Inter-Parish Act of Kindness: Autumn 2025

Fr Lorcán extends a world of ‘thank-yous’ to everyone across the parishes of Portroe, Burgess, Youghalarra and Nenagh who gave so generously to the Inter-Parish Act of Kindness for Autumn 2025.

The more-than-worthy charities selected for this season’s ‘act’ are Ruhama and the Society of St Vincent de Paul.

During the past number of weeks you were invited to donate tea, coffee and hot chocolate and you did so in your droves. The act of donating hot drinks is about offering physical warmth to the recipients of these gifts. It is also about the spiritual gesture of wrapping the kindness of our hearts around those in greater need than ourselves.

However small or large your contribution, thank you so much on behalf of those who will benefit from your effort.

The kindness of strangers is one of the most powerful of all the many acts of kindness.

NOTICE OF DISRUPTION: Work on St Mary of the Rosary Trees

Arising from the various storms in recent years and damage caused to St Mary of the Rosary Church, we recently commissioned a report on the safety of the trees on the Church roadside of St Mary of the Rosary Church.

The report was carried out by a professional Arborist.

The report has recommended a high-level pruning of the trees to include removal of two dead trees.

The work will take five days and will be carried out during the week commencing 27 October when the school mid term break is scheduled.

Full health and safety measures will be in place during the work

The roadway will be useable but the foot path on the Church Road side will be restricted to pedestrians during the work.

The grounds of St Marys will be accessible during the work, but we ask everyone to please be conscious of the work and adhere to the health and safety guidelines that will be in place.

Thanks in advance for your co-operation with this health and safety enhancement.

Nenagh Parish Supports Darkness Into Light Nenagh 2025

The countdown is on, dear friends. The time for the most important walk of the year is fast approaching!

Nenagh Parish is proud to throw open the doors of St Mary of the Rosary Church to those planning to participate in the wonderful Darkness Into Light walk in the early hours of this coming Saturday, 10 May 2025.

Walkers of all faith groups, and none, are so very welcome to call in and light a candle for those held close during these very special hours. The doors of St Mary of the Rosary Church will be open from 3.45am and we’d be delighted to see you.

Nenagh Parish Easter Schedule 2025

We are delighted to announce that we have finalised and double-checked the Nenagh Parish Easter Schedule for 2025. We are very much looking forward to celebrating this wonderful season with you all and hope you will make it along to some of our ceremonies.

We remind the community that our priests will participate in an unprecedented 42 ceremonies across the Odhrán Pastoral Area between Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday. While they see this as an enormous privilege and a core part of their priestly duty, we do ask for your patience and prayers as they undertake what will be a rewarding but gruelling schedule.