van. It was set to explode later, kill the band members and frame them as bomb smugglers. However the […]
Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Education
With people still reeling from the increase in taxes in the budget and the worry about the future of Ireland’s economy, many people wonder whether we are heading for another situation like the 80’s. And as more people are becoming unemployed, there is a greater need for services to help people get back to work […]