Notices

First Friday Visits

Friday 4th September 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.


Eternum Columbarium

Joseph O’Neill from Eternum Columbarium will be available on Tuesday 1st September to meet with parishioners who may be interested in reserving a niche. To make an appointment, please ring 085 2148301


Cathedral Works Update

Work is continuing on the heating conversion from oil to Natural Gas.
* New heating boiler delivered to site;
* Heating-services trench excavated and pipework installation underway;
* Plant-room upgrades for the new heating system in progress;
* Preliminary enabling works for the new front steps due to commence in…

Farewell and Thank You

This weekend we bid farewell to two friars here in Ennis who will take up new appointments. Both friars have had a very visible presence in our town, whether in the Friary or in our streets and are now answering the call of God to begin again in new fraternities. Fr Liam is moving to…


Farewell to Fr Jibin

In the coming days of August, a number of priests across the Diocese are on the move following the Killaloe Diocesan Appointments recently completed by Bishop Fintan. Among those on the move this year is Fr. Jibin who has been appointed a Co-PP of the Cronan Pastoral Area and will reside in Roscrea.
Jibin…


Congratulations to Bishop Ger Nash

We congratulate Bishop Ger Nash on his appointment by Pope Leo as the new Bishop of Ossory in addition to his responsibilities as Bishop of Ferns.
Bishop Ger was ordained on 15th June 1991 to serve as priest for the Killaloe Diocese until he was appointed Bishop of Ferns by the late Pope…

Annual War Commemoration 26th July 2026

The annual gathering at the Peace Park to honour all from Co Clare who died in both World Wars and Conflicts took place on Sunday 26th July. Our thanks to John O Neill for photographs.

Golden Jubilee Celebrations for Fr Gerry Kenny

Today we celebrated with Fr Gerry on the golden Jubilee of his ordination. A native of the town where his parents had a shop in Abbey Street, Gerry served Mass in both the Friary and the Poor Clares.
For the past 50 years, he has given faithful service to the Diocese of Killaloe…

Parking at the Cathedral

The long-awaited works at the Cathedral began on the 1st July. The heating system will change from oil to natural gas, the pavements at the front of the Cathedral will be replaced, and the drainage and flooding issues around the Cathedral will be rectified. Fitizgibbon Contractors have been awarded the contract.
Please note that…


New Banners for Lourdes

As we made our final preparations for our Lourdes Pilgrimage, we thanked Fr Jibin for the design and Dermot Kelleher for the production of our new banners, which travelled with us to Lourdes this year.