Notices

Bishop Fintan Monahan welcomes the appointment of Father Ger Nash as Bishop of Ferns

I warmly congratulate Father Ger Nash on his appointment as Bishop of Ferns.

I have known him since we started in Maynooth together in September 1984 and being ordained one day apart in June 1991.

I am deeply indebted to him since my arrival here in the diocese of Killaloe five years ago.  His tremendous…


Message from Bishop Fintan

I hope you are keeping very well.
Just letting you know that the office had a call today from a senior officer in the HSE, mid-west region regarding the high rates of infection in the region. In line…

Confirmation & First Holy Communion

Government Guidelines: It is advised that other religious ceremonies such as First Holy Communions and Confirmations should not take place in May and June. Further advice will follow on resumption of these ceremonies when it is safe to do so.


Confirmation Candidates

Dear Confirmation Candidates and your parents.
I hope you are all keeping very well and safe. You will remember when Bishop Fintan wrote to you all on May 4th that he mentioned a Prayer service of Preparation for Confirmation and for the coming of the Holy…

As we move to reopen our churches again.

On this Monday May 10th we will reopen our churches for the celebration of the Mass and Sacraments with the People of God present and actively participating. For many, being able to return to church to worship as a community is truly a blessing. However, we will need to have regard to health and safety…


Easing of Restrictions from May 10th

Arising from yesterday’s announcement regarding the easing of restrictions on religious services from May 10th I have received clarification this evening from the Office of An Taoiseach on a number of issues as follows:

Pods of 50

Where the size of the premises/Place of Worship allows for a capacity of greater than 50 this may…


Returning to Church

Following on from the government announcement yesterday regarding the easing of restrictions where by parishioners can return to mass from May 10th and 50 people are permitted to attend a wedding ceremony or a funeral, Bishop Fintan has circulated the following with regards the sacraments….

Our Lady of the Rosary Church – 50 years of divine worship.

This Sunday mark the 50th anniversary of the official opening of our church here in Newmarket on Fergus. On Sunday 2nd May 1971 Bishop Michael Harty blessed and dedicated the new church to the most Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary.  It was built at a cost of £120,000 and was the first church in…


First Holy Communion and Confirmation Update

Pending advice from NEPHED we hope in the near future it will be deemed safe and appropriate to have congregations present with the suitable guidelines.

However, we have not yet received a date for reopening.

Some dioceses have asked schools not to organise anything before the end of June.  The logic behind this is twofold…


Vocations Sunday

This Sunday is Vocations Sunday – a day of Prayer for Vocations. The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publicly fulfill the Lord’s instruction to, “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into his harvest” (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). Whilst the church recognises that everyone receives a vocation from…