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Catching up with Father Charlie

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As part of our Westport focused feature this week, we caught up with Westport Parish Priest Fr Charlie McDonnell 

‘Threshold moment’ unfolds as Athlone native installed as Bishop of Galway

RONAN FAGAN

First Bishop of Galway to be younger than the Cathedral

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It is a sign of the passage of time that we now have a bishop of Galway who is younger than the Cathedral in which he serves. At his installation Mass on Sunday afternoon, which was delayed by a quarter hour because of traffic congestion on what was an unusually busy Bank Holiday Sunday in the city, he spoke of the great honour it is to be appointed to work in the Cathedral which he said has “lived up to Bishop Browne’s dream that it would be “solid, dignified and worthy of Galway.”

The attack on Clifden, ‘something of this sort…’

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Under the heading ‘Panic in the town last night’ The Connacht Tribune told the story of the attack on Clifden on March 19 1921: ‘Following the shooting of RIC Constable Reynolds, and the wounding of Constable Sweeney (who was to die from his wounds some hours later), at Clifden last night, panic reigned in the town and nine of the principal houses were burned.

Murder and mayhem in Clifden

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Just before 6am on St Patrick's Day 1921, Monsignor McAlpine, the Catholic parish priest of Clifden, Co Galway, was woken by loud banging on his door. “For God's sake, Canon, come down - the town is ablaze.”

The Shawl of Galway Grey

The murderous and vengeful events that followed 'Bloody Sunday' 1920 impacted on the town of Clifden in an unexpected way. There was shooting and murder on its streets; and, following a rampage by the Black and Tans, practically half the town was burnt down.

Moore & Clonfad Drama Society present latest comedy production ‘The Stations’

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Moore & Clonfad Drama Society have returned to the stage as they continue rehearsals of their postponed 2020 production of ‘The Stations’ a three act comedy by Carole King.

Breakthrough at last in desperate search for a hospital

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With smallpox sufferers in make-shift refuges such as out-buildings, rooms in the Loughrea barracks, and in sheds outside Dr Leonard’s home, all hopes are placed on the ready-made iron hospital ordered from Messrs Braby and Co. London. The hospital was to accommodate 12 patients, but already within five weeks of the first case being reported in Athenry, there were 20 cases of smallpox, three of whom had died.

People have been hurt by the experience of church, says new Archbishop of Tuam

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People have been hurt by their experience of Church and now must be listened to, the new Archbishop of Tuam, Francis Duffy said on Sunday after he was installed at a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Assumption held before a reduced audience in line with Covid restrictions.

Many people have been hurt by the experience of church, says new Archbishop of Tuam

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Many people have been hurt by their experience of Church and must be listened to, the new Archbishop of Tuam, Francis Duffy said today after he was installed  at a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Assumption held before a small audience in line with restrictions.

 

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