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'Most pubs open on Good Friday anyway,' says Minister Noonan

MINISTER for Finance Michael Noonan has said he is not too concerned over the €6 million lost in excise duties to the Exchequer due to the ban of alcohol sales on Good Friday as "an awful lot of pubs are open anyway, serving behind closed doors". ...

06 Mar 2017 at 07:00

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Cardinal says on Limerick visit that 'Church must show mercy to complex families'

THE CHURCH must show mercy in the context of more complex family arrangements in Ireland today, Pope Francis’ lead cardinal has said in Limerick. Speaking at a conference in Mary Immaculate College, Christoph Schönborn said the Church must ...

17 Jul 2017 at 06:00

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Limerick now in a stronger place in tackling abuse: Bishop Leahy

THE IMPORTANCE of safeguarding the young and vulnerable cannot be underestimated and the Limerick Diocese cannot relax in the belief that the worst is behind it when it comes to abuse, the Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has warned. ...

19 Jan 2018 at 18:00

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Bishop of Limerick sees new role for women in Church's hierarchy

BISHOP of Limerick, Brendan Leahy, has acknowledged that the Catholic Church must find a way for women to play a role at an executive level in the organisation’s hierarchy. The Church leader was speaking at a press briefing to ...

05 Apr 2016 at 17:00

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Election of Bishops is 'deeply flawed', priest tells Limerick Synod

A RECTOR of one the longest-standing religious orders in Limerick has criticised the manner in which bishops are elected. Fr Seamus Enright, rector of the Remptorists at Mount St Alphonsus, was speaking on the third day of ...

11 Apr 2016 at 17:00

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No ordination to take place in Limerick Diocese this summer

MANY readers will recall when small parishes had a couple of priests but now the Limerick diocese has only three seminarians in training. There will be no ordination this summer. Currently there are 10 parishes without a ...

10 Jul 2017 at 07:00

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Limerick bishop’s new Team Ministry plan welcomed but is ‘kicking can down road’

CHANGE isn’t easy but it is necessary, said Bishop Brendan Leahy, who has announced a “Team Ministry approach” for the Limerick Diocese. It is to deal with the drop in the number of priests and need for greater lay ...

09 Dec 2018 at 13:00

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Limerick diocese investigating 'complaint' against priest

A PRIEST based in west Limerick has been suspended from duty as a result of what is understood to be an allegation of sexual impropriety. A letter was read out to mass-goers in the parish last weekend explaining ...

19 Aug 2016 at 17:47

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Bishop of Limerick believes in future of Church but warns some practises will go

THE BISHOP of Limerick believes that despite the “darkness that has engulfed the Catholic church in recent years” including the “horrible revelations” of clerical sex abuse, there is a future for the church in ...

31 Oct 2018 at 11:29

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Lay-led first day for the Church in Limerick

THIS week, history was made when lay people replaced priests on altars around the county for the first time in Limerick Diocese’s history. Lay led public prayers on Tuesday morning were led entirely by lay ...

27 Apr 2017 at 07:02

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Special night for Limerick teenagers at John Paul II Awards

A GROUP of teenagers have been recognised in a special night celebrating the John Paul II Awards in the Limerick Diocese. The commitment and goodwill of the 37 Limerick teens was recognised by the awards, ...

23 Dec 2018 at 06:03

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WATCH: Bishop of Limerick warns Covid-19 virus "won't disappear by magic"

Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has said while there is some distance to go yet in conquering Covid-19, there are aspects of the response that we must continue with even when we have overcome the virus. ...

12 Apr 2020 at 16:46

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