Beginnings and Endings in Korea

Beginnings and Endings in Korea

On 3rd June 2025 Korea elected Lee Jae-Myung as their new president. It marked the end of six months of political turmoil and uncertainty. The election came about when former president Yoon Suk-yol was impeached after attempting to stage a military coup last December,...
Fr Patrick Noel O’Neill

Fr Patrick Noel O’Neill

Fr Noel O’Neill was born in Limerick on 19th December 1932. He was educated at CBS Limerick, Ballinasloe NS, and St Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe. He came to Dalgan in 1950 and was ordained priest on 21st December 1956. Appointed to Korea, after language studies he...
Korea Mourns Fr Noel O’Neill

Korea Mourns Fr Noel O’Neill

There has been an outpouring of sympathy in Korea following the death of Columban Missionary Fr Noel O’Neill who transformed care for people with intellectual disabilities there by establishing the country’s first community-based living facilities. Fr...
The Key to My Own Home

The Key to My Own Home

It is forty-two years since Fr Noel O’Neill began the Emmaus project for those with special needs in South Korea. He provides a snapshot of some of those the project has helped. A phone call from Seoul. It was Pak Hyun Sen wishing me a happy birthday. In the post...