Fr Iowane Naio ordained a Columban missionary priest

Fr Iowane Naio ordained a Columban missionary priest

On 10th April 2024 Fr Iowane Ilaidoko Naio was ordained a Columban missionary priest in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Suva, Fiji. Fr Iowane has been appointed to the Pakistan Mission Unit, and is due to arrive there on 1st December 2024. He is the third of ten...
Columbans Pay Tribute to Charlie Bird

Columbans Pay Tribute to Charlie Bird

As veteran RTE journalist Charlie Bird is laid to rest, Columban missionary Fr Donie Hogan recalls meeting him in the Philippines when he covered the story of the Negros Nine. Fr Donal Hogan first met Charlie Bird in Bacolod City on the island of Negros in the...
Tribute to Subanen Crafter Who Died in Childbirth

Tribute to Subanen Crafter Who Died in Childbirth

Fr Vincent Busch pays tribute to Andonie, one of the four original Subanen Crafters in the Philippines, who died recently in childbirth. On 13th February2024, Andonie, one of the four original Subanen Crafters, died in childbirth.  She died in her hut, on a remote...
Fr Shay and Preda Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Fr Shay and Preda Celebrate 50th Anniversary

For 50 years, the Preda Foundation has been a leading child rights organisation with a long successful history of rescuing, protecting, healing and empowering abused and trafficked girls, saving innocent boys from unjust incarceration in jails, and giving a new life...
Fr Frank O’Kelly

Fr Frank O’Kelly

Fr Frank O’Kelly was born in Derry, on 27th September 1935. He was educated at Clady NS, St Eugene’s and St Columb’s, Derry. He came to St Columban’s, Dalgan Park in September 1954 and was ordained priest on 21st December 1960. Frank was appointed to the Philippines...