Over the weekend the CPSMA (Catholic Primary Schools Management Association) held their annual conference in Dublin, which included a presentation by Minister Richard Bruton, Minister for Education and Skills to the winners of the CPSMA art competition ‘Celebrating Local Schools’: Rebecca Hynes, Vicki Zimeng Lin, Isabelle Maher, Tashuva Rafiq and Aisling Amponsah. Photo: John McElroy

St Ciaran’s College success at Knights public speaking Two teams from St Ciaran’s College in Ballygawley, Co. Tyrone travelled to compete in the Ulster Final of the Knights of Columbanus Public Speaking Competition in Newry.  Speaking on the topic of Racism and Hatred, Peadar McCaughey, Karl McGee and Eoin McElroy are now Ulster Champions. The…

Displaced Egyptian Christian families, who used to live in the north of the Sinai Peninsula sit near their belongings after arriving at a church in Ismailia. Catholic churches in Ismailia, with help from Caritas, have helped Coptic Orthodox fleeing Islamic State attacks in North Sinai. Photo: CNS

An analysis of complaints lodged with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for the last six years has revealed that broadcaster Ray D’Arcy has garnered more complaints than any other radio personality.  Released by The Sunday Times, the breakdown in figures for BAI complaints reveals that, in just three years with RTÉ Radio, D’Arcy was…

Papal nuncio, Archbishop Charles Brown (centre) flanked by students Kieran Murray and Caoimhe Nugent, along with local clergy, at a Mass to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St Ciaran’s College in Ballygawley, Co. Tyrone.

The introduction of a single procedure application for asylum seekers has failed to address the “outstanding backlogs” in the system according to the Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS). Eugene Quinn, National Director of JRS Ireland, said that while the introduction of a new International Protection Procedure, which aims to streamline the asylum process and produce more speedy…

Br Andrew Hickey (Province Leader) ready to welcome attendees to the Presentation Brothers’ 10th Alpha series in Glasthule, Co. Dublin, which runs on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm. For more information, email alpha@PresentationBrothers.org

Overseas children’s charity, Thai Children’s Trust Ireland, has unveiled its new name as part of ambitious new plans to protect more vulnerable children in Thailand. Thai Children’s Trust was established in 1982 to support the work of Irish-American Redemptorist Priest, Fr Ray Brennan. It now supports an increasingly diverse range of partners, caring for over…

This year marks the centenary of the appearance at Fatima, Portugal of Our Lady to the three children, Blessed Jacinta and Blessed Francisco Marto and their cousin Sister Lucia Santos from May 13 to October 13, 1917.  In celebration of this event, all are invited to Holy Mass in the church of Saint John the…

Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare & Leighlin and Bishop Michael Burrows, CofI Bishop of Cashel, Waterford, Lismore, Ferns, Ossory and Leighlin will lead a historic joint diocesan pilgrimage in June from Co. Carlow to Echternach, Luxembourg in honour of St Willibrord. St Willibrord was ordained in Co. Carlow in the 7th Century and is patron…