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Earth Matters – March 2025
At last, the longer days and brighter evenings of March are with us. We can get outside more and dust off the cobwebs that have kept us grounded for the past few months. There’s nothing better to entice us to enjoy the outdoors more than the welcoming chorus of birdsong from the many varied species...

Sharing Good News EZine – Issue 201 – 21 March 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=134

Sacred Heart Church, Arva – Fundraising Concert
The Virginia Gospel Choir will perform at a concert in the Sacred Heart Church in Arva on Saturday 12 April 2025 at 8:00p.m. sharp as a fundraiser for the conservation and restoration of the church. The concert will also feature special guests The Dreamers and Fr Jordan MacGabhann on the Uileann Pipes and Flute. Doors...

Sharing Good News EZine – Issue 200 – 13 March 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=133

Statement of the Spring 2025 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Statement of the Spring 2025 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference: Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Spring 2025 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...

Earth Matters Newsletter – March 2025
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant” Robert Louis Stevenson This is the season for renewal, rebirth and regeneration. With our flora and fauna coming to life all around us we are reminded that winter is over and spring is at hand. Snowdrops, crocuses and ...

Sharing Good News EZine – Issue 199 – 6 March 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=132

Job Vacancy – Diocesan Property Administrator
The Diocese of Kilmore is recruiting for the position of Diocesan Property Administrator. 6-month initial contract working 8 hours per week (flexible) initially (with possibility of increase in hours). This post will be based in the diocesan office in Cavan town and will require some travel. The position will require an understanding of diocesan property,...

Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Abuse 2025
The Church’s Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Abuse takes place on, 7 March, the first Friday of Lent. The Day of Prayer is an initiative of Pope Francis and was first marked in Irish dioceses in 2017. Bishop Martin Hayes will celebrate Mass at 10.00am in the Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim,...

Sharing Good News Ezine – Issue 198 – 26 February 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=131