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Roscrea's asylum seekers 'don't want handouts, they want to work and integrate'
It is the former mother and baby home in Roscrea whose cold and cruel past was made infamous by the Oscar-nominated film Philomena. Now the large Georgian building in Sean Ross Abbey is having a ...
The Irish Times20d
‘It will be deeply sad’: Monks reflect on closure of Waterford monastery after almost 200 years
The abbey, he says, is “thriving” as a place ... Mellifont in Co Louth and Mount St Joseph in Roscrea, Co Tipperary – and to relocate to Roscrea on a temporary basis – due to falling ...
Irish Examiner23d
Mount Melleray Abbey to close after almost 200 years with a final Mass
Mt St Joseph Abbey in Roscrea, and Mellifont Abbey in Louth to form a union. Group of monks outside church at Mount Melleray Abbey, circa 1900. Picture: Waterford County Museum The group ...
The Irish Times26d
A new chapter begins for the Cistercian monks, but some things haven’t changed
He received his secondary education at Cistercian College Roscrea, established as a boarding school for boys in 1905 by the Cistercian monks of Mount Saint Joseph Abbey ...
RTE Online11d
Racket Hall: One year on from Roscrea protests
One year on from heated protests over the arrival of asylum seekers at the only hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, RTÉ Drivetime ...
Irish Examiner on MSN17d
Watch: Final mass at Mount Melleray Abbey, Co. Waterford
Mount Melleray Abbey, Co. Waterford, closed its doors on Saturday after a final Mass. The monks will relocate to Roscrea, to a group known as the ...
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RIP: Tributes paid after sudden death of Tipperary man who was 'always smiling'
Tributes have poured in following the sad death of Cormac McMahon, late of 17 Cois Eaglais, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. Cormac ...
Nenagh Guardian13d
Big changes in St Anne’s Roscrea
Over the coming weeks, the last remaining residents will vacate the villas in St Anne’s in Roscrea for a fully renovated and ...
Irish Examiner19d
Mount Melleray closure: 'This isn't the final goodbye, the monks hope to return'
“The hope is they will come back here. All the monks want to come back. There is more than a chance that this will happen.” Mount Melleray staff member Christina O’Flynn’s tone was ...
Irish Sun24d
Hundreds flock to historic Irish abbey for final Sunday mass ahead of ‘difficult’ closure after nearly two centuries
After almost two centuries, the Cistercian Abbey closed yesterday as three communities merged and relocated to Roscrea, Co Tipperary. The communities of Mount Melleray, Mellifont, Co Louth and St ...
RTE Online23d
Mount Melleray Abbey to close after almost two centuries
for an interim period at Roscrea. "This new community has been given the name of The Abbey of Our Lady of Silence." Silence is very much part of the Cistercian way of life, and after a continuous ...
Independent.ie21d
Mount Melleray Abbey in Co Waterford to sound bell for prayer for last time
Hundreds of people have visited the abbey in recent weeks before its community relocates to Roscrea in Co Tipperary. The decision by the Mount Melleray, Mellifont (Co Louth) and Mount St Joseph ...