Notices

First Friday Visits

Friday 7th March 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.


Lourdes Jubilee Pilgrimages 2025

Our Diocesan Pilgrimage led by Bishop Fintan will depart Shannon Airport on Wednesday 25th June for 5 days. €955 pps includes full board.
Our Diocesan Autumn Pilgrimage is from 29th September to 4th October  €935  pps includes full board.
To reserve a seat, please contact Joe Walsh Tours, 89 Harcourt St. Dublin 2…

Venerable Matt Talbot Relics

This year, on the 7th June, Matt Talbot, the great Dublin man who overcame addiction with the help of God through prayer and sacrifice, will be 100 years dead. The cause for his Canonisation has already begun and devotion to him is appealing, especially to all who suffer from the life of addictions. A saint…

Matt Talbot Prayer Society

The Matt Talbot Prayer Society has been created to pray for people who are suffering from any form of addiction; to pray for all those affected by addiction, gambling, pornography to less acknowledged addictions.
To join Matt Talbot Prayer Society, you are invited to enrol the name of the person to be prayed for,…


Bishop Willie Walsh R.I.P.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bishop Emeritus Willie Walsh.

Bishop Willie Walsh was born on 16 January 1935, the youngest of six children, near Roscrea, County Tipperary. He attended primary school in Corville National School,  Roscrea Boys National School, and secondary school in St. Flannan’s College, Ennis

He was…


Polish Eucharistic Celebrations

Bishop Fintan and Fr Tom were invited to join the Polish community for the celebration of Sunday Eucharist in the Cathedral on Sunday 16th February. After Mass, there was a little celebration in the Chapter Room of the Cathedral. Fr Jarek OSB and Fr Roch OFM were also present.


We Pray for Pope Francis

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis’ health has deteriorated, and he has been diagnosed with a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection. Recent medical tests indicate a complex clinical condition, necessitating an extended hospital stay for the 88-year-old Pontiff in Rome.
Let us unite in prayer for his health and recovery, entrusting him to…

St. Anthony Brief Magazine

The latest edition of St Anthony Brief Magazine is available for sale in both the Cathedral and Friary. Your €2 supports the work of the Franciscan Friars and the magazine helps spread devotion to St. Anthony.


Lourdes 2025

The Lourdes pilgrimage season for 2025 was launched on Tuesday 11th February, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
In this year of the Jubilee of Hope there will be three direct flights from Shannon from the Diocese:
25th June: Diocesan Pilgrimage
24th September: Franciscan Pilgrimage
29th September: Autumn Diocesan Pilgrimage


Petitions Delivered to Lourdes

Fr Tom, Pilgrimage Director, and Mary Freeman, Pilgrimage Secretary of Killaloe Diocese, delivered all petitions collected at the Lourdes Novena in Ennis Cathedral this week, to the Grotto in Lourdes this morning. They are representing the Killaloe Diocese at the International Gathering of Pilgrimages for the World Day of the Sick in this year of…