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Long wait expected to appoint new bishop in Ardagh Clonmacnoise diocese

Church leaders could take up to 12 months to appoint a new bishop to the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois. It comes after Bishop Francis Duffy was last week appointed Archbishop of Tuam. Archbishop-elect Duffy will replace Archbishop Michael Neary ...

18 Nov 2021 at 17:00

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Deaths in Longford - Saturday, December 2, 2023

Joseph (Joe) Dolan, 'Fairview House', Curry , Kenagh, Longford The death occurred, peacefully in the loving care of the nurses and staff at Laurel Lodge Nursing Home, surrounded by his family, on Friday, December 1, 2023 of Joseph (Joe) Dolan, ...

02 Dec 2023 at 14:13

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Deaths in Longford - Sunday, December 3, 2023

Dessie Hynes, Rosslare Strand, Wexford / Dublin / Longford Town, Longford The death occurred, peacefully at his residence, on Saturday, December 2, 2023 of Dessie Hynes, Rosslare Strand, Co Wexford and late of Longford Town and Baggot Street, ...

03 Dec 2023 at 20:05

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Deaths in Longford - Friday, December 1, 2023

Very Rev Fr Peter Brady, Legan, Co Longford The death occurred on Thursday, November 30, 2023 of Very Rev Fr Peter Brady, Legan and formerly of Derryharrow, Longford, former President of St Mel’s College. Predeceased by his parents Peter and ...

01 Dec 2023 at 12:04

Bishop William O’Higgins statue is unveiled in Drumlish

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Bishop William O’Higgins is unveiled in Drumlish

His father was from Mayo – coming to Longford while very young. His mother was from Colmcille parish. He got his early education from his mother, who taught him Catechism, English and Irish. But that would only be a part of his early ...

19 Sept 2020 at 11:00

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Women need not apply: On this day in 1976 a woman was denied membership to Longford Snooker Club

On this day in 1976, a female student from Longford applied to join the local Snooker Club but was denied. Carmel Breadon was studying psychology at a Dublin University at the time and played snooker regularly with her fiancé Liam ...

18 Jan 2021 at 11:56

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Bishop Francis Duffy 'expects' Pope Francis to address clerical abuse fallout in 'direct and forthright way'

...had, and continued to make real and tangible difference to communities across the world. Equally, the head of the ARDAGH AND CLONMACNOISE DIOCESE predicted that similar emphasis would be given to Church reform into the future. “He (Pope Francis) will also...

22 Aug 2018 at 10:00

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World Meeting of Families was an important event for the Longford community

As many people know, one of the largest not just religious, but spiritual, peaceful and interesting events took place this year in the form of the World Meeting of Families, which was held in Phoenix Park in Dublin. Some of the ...

22 Oct 2018 at 19:00

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Uncovering Longford's hidden gems

...St Mel's Cathedral It may have been destroyed by fire on Christmas Day 2009, but the iconic centrepiece of the ARDAGH AND CLONMACNOISE DIOCESE is without doubt one of Co Longford's most preeminent tourist attractions. It reopened five years later,...

09 Aug 2018 at 14:00

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Streete & District

CEMETERY SUNDAY: in Streete Parish is on Sunday 3rd July. Weather permitting, Mass will be celebrated outdoor at the graveyard in Streete Village thanks to the Rector and Community of Church of Ireland. Mass will be at 11.30 a....

22 Jun 2011 at 15:15

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Gortletteragh

New Year Births We send congratulations to Michael and Claire Kelly, (Byrne) on the birth of their baby son Daire on New Year’s Eve and to Pat and Eilish Finn (Mallon) on the birth of their son Owen on Friday, a New Year gift ...

10 Jan 2015 at 11:25

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50th Ardagh & Clonmacnois Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes

Pilgrimages to the Marian shrine in Lourdes, France started in 1859 following the apparition of the Immaculate Conception to Bernadette Soubirous and has since become a major place of Roman Catholic Pilgrimage with ...

12 Jun 2018 at 12:00

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