Fr Cyril Lovett visited Le Chéile Secondary School in Tyrrelstown to present Keelin Bellemand with her prize for her second place in...
We are the Columban Missionaries in Ireland
Our mission is to help people become fully human, to help establish a world of peace with justice, and to care for creation in solidarity with the poor. We follow Jesus of Nazareth who said,
‘He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, and to the blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free and to proclaim the Lord’s year of favour.’ (Lk 4:18)
Columban News
Historic Day: First Columban from Myanmar Ordained
The feast of St Joseph the Worker, 1st May 2024, was a historic day for the Columban Missionaries as Francis Xavier Nbwi la Aung from...
Remembering Fr Niall O’Brien on his 20th Anniversary
Fr Niall O'Brien, the Irish Columban missionary who was wrongfully imprisoned in the Philippines by the Marcos regime in the 1980s,...
Mission Feature
Fr Niall O’Brien’s Enduring Influence
Fr Niall O'Brien’s influence is enduring and still bearing fruit in the places he served, writes his friend Hannah Carter. We were so blessed to meet Fr Niall O'Brien in May of 1997 while he was still in Bacolod. It was my first trip to the Philippines along with our...