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Brother George Fallon RIP
September 2, 2025
Brother George Fallon, aged ninety-three, died peacefully at noon on Monday 1 September 2025 in Cherryfield Lodge.
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Fr Paul Brassil SJ RIP: “Always sharing love”
June 12, 2025
Jesuits, family and friends, joined together as they bade a final farewell to the "Wonderful disciple of Jesus" Fr Paul Brassil
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Fr. Kevin Casey SJ RIP – “Always full of hope”
March 11, 2025
Jesuits, family and friends, joined together as they bade a final farewell to the "always cheerful" Fr Kevin Casey SJ
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Paul Farquharson RIP
May 1, 2024
Paul Farquarson SJ's funeral Mass will take place on Friday 3 May at 11 am in St Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street. May he rest in peace.
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Gardening with Peter
January 16, 2024
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: A tribute to the late Peter Hannan SJ, wonderful gardener and spiritual teacher, who showed three ways toward love, intimacy and happiness.
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Peter Hannan SJ: ‘Gentle, courteous, gracious’
December 19, 2023
Fr. Peter Hannan SJ died peacefully in the Blackrock Clinic on 7 December 2023, in the company of family members and friends.
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James Smyth SJ RIP: Friend of the poor
September 6, 2023
Fr Jim Smyth SJ, died on 31 August. Aged 95 he had a remarkable life long involvement with those on the margins of inner city Dublin
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Mike Drennan SJ: His legacy lives on
April 26, 2023
Fr Mike Drennan SJ died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at Cherryfield Lodge nursing home, Dublin on 19 April 2023.
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Death of a great Jesuit and historian
September 12, 2022
Highly renowned church historian John W O’Malley SJ died in Baltimore, USA, on 11 September, aged 95.
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Michael Bingham SJ – ‘a heart of gold’
January 24, 2022
The British Jesuit, who worked for reconciliation in Northern Ireland for over twenty years, died peacefully on 12 January aged 81.
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‘Practical Christianity’
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‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
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