The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, has appointed Mr Graham Richards as a lay Canon of Armagh. Mr Richards succeeds to the stall formerly occupied by the late Canon J.L.B. Deane. Armagh Cathedral has six Lay Canons – the first were appointed in 1997 and Mr Richards will be the eleventh to take up office.
28 July 2012
The announcement by Minister for Education and Skills, Mr Ruairí Quinn, TD, that the patronage of the new post-primary school in Greystones, County Wicklow, has been awarded to the Church of Ireland has been warmly welcomed by the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough, The Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson.
26 July 2012
One of the more unusual and artistic pieces in the Church of Ireland Representative Church Body Library’s collections is featured in the online presentation for July’s Archive of the Month.
02 July 2012
At the June meeting of the Standing Committee, the Archbishop of Dublin outlined the long–standing and close links between the Church of Ireland and the Moravian Church.
29 June 2012
HM Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has attended a Service of Thanksgiving in St Macartin’s Church of Ireland Cathedral in Enniskillen to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
26 June 2012
The Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan, The Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, has announced his intention to retire later this year. The decision will take effect from 1 October 2012.
07 June 2012
The following motion was passed by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland meeting on 12th May at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin:
14 May 2012
The death of Dr Ray Davey at the age of 97 has taken from among us one of the great pioneers of dialogue and peacemaking in Britain and Ireland.
17 April 2012
Titanic has replaced the Troubles in Northern Ireland as the new T-word that everyone is talking about.
16 April 2012
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, progressing on foot to the Titanic Quarter Sunday 15th April at 3.30pm
04 April 2012