Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Spring 2026 General Meeting in Columba Centre of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, and the Vice-President is Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin.  During their meeting, bishops’ concelebrated Mass in Saint Mary’s Oratory, with...

  His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Francis Duffy, to minister simultaneously as Archbishop of Tuam and as Bishop of Killala.  The two Dioceses concerned, united in persona episcopi, will be pastorally administered by one Bishop.  In a statement, Bishop Martin Hayes offered his congratulations to Archbishop Duffy on his new appointment: I wish to congratulate Archbishop...

  Easter is the heart of our faith — a time of great joy and renewal for our parish communities. As we enter into Lent, we begin a journey of spiritual preparation. But we also prepare our parishes and our liturgies to celebrate the great feast of the Resurrection well.    On Saturday, 7th March, a...

Details of the 2026 Pioneer Lenten Challenge may be accessed from the following link: www.kilmorediocese.ie/pioneer-lenten-challenge-2026/?swcfpc=1  

As we prepare for Lent, Bishop Martin Hayes invites the people of the Diocese of Kilmore to take part in Baptised & Sent, a faith resource offered through the Irish Synodal Pathway.   Baptised & Sent encourages all baptised people to reflect on the meaning of their Baptism and to consider how they are called to live and share their faith...

  Our 9th Annual Safeguarding Sunday will take place throughout the diocese on the weekend of the 14th/15th February 2026. We hope to create a greater awareness of safeguarding in our parishes and diocese and to acknowledge the great contribution of the faithful in ensuring that our diocesan safeguarding policies are implemented. The recently-published Diocesan...

Members of the Kilmore Care of Creation Group, John Paul II Award participants and local community groups from across County Cavan met on the grounds of The Conaty Centre in Cavan on Saturday 7 February 2026 to complete Phase 3 of the CCLD LEADER funded ‘Tiny Forest’ initiative. The community volunteers planted one hundred native...

Most Rev. Martin Hayes, Bishop of Kilmore, announces confirmation of the following diocesan appointments, effective from Monday 2nd March 2026: Very Rev. Fr Thomas McManus retired PP Drumkeeran to be Priest in Residence in Arva, Killeshandra Parish. Very Rev. Fr. Martin Gilcreest P.P. Laragh also to be Administrator of Lavey Parish. Very Rev. Fr. Peter Okpetu...

Leitrim County Council is proud to highlight the success of the Return to Nature project, a landmark 2025 initiative that brought local parishes and communities together to restore and enhance biodiversity across church grounds throughout County Leitrim. Funded by the National Parks and Wildlife Service Local Biodiversity Action Fund and Leitrim County Council, and supported by the...