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Some four years ago I was approached by Mary McCormick on behalf of others for permission to put together a history of the parish. A previous undertaking was done by Fr Michael Endicott and his history covered 1878 to 1930. The parish was to celebrate 140 years in 2018 so they were wishing to have… Read more

Most times when writing under News and Events I am writing about some news that I would like to share. On this occasion it is about a special occasion which we all celebrate twice.  The occasion being Mother’s Day. We say it is often over commercialised and that can be so, but we can still… Read more

It may be part of the ageing process or a little bit of nostalgia because last week I spoke about time with a couple of old school buddies and this week I had lunch with my ageing brothers. The four of us meet every 6-8 weeks regardless of any other catch up in between time…. Read more

I have just spent several days with two school friends of mine. I went through primary and some secondary years with them. I broke tradition and went to a (Catholic) Technical School. We spent our teenager years together which included going to dances, sharing birthdays and being there (me) for their weddings. Employment, relationships, marriage,… Read more