Tag: Fr Paddy Byrne

The cycle of liturgical seasons continues and now we find ourselves a over half way through Lent this year, days of reflection and remaking,...

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a...

We can choose our friends but not our family. Truth is most families can be akin to the "Simpsons rather than the Waltons". Family is...

Lent brings with it a time of cutting back, which includes fasting and alms-giving. Lent in the Northern Hemisphere coincides with the Season of...

Popular local curate Fr Paddy Byrne will put his multi-tasking skills on display in Laois Shopping Centre on St Valentine’s Day when he will...

If you have not yet done so find time in the next few days to look for the signs of spring in a garden...

Catholic musician Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer-songwriter of famed Irish band, The Cranberries, died unexpectedly at the age of 46, while in London for a...

At the start of a new year, the Pope dedicated his speech to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which will celebrate the 70th...

About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was the governor...

Another Homeless man living in a tent died in Ranelagh, this week. Citizens deprived of shelter and heat grow daily. On these desperately cold winter...

My recent book "All Will Be Well" is a personal reflection about my own life told through the lens of faith and hopefulness. I'm delighted...

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going...

A recent public meeting regarding maintaining essential and lifesaving services, in Portlaiose General Hospital, was extremely well attended. There was universal consensus, that Portlaoise Midlands...

In a growing secular world it seems much more Cool to do mindfulness as opposed to pray. Last week the minister of education announced huge...

In truth, all our families are much more like the Simpsons than the Waltons!!!!!! Recently Kildare and Leighlin Diocese, launched our initiatives for next year's...

This coming week is a historic one here in Portlaoise Parish. Children will begin to experience the fantastic new school campus in Aghnaharna, where...

Charlie Gard died after his life-support was withdrawn soon after he was moved to a hospice, denying his parents their "final wish" for him to spend...

As ever on a Saturday we remember all of the week’s top stories with this handy guide. NEWS Sadness at the death of well-known Portlaoise...

On Sunday July 16th, Kildare and Leighlin Diocese, will partake in it’s first Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Members from all 56 parishes, will come...

An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God's wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest...

2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the Hopkins Summer school, taking place in Newbridge College, from July 21-27. This is an occasion for many...

Mother Teresa was born, 1910, in Skopje, capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Little is known about her early life, but at a young...

Last week, Donald Trump met Pope Francis, at the Vatican, on the third leg of his first overseas trip as US president, one year...

Sometimes people you have never met face to face have an influence in your life that is hard to measure. It might be a family...

The date for the beatification ceremony of Blessed John Sullivan elect has been confirmed for Saturday May 13 in Gardiner Street Church at 11am. This...

As a butterfly soared overhead, one caterpillar said to the other, "You'll never get me up in one of those things." Yet for every caterpillar...

A former member of Celtic Women will be in Portlaoise next month for a special concert in aid of Portlaoise Action to Homelessness. Orla Fallon...

Sometimes life can seem challenging and we usually get the well-known feeling of "the grass on the other side is always greener"! We all feel...

A new website wouldn’t be complete without a ‘Top 25’ list. Well here it is. We’ve picked out the 25 Laois people you simply have...

Ash Wednesday - which is this Wednesday, March 1, marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, Lent brings with it a time of cutting back,...