James Joyce

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A great Bloomsday was had by all

June 27, 2024

Gardiner St Church was the venue for a novel Bloomsday event , 'Joyce and the Jesuits', hosted by RTE's Eileen Dunne, and complied by Gerry McArdle.

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James Joyce and the Jesuit connections

June 22, 2022

St Kevin's Oratory in the Pro-Cathedral was packed on Bloomsday when the centenary of Joyce's 'Ulysses' was marked with a series of Jesuit-themed readings.

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The Macardles of Dundalk

June 12, 2018

NCI lecturer Desmond Gibney writes in 'Studies' about Jesuit Andrew Macardle, immortalised in Joyce's 'Portrait of the Artist', and his Dundalk brewing family

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The Dead of Winter

March 7, 2018

DECLAN O'KEEFFE :: Snow is much more likely to arrive during Lent and to coincide with our remembrance of His 40 days in the desert.

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.