Columbanus Summer Festival in Clonard

Columbanus Summer Festival in Clonard

The annual Columbanus Cultural and Heritage Summer Festival is due to take place on Saturday 2nd September 2023 in Clonard, Co Meath. This is the third year of the festival which is aimed at empowering local communities to take responsibility for the promotion,...
Columban Way/Turas Columbanus Annual Walk

Columban Way/Turas Columbanus Annual Walk

The Columban Way/Turas Columbanus Annual Walk takes place on Saturday 4th June 2022 from Bunclody in Co Wexford to Myshall in Co Carlow. This wonderful walk takes a scenic route along quiet country roads and through the forests of the Blackstairs Mountains to the Nine...
Online Ecumenical Prayer Service for Peace in Europe

Online Ecumenical Prayer Service for Peace in Europe

The Friends of St Columbanus are hosting an online (ZOOM) Ecumenical Prayer Service for Peace in Europe on Sunday 3rd April 2022 at 6pm (GMT) and 7pm (CET). After more than 80 years of peace, Europe is experiencing fracture and war and this call to reflection and...
Tribute to Columbans’ Role in the Columban Way

Tribute to Columbans’ Role in the Columban Way

Fianna Fáil Councillor, Fintan Phelan, paid tribute to the Columban Fathers and Columban Sisters who, he said, played “a pivotal role” in steering the new Columban Way heritage trail to completion, culminating in its official launch last weekend. Football legend and...
Soccer Legend Paul McGrath to Launch Columban Way

Soccer Legend Paul McGrath to Launch Columban Way

Irish soccer legend Paul McGrath will launch ‘The Columban Way’ this weekend at the Columban Cairn, at the Nine Stones Viewing Point on the Blackstairs Mountain. Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare & Leighlin will bless and lead the walk from the Cairn down into Myshall...