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Emily O’Reilly launches Studies
July 5, 2013
The newly-appointed and first-ever woman European ombudsman Emily O'Reilly will launch the Jesuit quarterly Studies, in Buswell's hotel on Tuesday 9 July at 10.30am. The summer edition features her keynote...
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President honours Peter McVerry
July 5, 2013
"I dont keep anything, I don't have anything. I don't need anything. Two plastic bags cover everything. That's it." So said Peter McVerry SJ in one of many interviews following...
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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...
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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 .
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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...
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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...
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Fergie’s Jesuit connection
May 24, 2013
Joe Dargan SJ, former Irish Jesuit Provincial, met Sir Alex Ferguson ten years ago and they've been good friends ever since. Joe has many insights into the recently retired Manchester...
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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)...
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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...
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