A few words from Fr. Joe …..

by | Jul 9, 2021 | News

For fans of sport there has been such an abundance of coverage of games during the week, that you might never have left the couch! Rugby and GAA, Golf and Tennis, Cycling and Soccer, all being played at the highest level by exceptionally talented men and women. Some...

Task Force

by | Jul 2, 2021 | News

Dear Parishioners, Archbishop Farrell has recently established a Task Force called “Building Hope”. This Building Hope Task Force has been asked to assess the needs of the people of the Archdiocese as they emerge from Covid-19 and how the Archdiocese might undertake a...

A few words from Fr Joe………………

by | Jul 2, 2021 | News

During the week, at a Board of Management meeting in a local school, held outdoors, we spotted the ‘fruit and vegetable’ bed where the boys and girls had been busy tending to their plants. I couldn’t resist having a look, and then taking and eating a strawberry! Oh my...

A few words from Fr Joe………………

by | Jun 24, 2021 | News

On midsummers day, June 21st, I jumped in the car and headed down to Waterford with 3 priest friends for a few days away. It was the first proper break for all of us since last summer and the long winter coping with Covid. It was a time to rest and relax, to chat...

‘Do not be afraid; only have faith!’

by | Jun 24, 2021 | News

Central to today’s readings is God the giver of life. We are encouraged to have faith in the Lord and in the life that God brings – not just here on earth, but also in heaven. The passage from the Book of Wisdom in the First Reading, reminds us that God creates all...

A few words from Fr Joe

by | Jun 17, 2021 | News

You have probably seen, and chuckled at the advertisement on TV centred on a video call between a young man and his dad. The two live in different worlds, the dad is with his wife, an avid walker, and his animals, at home on the farm in rural Ireland, while the very...