Remembering the Past – Saint Patrick’s Cathedral begins 1916...
As Ireland prepares to mark the momentous centenaries that 2016 will bear witness to, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin is reflecting on what it means to remember and celebrate the past. On Saturday,...
View ArticleLiving Worship 2016 and Gerard Brooks Organ Class
Church Music Dublin is running its popular short course in music, liturgy and worship again this year. Living Worship 2016 takes place on three consecutive Saturdays beginning on January 16. The...
View ArticleDelegation from Dublin and Glendalough Visit Diocese of Jerusalem
Archbishop Michael Jackson is currently leading a delegation from Dublin and Glendalough on a visit to the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East. The Archbishop is travelling with the Revd Ken Rue,...
View ArticleArchbishops and Bishops of the Church of Ireland Launch Flood Relief Appeal
Extensive hardship is being experienced in many places across the island of Ireland as a result of recent floods. The Archbishops and Bishops are leading a Church of Ireland response to this crisis to...
View ArticleWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity 2016 in Dublin and Glendalough
The 2016 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from January 18 to 25 and this year’s theme, which will be used worldwide, is Salt of the Earth. The week will be marked in Dublin and...
View ArticleBlack Santa Sit Out Brings in Record Sum for Charities
The 2015 Black Santa Sit Out at St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, has yielded a record breaking sum for charity. A total of €41,400, the largest amount in the Dublin appeal’s 15 year history, was...
View ArticleEpiphany Agreement Sees Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and Jerusalem...
The Archbishop of Dublin and the Archbishop of Jerusalem have signed an accord which will see the people of the dioceses journey together as brothers and sisters in Christ on a common pilgrimage of...
View ArticleExciting Developments Unveiled for St Mary’s Home
The Trustees of St Mary’s Home in Dublin have announced exciting new developments for the long established home. At meetings with residents and their families as well as with staff members the...
View ArticleChrist Church to Hold Social Justice Film Series
In a new departure this February, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin will screen a series of films based on a social justice theme. The showings will take place in the recently refurbished music room,...
View ArticleCome&C What’s Happening in Tallaght and Clontarf
Tallaght and Clontarf will be the locations for the next two Come&C diocesan services. The occasional Songs of Praise type services will take place throughout Dublin and Glendalough this year as...
View ArticleThe Graveyard Shift Podcast – Challenging the Status Quo, One Milkshake...
By Greg Fromholz The Graveyard Shift Podcast began as a continued conversation among friends about faith and life and frustration and joy. It was the result of sharing life with one another in what...
View ArticleDonoughmore, Donard and Dunlavin Set Sail on New Journey With New Rector
Parishioners in the West Glendalough group of parishes of Donoughmore and Donard with Dunlavin have welcomed a new dawn with the arrival of their new Rector. Archbishop Michael Jackson presided at the...
View ArticleGuide to the Conversation on Human Sexuality Launched
The Church of Ireland’s Select Committee on Human Sexuality in the Context of Christian Belief has launched its Guide to the Conversation – a new resource designed to assist members of the Church in...
View ArticleIreland’s Transformations Since 1916 Are Like Rockets of Hope –...
“As we commemorate the Easter Rising of April 1916, what lessons can we learn, what progress can we celebrate, and what vision do we need to embrace for the future?” This was the question asked by the...
View ArticleInvesting in People Key Element of Leadership – Joe Schmidt Tells...
All eyes were on Irish rugby head coach, Joe Schmidt, yesterday (Wednesday January 20). There was the significant matter of the announcement of his squad for the forthcoming Six Nations campaign but...
View ArticlePioneering the Education of Women – Alexandra College Begins 150th...
A year of celebration marking the 150th anniversary of Alexandra College, Dublin, began yesterday evening (January 21) with a special service in Christ Church Cathedral. The cathedral was filled with...
View ArticleChristian Unity Ecumenical Clergy Lunch in East Glendalough
Clergy from many Christian Churches in East Glendalough met in the Bel Air Hotel in Ashford today (Friday January 22) for the ecumenical lunch which takes place each year during the Week of Prayer for...
View ArticleHidden Pages From the 1916 Rising – Seminar to Explore Little Known...
The Irish Society for Archives in conjunction with An Post will host a novel seminar Hidden Pages From the 1916 Rising, at which five archival curators will engage with the public to explore some of...
View ArticleChurch Music Dublin’s Living Worship Series Has Something for Everyone
Church Music Dublin’s Living Worship series continued at the weekend (Saturday January 23) in the Mageough with a session by Archdeacon Ricky Rountree who looked at options for the use of music at the...
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