An Taisce Honours Fr Seán McDonagh

An Taisce Honours Fr Seán McDonagh

Columban missionary, Fr Seán McDonagh, has been honoured by An Taisce for his contribution to the organisation and in recognition of his past work as President of the charity which works to conserve Ireland’s natural environment and built heritage. The...
Are We Running Out of Water?

Are We Running Out of Water?

The theme for this year’s Earth Day, 22nd April 2023, was ‘Invest in our Planet.’ Real investment will not happen if we are unclear about what the current environmental problems are, warns Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh. In August 2021, the 6th Assessment...
Drought in Ireland

Drought in Ireland

Fr Sean McDonagh highlights how Ireland has experienced a number of extreme weather events in recent months, most recently the ongoing drought. Where are all the populist politicians who opposed water charges intended to help fix the country’s water...
Tributes paid to Fr PJ McGlinchey who transformed Jeju Island

Tributes paid to Fr PJ McGlinchey who transformed Jeju Island

Tributes have been paid to Irish Columban missionary Fr PJ McGlinchey who died on Tuesday 24 April 2018 in South Korea. He was 89. News of his death came as Highland Radio prepares to air a documentary on his tremendous work in transforming the lives of the people of...
Greetings from the ‘land of the pure’

Greetings from the ‘land of the pure’

Fr Liam O’Callaghan sends an update on his work in the ‘land of the pure’ which is the meaning of the word Pakistan – the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change in the world. I am based in Hyderabad city, with a population of 1.73 million, the second...