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Father and daughter duo Peter and Natasha Murtagh, will speak at a public meeting in Galway on Tuesday January 24 on their amazing 900km trek together across northern Spain along the famed pilgrim path of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

Father and daughter team Peter and Natasha Murtagh will speak at a public meeting in Galway on Tuesday January 24 on their amazing 900km trek together across Northern Spain along the famed pilgrim path of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

Local heart and stroke charity Croí has announced details of its upcoming Camino trek in northern Spain.

Local heart and stroke charity Croí are seeking walkers and adventurers to follow in the footsteps of thousands of pilgrims and trek the world famous Camino de Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain.

Walkers across Ireland are invited to take part in the first ever Camino Walk for Aware, which takes place on June 4 to 11 next. The trek takes in 112km of spectacular scenery along the pilgrim path of St James in Santiago de Compostela, northern Spain. More information and registration details are available now on www.aware.ie or call Helen on 087 679 4356.

I have always thought it strange why so many women feel isolated from the Catholic Church, when it has at its centre a woman, Mary - the Mother of God. It is not right that many women feel they are ‘second class citizens’ within a church that attempts to reach out to all. Surely without Mary, the New Testament would be worthless. Surely after the Nazarene Himself, the Mother of Jesus, who is venerated by the Catholic and Orthodox churches, is the first and greatest saint in heaven. Mary is revered by all Christian churches, and honoured by Islam. At the very first council of the Church, at Ephesus four hundred years after Christ, she was declared to be the Theotokos, Mother of God (the actual God bearer). But even before that her image, holding the Child, was etched into tombs in the Roman catacombs. Being the Theotokos, Mary could have become remote, unreal from the human experience. After all we are told that she was born free from Original Sin, which as a total ‘theological illiterate’ I don’t fully understand; but I accept the logic that if Mary was not the mother of God, then Jesus was not God. I believe that He was. Yet despite the supreme position of Mary many women feel isolated, uninvolved, as if they have no contribution to make.

A local charity is seeking volunteers to take part in a fundraising walk along an ancient pilgrimage route in northern Spain.

Since 1989 MS Ireland has organised almost 50 charity walks, bringing some 2,500 people to 15 beautiful destinations around the globe. In 2010, different treks will offer a variety of experiences for the novice or seasoned trekker. Although the treks are different, the results are the same; invaluable financial support for services to the 7,000 families living with MS, a lifelong neurological disease.

TV3’s The Holiday Programme is once again to be presented by one of Kilkenny’s own - TV presenter Ciara Whelan.

A Kilkenny man who saved the life of a disabled pensioner who got into trouble while swimming in the sea has been hailed as a hero in the Spanish resort of Almeria.