One of the first goals of the Revd Anne Skuse when she was appointed part–time chaplain at Bandon Grammar School, Co Cork, was to persuade the Board of Management to set aside space in the school’s Richmond House for use as a chapel.
On Sunday, 5 October the parishioners of Bandon and the Bishop of Cork were joined by friends from around the Diocese, to celebrate 400 years of worship on the present Church of Ireland church site at Ballymodan in the town.
Family and friends of Seamus Heaney gathered in Nun’s Cross Church, Killiskey, last night, Sunday 13 October, for the dedication of a plaque in memory of the celebrated poet.
On Friday October 17, The Very Revd Dermot Dunne, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, will be leaving the comfort of his own home for one night to sleep rough in the Iveagh Gardens and ‘Shine a Light’ on homelessness in Ireland.
Last week over 70 people attended an event in Enniskillen, organised by Co. Fermanagh Grand Orange Lodge as well as Churches in Fermanagh.
In a joint statement, church leaders in the North–West say: ‘Malicious fire damage to two Orange Halls and a Presbyterian Church in Co Donegal within a two–week period is a very unfortunate and regrettable development.’
Canon Paul Willoughby was installed as Prebendary of Tymothan – Representative Canon from Cork, Cloyne and Ross – in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin recently.
The Bishop of Meath and Kildare, Bishop Pat Storey, has instituted the Revd Isaac Delamere as Rector for the Tullamore Union of Parishes.
The Revd Ruth O’Kelly was ordained as a Deacon–Intern in All Saints Church, Mullingar recently.
Hope and optimism marked the atmosphere of the Diocesan Synod for the Dioceses of Meath and Kildare on Saturday 27 September.