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.
Inner city faith communities foster integration
October 30, 2025
New research by the JCFJ and ACET finds over fifty faith communities in north inner city Dublin are trusted first ports of call for new residents.
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Student leadership conference
October 29, 2025
Clongowes College past pupil, Jack Kavanagh, who is quadriplegic, gave memorable talk to students from Irish Jesuit schools.
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Marking 50 years of faith and justice
October 15, 2025
Jesuits and colleagues met in Manresa to celebrate 50 years of 'a faith that does justice', reflecting on the past to learn for the future.
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‘A Divine Calling’
October 15, 2025
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ spoke at the launch of 'A Divine Calling: One Woman's Lifelong Battle for Equality in the Catholic Church' by Soline Humbert.
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Crescent students huge fundraiser
October 8, 2025
Students from Crescent College Limerick students over €36,000 for a charity that provides specialist services for children with disabilities.
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IJI celebratory booklet launched
September 29, 2025
A booklet of talks from the IJI's 80th anniversary conference, with a foreword by President Michael D.Higgins, is now available.
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A memorable encounter
September 29, 2025
The visit to the Irish Province by former pupils of Wah Yan College in Hong Kong was "a unique, consoling and lifegiving encounter for all concerned."
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Marking the ‘Season of creation’
September 26, 2025
As the 'Season of Creation' draws to a close we offer a selection of articles and interviews exploring the theme of 'caring for our common home.'
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‘The democrat of holiness’
September 26, 2025
Listen to an interview from our RNN Podcast Archives to mark the feast day of the much-loved Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Wednesday 1 October.
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Explaining the UAP’s
September 9, 2025
Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, has announced his four priorities (universal apostolic preferences) which will guide Jesuits and colleagues globally,
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Going with gratitude and blessing
August 21, 2026 - Friends and colleagues of the JCFJ gathered to bid Kevin Hargaden a fond goodbye. He marked the occasion with a final lecture.
Remembering a unique Jesuit/Protestant school
August 18, 2026 - Irish Jesuits visited Drogheda this summer to mark a significant event in the town's history involving St Oliver Plunkett and their Order.
The landscape that influenced C.S. Lewis
August 11, 2026 - In his August Messenger article, Kevin Hargaden explores the Irish landscape that moulded C. S. Lewis's soul and his writing.
Jesuit’s ‘brother’ wins prestigious award
August 11, 2026 - Jimmy Fullam, the former Irish Defence Forces member who wrote 'Brothers in Arms' with Brendan McManus SJ, has been nominated for a Blue Light Award.
Latest Podcasts
Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026
‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
June 2, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 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