Pat Coyle
Pat Coyle is Director of Communications for the Irish Jesuits. Her academic background was mainly in philosophy, and a great part of her professional background was as a journalist, producer and presenter with RTE, BBC and UTV. She is a mother of two.
What to expect from a Jesuit school
November 20, 2019
Competence, conscience and compassion, three characteristics of a Jesuit education as outlined by Donal Neary SJ speaking to parents in Clongowes College
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Scientist alumna honoured at Crescent
November 20, 2019
Dr Caitriona Jackman was presented with the '2019 Roll of Honour' award at the Crescent College Past Pupils Union Dinner for her contribution to astronomy and astrophysics
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‘Above all I believe in people’
November 20, 2019
Jesuits at home and abroad along with friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to the late Winnie Ryan of Irish Jesuit Missions
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A Jesuit’s take on Brexit
November 6, 2019
David Stewart SJ shares some important insights into what is happening in Britain and the future of the UK on foot of the Brexit fallout
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Students becoming agents for change
October 14, 2019
Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications gave three workshops at the Companions in Action Conference organised by British Jesuit Missions
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Spirituality studies conference in Rome
October 10, 2019
Societies of spirituality studies met recently in Rome for a conference on evolving methodologies in the discipline
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Newman’s liberal education: useful or useless?
October 10, 2019
Professor Ian Ker elucidates John Henry Newman's idea of a university at event to mark impending canonisation
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Climbing mountains
October 9, 2019
Jesuits from around Ireland and some from Britain gathered together in Milltown Park for a day of input and reflection
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Discerning for a collaborative future
October 7, 2019
Irish Jesuit Terry Howard SJ and Sr Moira Mc Dowall, and Mary O'Connor were in Italy recently engaging in communal discernment about their work
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Making space within the asylum system
October 4, 2019
The Jesuit Refugee Service warns that recent improvements to Ireland’s under-pressure direct-provision system could be reversed
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The Pope and the President
April 20, 2026 - Fr. Donal Godfrey SJ, reflects on the recent remarks of Pope Leo XIV and the response to them from Donald Trump and his administration.
‘A privilege to be part of it’
April 15, 2026 - The celebratory event to mark the historic Silver Jubilee of postgraduate studies in Applied Spirituality was a special day for all involved.
An attitude of gratitude
April 14, 2026 - Gratitude: The solution to worry, Kierkegaard claimed, was to make a leap of faith and put our trust in God’s enduring love.
April Messenger: Hope, renewal and growth
April 13, 2026 - In these uncertain times, the April Messenger offers rest and reflection, with themes of hope, renewal, gratitude and transformation in everyday life.
Latest Podcasts
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 2026
Latest Books
‘Dreaming A New Dream’
March 19, 2025
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023