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Pews Before Pints: Forty Churches, Three Lads, and a Year of Sundays
Pews Before Pints: Forty Churches, Three Lads, and a Year of Sundays How a Sunday morning adventure turned Mass into an experience worth waking up for On RTÉ Radio 1 recently, Oliver Callan interviewed three young men, Luke Doogue, Neil and Stephen Patterson on their experience of putting “pews before pints” in their own lives. ...
Prayer with the Religious Sisters of the Kilmore Diocese – 1 February 2026
Prayer with the Religious Sisters of the Kilmore Diocese in St Clare’s Church, Cavan, on Sunday 1 February 2026 at 4:30p.m. This is an opportunity to prayerfully celebrate the presence and ongoing contribution of the Religious Sisters of the Loreto, Mercy, Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary and St Clare congregations among us. All...
Report on Care of Creation Conference – 17 January 2026
Members of the Kilmore Care of Creation Group attended the Care of Creation Conference, ‘Let Justice Flow Like Rivers’, on Saturday 17 January 2026 in the Canal Court Hotel, Newry, County Down. This event was hosted by the Irish Inter-Church Meeting, the Irish Council of Churches and the Church Leaders. Motivated by a growing concern...
Month’s Memory Mass for the late Fr Phil Brady RIP
The Month’s Memory Mass for the late Fr Phil Brady R.I.P. will be celebrated on Saturday 7 February 2026 at 11:00a.m. in Saint Mary’s Church, Bruskey. May God may bring him into the light of His presence and grant him eternal rest.
Catholic Schools Week 2026
Bishop Martin Hayes will celebrate Mass on Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 11:30a.m. in St Ninnidh’s Church, Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh to mark Catholic Schools Week in the Diocese of Kilmore. The Mass is being hosted by St Aidan’s High School in Derrylin. Catholic schools across Ireland will celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2026 from 18–24...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: 18 – 25 January 2026
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an important time for the Church to reflect on the progress being made on the ecumenical journey. The forthcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18 to 25 January 2026, marks this annual occasion for prayer, reflection and dialogue on the journey towards that unity which...
Baptised & Sent in Lent Initiative 2026
The Irish Synodal Pathway Team is pleased to share Baptised and Sent in Lent, a new set of weekly prayer and reflection resources for the Lenten season ahead. The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord reminds us that baptism is the foundation of our identity and mission as Christians. It is from our baptism that we are...
Care for Creation Conference – 17 January 2026
On 17 January next, the Irish Inter-Church Meeting, the Irish Council of Churches and the Church leaders will jointly host a conference on Care for Creation themed, Let Justice Flow Like Rivers. All are invited to join. This conference will be held in Canal Court Hotel, Newry, Co Down, from 10.00am to 3.30pm. Keynote speakers will be...
Very Reverend Philip (Phil) Brady R.I.P.
It is with deep regret that the Diocese of Kilmore announces the death of the Very Reverend Philip (Phil) Brady which occurred peacefully on Tuesday 6 January 2026, the Feast of the Epiphany. Born on 8 January 1943, son of Patrick and Roseanne Brady of Legwee Bridge, Bruskey, Co. Cavan, in the parish of Ballintemple,...
