40 Years Later

40 Years Later

To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the Negros Nine and the 20th anniversary of the death of Fr Niall O’Brien, Fr Donal Hogan recalls a miscarriage of justice in the Philippines and the RTE reporter that made the Columban missionary a household name. On 3rd...
Joy as Three Columbans Ordained to the Diaconate

Joy as Three Columbans Ordained to the Diaconate

On 29th June 2024, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, as well as being the founding anniversary of the Missionary Society of St Columban, three young Columban missionaries were ordained to the diaconate. The ceremony took place at Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the...
Columban Schools Winners Published in the Irish News

Columban Schools Winners Published in the Irish News

Winners of this year’s Columban Schools Media competition in Ireland were delighted to be featured in a recent issue of the Irish News. The national daily published the winning article by Clíodhna McKeever, a Year 11 pupil at St Catherine’s College, Armagh. It also...
The Bread of Life

The Bread of Life

The struggle of any missionary is to give effective aid to those who are in need. Yet, it is sometimes difficult to determine how best to aid others. In the 1990s when I was a seminarian, a man came knocking on the door of our Columban house. He wanted to speak to a...
Fr Noel Daly

Fr Noel Daly

Fr Noel Daly was born on 25th December 1940 in Tullamore, Co Offaly. He was educated at Mercy Convent, Tullamore, CBS Tullamore and St Finian’s College, Mullingar. He came to Dalgan in September 1958 and was ordained priest on 21st  December 1964. Noel was assigned to...