St Columbanus Prayer Service for Peace in Middle East & Ukraine

St Columbanus Prayer Service for Peace in Middle East & Ukraine

In recent months and weeks we have seen the faces of people scarred by war, forced to leave their homes. As we begin the Advent season, in preparation for Christmas, you are invited to come together as part of an online community that cries out for peace in the face...
Signing the Columban Charter of Partnership – Bishop Nulty

Signing the Columban Charter of Partnership – Bishop Nulty

Writing on the Kildare & Leighlin diocesan website, Bishop Denis Nulty recalls his trip to St Gallen in Switzerland earlier this month where he attended ceremonies for the XXIV Columbanus Day 2023. At the heart of the ceremonies this year was the signing of a...
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...
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...
Let’s Walk Together to Cleenish Island

Let’s Walk Together to Cleenish Island

We are inviting people to take part in a one-day pilgrim walk to Cleenish Island’s Columbanus site. St Columbanus came to Cleenish Island as a young man to study under St Sinell, who had founded a monastery on the shores of Lough Erne. The site that we are visiting...