MU Songs of Praise; MU Day Out at the Zoo; Bell–Ringers All–Ireland Success; Clogher dedication service; President Higgins launches ‘Being Young and Irish’; Minister unveils €4m Dublin heritage trail plan; €10m for Dublin victims of clerical sex abuse; Split on how to tackle sectarianism; Rape case sparks call for teacher protection
MU Songs of Praise
A ‘Songs of Praise’ Service will take place on Sunday May 27 in All Saints’ Church, Raheny, at 3.30 pm to celebrate 125 years of Mothers’ Union in Ireland. Raheny was the first Mothers’ Union branch to be formed in Ireland.
MU Day Out at the Zoo
As part of the Mothers’ Union’s 125th anniversary celebrations in Dublin & Glendalough, they are organising a Day Out at Dublin Zoo. The event takes place on Saturday June 9 from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. The cost is €13 per adult and €8.50 per child with children under three going for free. Family rates are also available. The cost will include an animal encounter (limited to 50 people), fun trails and goody bags to take home.
To book contact Olive Good on 01–8129398 or 087–2451310 by May 30.
Bell–Ringers All–Ireland Success
Christ Church Cathedral’s bell–ringing team is enjoying all–Ireland success. The team was victorious in all–Ireland competition which took place in Taney Church, Dundrum, last weekend. They won the Murphy Cup with their performance of ‘Grandsire Triples’ which was acclaimed by the judging panel as “a delight”.
“This was music to our ears,” commented team member, Leslie Taylor. “Many recruits are being trained here to strengthen our dedicated band of men and women ringing the bells each Sunday.”
The keenly contested competition on the bells of Christ Church, Taney, required 10 minutes of ringing, monitored for faults. The cathedral team was up against strong performances by teams from Belfast, Cork and Limerick.
Members of the winning team are : Leslie Taylor, Nigel Pelow, Tony Reale, Gary Maguire, Ian Bell, David Hogan, Vyvyenne Chamberlain and Barbara Bell.
Donagh Dedication Service
On Sunday 6th May, a service of Dedication and Thanksgiving was held at St. Salvator’s Church in Glaslough when the Right Reverend John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher, dedicated the recent extensive roof repairs. The work was completed by Lir Construction, under the guidance of the Diocesan Architect Mr Stephen Leighton who is a specialist in heritage conservation.
St. Salvator’s was originally built in 1670, rebuilt in 1763 and remodelled and enlarged circa 1880 to designs by Sir John Leslie, of Castle Leslie. Bishop John McDowell also dedicated a new Altar Frontlet, Bible markers and Pulpit Fall which had been presented to the Church by the Crawford family in memory of their daughter the late Yvonne Boyd, tocomplete the set of colours for the liturgical year. A new Mother’s Union banner was also dedicated. The Reverend Margaret Pringle led the service with special music provided by the Donagh Praise group and Choir with soloist Miss Rebecca Breakey. The organist was Mrs Ethne McCord. After the service, Sir John Leslie gave a brief historical talk on St. Salvator’s Church. Refreshments were served in the Church hall when a small gift was presented to the Reverend Robert Kingston to mark his retirement as Rural Dean and to thank him for his work in the Donagh group over the last three years.
President Higgins launches ‘Being Young and Irish’
TheJournal.ie – The seminar is the first in a new presidential series.
Minister unveils €4m Dublin heritage trail plan
Irish Times – Signs and branding will direct visitors along the trail, which passes by Trinity College Dublin, Dublin Castle, Christ Church, the Liberties and St James’s Gate before ending at Kilmainham. Tourists will also be directed to heritage and cultural
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0524/1224316609881.html
€10m for Dublin victims of clerical sex abuse
Irish Examiner – More than €10m in compensation has been paid out to victims of paedophile priests in the Dublin area, it was revealed today.
Allegations of child abuse have been made against almost 100 priests in the archdiocese over the last 70 years, with more than a third from the 1980s.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/10m-for-dublin-victims-of-clerical-sex-abuse-552802.html
Split on how to tackle sectarianism
Belfast Telegraph – Political talks aimed at tackling sectarianism in Northern Ireland have been rocked after government ministers publicly clashed on the issue.
Alliance leader David Ford, who holds the sensitive Justice portfolio, pulled his party out of negotiations claiming the DUP and Sinn Fein were merely creating the “illusion” of progress.The row has now escalated after First Minister Peter Robinson rejected the criticism, accusing the Alliance Party of failing to compromise and branding his government colleague “boycotter Ford”.
Rape case sparks call for teacher protection
Belfast Telegraph – New measures to protect the reputation of teachers facing accusations of assault have been called for after a Londonderry man was acquitted of raping a 14-year-old pupil. Organisations representing teachers in Northern Ireland have now called for an overhaul of protocols and the law to prevent innocent teachers and other childcare workers being stigmatised.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/rape-case-sparks-call-for-teacher-protection-16163208.html