Best wishes to our co-worker Claire Carey as she retires!

Best wishes to our co-worker Claire Carey as she retires!

On the Feast of St Clare, the community in Dalgan gathered to thank Claire Carey for her many years of service to Columban Mission and to wish her every blessing and good health in her retirement. On behalf of the Region, Fr Ray Husband, Regional Director, thanked...
Farewell to Ger Clarke as he retires after 26 years

Farewell to Ger Clarke as he retires after 26 years

Ger Clarke, one of the best-known faces around Dalgan, has just retired after 26 years working in Dalgan sharing the Columban vision with thousands of school students through Columban Mission Outreach. Tribute from Fr Pat Raleigh: It is never easy saying goodbyes but...
Despite Storm Ciara Tu B’Shvat goes ahead in Dalgan

Despite Storm Ciara Tu B’Shvat goes ahead in Dalgan

Fr Pat Raleigh reports on Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees ceremony, at Dalgan. Even the inclement weather caused by Storm Ciara did not deter a large crowd from travelling to Dalgan on Sunday afternoon for an interfaith celebration of Tu...
Hazel trees planted in Dalgan ecological project

Hazel trees planted in Dalgan ecological project

Around 25 Columbans, co-workers, staff and the farm manager, gathered on Thursday 19th December at the entrance to the community cemetery in Dalgan for a tree planting ceremony reports Fr Pat Raleigh. It was an ecological project spearheaded by Elizabeth McArdle, Sean...