Notice from the Irish Cancer Society

The Irish Cancer Society’s ‘Volunteer Driver Service’ is a free transport service available to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in St. Vincent’s Hospital & Tallaght Hospital. To avail of this service, please talk to your healthcare professional or call the Irish Cancer Society on 01 2310 522...

Back to the drawing board for Union Cafe plans

Following the public meetings on Monday and Tuesday last the owners of the Union Café appear to have listened to the critical feedback they received from Mount Merrion residents.  They have sent us the statement published in full below. From that statement you can see that they are planning to revise their plans in the light of your feedback and  will show their plans to the residents of Mount Merrion prior to submitting their planning application. “We would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend our display on either Monday or Tuesday evening last and particularly to thank...

St. Columbanus and the Irish Monks in Europe

Columbanus founded monastic schools in France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Italy. He was perhaps the greatest and the best known of the dozens of Irish monks to bring Christian culture and classical learning to the European continent.