Past and present residents of Marian Avenue, the old Boreen, Steele’s Terrace, and the surrounding area came together on Thursday 28th May to celebrate Mass of Thanksgiving for 70 years of community. Our thanks to Pat Hanrahan for the photos
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Mass Times
SS Peter and Paul Cathedral
| Monday - Friday | 7.40am, 11.00am, 7.30pm |
| Saturday | 11.00am, 6.30pm |
| Sunday | 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am |
| Church Holidays |
See current newsletter Mass is also celebrated in the Poor Clare’s Monastery at 7.45am daily. Worship time for the Church of Ireland in Ennis is on Sunday mornings at 11.30am in St. Columba's Church, Bindon Street, Ennis |
St Joseph's Church
| Monday – Friday | 10.30am |
| Saturday | 10.30am, 7.00pm |
| Sunday | 10am, 11.45am |
Franciscan Friary
| Monday to Friday | 10.00am followed by Rosary |
| Tuesday | 10.00am (Novena to St. Anthony) |
| Saturday |
10.00am (Our Lady's Devotion) 7.30pm Vigil Mass |
| Sunday |
10.30am The Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) have prayers at 9.40a.m. in the Franciscan Friary on the 1st Wednesday of every month. |
Notices
First Friday Visits
May 29, 2026
Friday 5th June is the First Friday of the month. The priests of the parish will visit housebound parishioners with the sacraments. If you know of any housebound parishioners who would like to receive the sacraments, please contact the Parish Office.
New Appointment for Archbishop Eugene Nugent
May 25, 2026
On Monday 25th May, Pope Leo appointed Scarriff native Archbishop Eugene Nugent as the new Papal Nuncio to the Czech Republic. For the past 5 years, Archbishop Eugene has served as Papal Nuncio in the Gulf region, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.
Archbishop Eugene served as a priest here in Ennis from 1984-1987 and joined…
Ordination of Bro Ian Cunningham
May 24, 2026
On Sunday 31st May at 3.00pm, the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Ian Cunningham, son of Caroline and Denis and brother of Sarah, Elm Park and a professed Franciscan Friar, was ordained to the priesthood in the Friary here in Ennis for service in the Franciscan Province of Ireland and Britain. Bro. Ian celebrated his…
Double Presentation from Harmony Bridge Club
May 24, 2026
Pauline Casey. President and Bernie Treacy, Treasurer of Harmony Bridge Club, presented Fr. Tom Ryan, Cathedral Renovation Appeal, and Cora McNulty, Hospice Jinja, with proceeds of their recent Bridge Charity Fundraiser.
L to R. Bernie Treacy, Cora McNulty, Fr. Tom Ryan, and Pauline Casey, who are all natives of St. Michael’s Villas.
Blessed Edmund Rice
May 2, 2026
It is 199 years this year since the first two Christian Brothers arrived in Ennis and sowed a seed that has flourished. Today Ennis CBS and Rice College owe a great debt of gratitude to these two brothers for laying the foundation that these schools flourish on today. On Tuesday 5th May, we celebrated the…
Fr Martin Browne OSB in Rome
April 28, 2026
Ennis Parish is very proud of our native son Fr Martin Browne OSB from Ardlea Road, Ennis, who assisted Pope Leo and the Archbishop of Canterbury during her pilgrimage to Rome
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