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Mayo senator says resignations of female world leaders raise questions about how women are treated in politics

Fianna Fail Senator and Leader of the Seanad, Lisa Chambers, has expressed her disappointment at the recent resignation of two female world leaders, Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern. Both leaders were renowned for their strong and responsible leadership and served as role models for women around the world.

­Through the glass darkly

The late Hubert Butler once wrote a delightful essay called Influenza on Aran in which he examined the evidence for the early Irish saints. His title is explained in the first few sentences: “When I arrived in Aran by the Naomh Eanna at Kilronan I was sneezing, and by the time I had raced to St Enda’s Church at Killeany and seen the stone on which he had floated in from Connemara I was feverish and coughing.

Ireland Murugan Temple Monksland hosts cultural Thai Pongal Festival

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Aimed at imparting culture and tradition, Ireland Murugan Temple recently hosted the Thai Pongal Festival at their base in Monksland.

Nick Cave and Benedict XVI on music and mystery

The late emeritus Pope Benedict XVI once wrote: “The art of music is uniquely called to instil hope in the human spirit, so scarred and sometimes wounded by the earthly condition.” It is fascinating to compare this insight with the reflections found in singer songwriter Nick Cave’s new book Faith, Hope and Carnage.

Tribute paid to late Pope Benedict by Athlone native Bishop Michael Duignan

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Athlone native and Bishop of Galway, Michael Duignan, has paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who will be laid to rest in Rome on Thursday last.

Bishop Duignan pays tribute to late Pope as Rome comes to standstill for today’s funeral

Bishop of Galway Michael Duignan has paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who will be laid to rest in Rome this morning.

Emerson on How to Trust Yourself and What Solitude Really Means

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society He remains among the linchpins of the American romantic movement, and his work has greatly influenced many thinkers, writers and poets that followed him. Emerson is also well known as a mentor and friend of Henry David Thoreau, a fellow transcendentalist.

Centrally located Saint Mary’s Terrace property offers renovation potential

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Poor Clares monastery location of launch of book on women in religious orders

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The Poor Clares monastery on Nuns’ Island was the location this week for the launch of a comprehensive book on the history of women in religious orders.

Diocese says farewell to the Kilkenny bishop who took the west to his heart

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The diocese yesterday bade farewell to retired Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan at a peaceful and hwarming Requiem Mass in Galway Cathedral.

 

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