Posted on 31. Oct, 2007 in Charity, Church Teachings, Poverty
St Ann’s is a church at the heart of Dublin city with the city at its heart and this year it is celebrating 300 years of ministry over the years 1707 -2007. The church itself is located beside the Lord Mayors Mansion House on Dawson Street in Dublin City Centre. Eileen Good met up with […]
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Poverty, Religious teaching, Schools
The Brigidine Sisters are this year celebrating their bicentenary, and as Sr. Mary Murphy, chaplain at Tullow Community School in Co. Carlow explained to Eileen Good, they initiated a very special project for pupils in some of their schools.
Posted on 17. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
How many of us have ever made a pilgrimage to the place where Christianity all started? Eoin Murray, from Trócaire, who works continuously with Palestinians, said that many Christians would be shocked to see the current state of Bethlehem. And even more shocked to see the conditions that people live in. Eoin works with a […]
Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
The Presentation Volunteer Programme offers young adults the opportunity to work in St. Lucia in the West Indies or in Ghana for 1 or 2 years. However some young people while still in school, take time out during their Summer holidays to go abroad and experience the work of the Brothers in these locations. Eileen […]
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 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, Festivals, Music, Poverty
Oxjam is Ireland’s First music festival organised by Oxfam taking place this October in Ireland. Anyone can get involved and the money goes to a good cause. Miriam Gormally met Rebecca Emery, Oxfam’s Campaigns Co-ordinator and Ger Murphy, a musician and volunteer. She first asked Rebecca to explain what exactly is going to happen in […]
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 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 27. Jun, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Internationally acclaimed singer/composer Liam Lawton recently fulfilled a long held desire to visit various projects in East Africa. Like many people he had heard and read about the work of Irish Missionaries in the region and he told Eileen Good about his initial reaction on seeing it all at first hand.