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MacGréil pulls no punches

June 18, 2013

Michael MacGréil SJ was characteristically pulling no punches when he called for an immediate end to adventure races on Croagh Patrick to protect it from further erosion. He was speaking...

Huge rise in numbers sleeping rough

June 18, 2013

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has called for a dramatic increase in the supply of affordable, secure, and appropriate accommodation.The centre was responding to a report of 28May...

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Humanity’s divine dignity

June 18, 2013

'Dignitatis Humanae' was the topic chosen by Professor Ladislas Orsy SJ in his talk marking the second Michael Hurley SJ Memorial Lecture .

Jesuit PeopleTalk project launched

June 18, 2013

PeopleTalk is an initiative of the Jesuits in Ireland to rebuild trust in public life and Galway County Council has invited PeopleTalk to set up its first Citizen-Jury in the...

Hard head, soft heart

May 24, 2013

"I get very annoyed when people say 'oh, what a gentle man, so shy, drinks orange juice'. He's as tough as old boots when he's commited to his policies." Just...

Sisters in a storm

May 24, 2013

13 May: When Sister Florence Deacon invited us to look around the packed hall of Milltown Park, what we saw was the Vatican Two generation, predominantly (perhaps 20 to 1)...

Whose school is it anyway?

May 24, 2013

The current debate in Ireland about Church patronage of schools is often unsatisfactory and inadequate at best, and narrow-minded and ill-informed at worst. But a new book by educationalist David...

Speak up, parents!

May 10, 2013

The Changing Face of Catholic Education in Ireland was the title of a talk given by Educationalist David Tuohy SJ to the Jesuit Identity Group in Galway on Wednesday 17...

Three Jesuit colleagues recently visited the Eastern Africa Jesuit Province to explore opportunities to grow links between schools and the Magis Young Adult Ministry here and in Africa. They travelled...

Moving into the new Coláiste

May 10, 2013

The contractors kept to their timetable: they said the new Coláiste Iognaid would be ready for use on the morning after the May bank holiday; and so it was. The...