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Month’s Memory Mass for the late Fr Bernard (Barney) Doyle R.I.P.
The Month’s Memory Mass for the late Fr Bernard (Barney) Doyle R.I.P. will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim, on Saturday 26 July 2025 at 12 noon. May Fr Barney rest in eternal peace.

Sharing Good News EZine – Issue 215 – 26 June 2025
The latest issue of the Sharing Good News weekly e-zine for parishes and dioceses from the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference may be accessed from the following link: www.catholicnews.ie/?na=view&id=148

Glenfarne Parish Biodiversity Project
Parish of Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim – On returning 30% of Church Grounds to Nature – At its Spring meeting in March 2023, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference agreed to return 30% of church grounds to nature by 2030. There pledge is in response to the biodiversity crisis that our world is experiencing, the call of...

Sharing Good News EZine – Issue 214 – 19 June 2025
The latest issue of the Sharing Good News weekly e-zine for parishes and dioceses from the Catholic Communications Office of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference may be accessed from the following link: www.catholicnews.ie/?na=view&id=147

Fr Bernard (Barney) Doyle 1933-2025 R.I.P.
Fr Bernard (Barney) Doyle R.I.P. 1933 – 2025 It is with deep regret that the Diocese of Kilmore announces the death of Fr Bernard (Barney) Doyle. Fr Barney was born on 27 October 1933, son of Francis Doyle and Mary A. Blake, Gortermone, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim. He was ordained to the priesthood in...

Death of Fr. Michael Gilsenan ss.cc R.I.P.
It is with regret that the Diocese of Kilmore has learned of the death on Friday night at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, of Fr Michael Gilsenan ss.cc, a priest attached to the community of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary at Tannagh, who served as curate in Maudabawn (Drumgoon...

“We are called to be people of life and for life” – Bishop Hayes
The second annual National Pilgrimage for Life, organised by the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, took place in the Basilica at Knock Shrine on Saturday 21 June 2025 beginning with Mass at 3.00pm, during which the Anointing of the Sick took place. The Council for Life was established by the Bishops’...

Summer Programme at Knock Shrine 2025
The Summer Programme at Knock Shrine 2025 may be viewed at the following link: www.kilmorediocese.ie/summer-programme-at-knock-shrine-2025/?swcfpc=1