Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 in Christmas, Death, Family, Seasons of the Church Year
James Kilbane has just released a new CD The Christmas Collection which is a heart warming mix of fourteen all time Christmas favourites with a country twist. The album represents James’ musical offering as his contribution to the celebration of Christmas. It is dedicated to his late father, who passed away earlier this year. James […]
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 01. Oct, 2008 in Crime, Death, Music
July 1975 saw one of the worse atrocities of the Northern Troubles when the Miami Showband was ambushed when returning home from a playing in the Castle Ballroom in Banbridge, Co. Down. Three of the band were killed and now one of the survivors, top bass player Stephan Travers, has written an account of that […]
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 in Death, Grief, Relationships, Uncategorized
Founder of Kairos Communications in Maynooth, Fr. Michael Melvin SVD died just last week. Kairos Productions has for many years collaborated with RTE in the production of Religious Programmes, and with TG4 in the producing many fine documentaries. His friend and co-worker, former editor of Religious Programmes in RTE Fr. Dermod McCarthy, gave Eileen Good […]
Posted on 30. Apr, 2008 in Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Health, Hospice
Every day, all over the country, people await the result of hospital tests. It’s an anxious time, for the person themselves and their family. For many the results are fine, but for others, sadly, they are not – and they trigger a range of emotions trying to take bad news on board. Eileen Good spoke […]
Posted on 02. Apr, 2008 in Death, Grief
Watching a parent die can raise many questions. Helen Gallivan saw her own Mother go through a long and painful death, one which she calls an “unrelieved darkness.” Watching her Mother loose hope, Helen struggled with her own faith. She tells the story to Eileen Good, a story, which ultimately bore fruit to her book, […]
Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Death, Faith and Justice, Hospice
Death is an inevitable and normal part of life and work. It is a painful reality which all of us have to face at some point in our lives, though as Woody Allen highlights – most of us would prefer not to have to deal with it. Death is challenging, especially at work where it […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Death, Family, Music
Rónán Johnston recently lost his mother due to the MRSA virus. This shook up his life, his faith and brought great sorrow. Through dealing with the grief, he produced an album, “Songs of Consolation” for himself and for others in a similar situation. And “Songs of Consolation” is particularly important at this time of the […]
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Death, Family, Health, Poverty
While much of the country is enjoying prosperity, Travellers are still living in what some describe as developing world conditions. ‘Traveller’s Last Rights’, a report compiled my Fr. Stephen Monaghan and Jacinta Brack of the Citizen Traveller project, highlights some stark statistics. One of the most shocking findings was that of all reported Traveller deaths […]
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 […]