Posted on 19. Sep, 2007 in Charity, Church Teachings, Community, Poverty
St Vincent de Paul’s feast day is on the 27th of September, a day when people remember the charitable works of a man who inspired many to dedicate their life to helping others. The St Vincent de Paul society in Ireland has helped many people over the years who find themselves in difficulty. But is […]
Posted on 05. Sep, 2007 in Community, Economy, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
For many people retirement can be an opportunity to have more time to do some of the things that were not possible during the working day – things perhaps like improving the golf swing, doing more painting (art, that is!) gardening, reading – whatever you’ve felt you’ve missed out on over the years – for […]
Posted on 05. Sep, 2007 in Community, Faith and Justice
City of dreaming spires – Oxford – a wonderful place to visit and explore. Patrick Comerford here brings us through his visit there and reminds us of the famous names associated with the University city.
Posted on 05. Sep, 2007 in Community, Ecology, Environment
20 years ago on September 16th, the United Nations signed an agreement to reduce the use of products that damage the ozone layer. Since then, the depletion of the ozone layer has been slowing down. This model of global cooperation was one that Al Gore referred to in his film, “An Inconvenient Truth.” He pointed […]
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Church of Ireland, Community, Relationships
Next months sees the Inaugural International Conference of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and the Irish Institute for Chinese studies, talking place in the O’Reilly Hall in UCD. Eileen Good met the Rev. Patrick Comerford and asked him what was the current state of relations between the Church of Ireland and China.
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Charity, Community, Economy, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Michael Hanly worked in Malawi for man years with the aid agency Concern. He was there both as a teacher and was involved in nutrition projects. He now works in Ireland, still with Concern allocating funding to projects in various countries. Miriam Gormally met Michael and asked him about his work with Concern and to […]
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Charity, Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has just elected a new president – and for the first time in its 165 years the new president is a woman – Mairead Bushnell. Mairead is from Cork where she has been an active member of the V. de P. for many years, most recently as Regional […]
Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 in Community, Crime, Young people
“It’s giving me a place to be. If I was at home I’d either be in bed all day or hanging around and getting into trouble…” Just one of the comments from a young man helped by the Churchfield Community Trust in Cork, which provides a supportive environment to young men in the area at […]
Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 in Caring for Children, Community, Different abilities, Family
Everybody looks forward to having and family and hopes their child will be healthy and happy. And for most this is the case, but for some, life is more difficult. They may find themselves with a full time job looking after a baby with severe developmental problems. Often the task may be overwhelming and these […]
Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 in Community, Economy, Environment, Faith and Justice
As we head into the summer months the new Government is in recess. We heard all the election promises and now we must wait and see how many of them will be delivered. Eileen Good asked Fr. Sean Healy of CORI what he felt their priorities should be for the next five years.