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.

July Messenger: Trusting with faith

July 3, 2026 - July Messenger: Seeking balance, rest, restoration and prayer during the summer months

Emergency earthquake appeal for Venezuela

July 2, 2026 - The Irish Jesuits International (IJI) has launched an emergency appeal following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June

‘Make your path as you walk’

July 2, 2026 - An accident ended Brendan McManus SJ’s plan to walk the entire Camino; through discernment and 'let go let God' he discovered a better plan.

A thriving northern ministry

July 2, 2026 - The AGM of the Dialogue for Diversity programme heard updates on prisoner accompaniment, environmental projects, and the Spiritual Exercises for prisoners.