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New mural to Derry's Sister Clare to be unveiled next weekend

A new mural to the Derry nun killed in an earthquake in South America almost six years ago will be officially unveiled in the city at the end of this month. Sister Clare Crockett died when a tremor with a magnitude 7.8 struck the school where she ...

21 Jan 2022 at 20:33

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Sisters of Mercy nuns say thank you to Tipperary as they depart Clogheen

Sister Elsie and Sr Aine, as representing the Mercy Congregation, Clogheen, would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to the many local groups and associations who contributed in any way to the celebration of goodwill ...

01 Feb 2022 at 09:37

World

Six nuns and two others kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says

Six nuns and two others kidnapped in Haiti last week have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday. The group was released late on Wednesday and everyone is in good condition, said Archbishop Max ...

25 Jan 2024 at 12:48

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Trócaire award recipient thanks Co. Louth public for 50 years of support

An Ethiopian nun who has continued to help people in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia in spite of the conflict that has raged there for nearly three years has been honoured by Trócaire. Sister Medhin Tesfay was in attendance at the Trócaire ...

10 Sept 2023 at 13:33

Local News

Laois County Council places old convent on derelict sites register

The Old Convent in Stradbally has been placed on the derelict site register. The move will see the owner of the building being hit with a levy equivalent to seven percent of the market value of the property every year. Fianna Fail Cllr, ...

15 Nov 2023 at 20:33

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TRAGEDY: Pensioner dies after falling from cliffs near popular beach in ireland

A PENSIONER has died following a fall from cliffs near a popular beach in Ireland. Emergency services attended the scene of an incident at Nuns Beach, Ballybunion in Co Kerry shortly after 6pm on Tuesday. Gardaí, Ballybunion Rescue, ...

09 Aug 2023 at 14:33

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World’s oldest known person dies at 118

A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, a spokesman for her nursing home said on Wednesday. Lucile Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in the town of Ales in ...

18 Jan 2023 at 09:14

South Donegal

Rossnowlagh octogenarian raises €1,000 for the world’s poorest

A Donegal octogenarian from Rossnowlagh has raised more than €1,000 for Christian Aid Ireland’s work supporting vulnerable countries around the world. Judith Hinchliff, a parishioner at St John’s Church of Ireland in Rossnowlagh, ...

10 Jun 2024 at 14:33

Irish ‘Red Nuns’ gather for funeral of Pope Francis

In a quiet recess carved out of the otherwise bustling northside of Dublin City, a group of “Red Nuns” gathered to solemnly watch the funeral of Pope Francis. The late pontiff’s funeral was broadcast around the world and into ...

26 Apr 2025 at 15:08

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