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The Church of Ireland responds to the draft Anglican Covenant

The Church of Ireland responds to the draft Anglican Covenant

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02 January 2008

Bells to sound the alarm on global warming

Bells to sound the alarm on global warming

Cathedrals and parish churches in Ireland will ring their bells at 2 o'clock on Saturday, 8 December, to mark the Global Day of Action on Climate Change.

05 December 2007

The Reverend Dr Maurice Elliott is appointed

The Reverend Dr Maurice Elliott is appointed

The House of Bishops of the Church of Ireland today announced that the Revd Dr Maurice Elliott is to be the new Director of the Church of Ireland Theological Institute.

05 December 2007

Archbishop of Armagh Welcomes UDA Announcement

Archbishop of Armagh Welcomes UDA Announcement

Archbishop Alan Harper today said:"I welcome the announcement by the UDA that the UFF is to stand down and that weaponry will be put beyond use. I believe that this is an important step in the process of the normalisation of society in loyalist areas.

12 November 2007

Church of Ireland Gazette Editor speaks on Religious and media freedom in today's World

Church of Ireland Gazette Editor speaks on Religious and media freedom in today's World

Preaching on the Church of Ireland’s ‘Hard Gospel Sunday' (9th September) in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, the editor of The Church of Ireland Gazette, Canon Ian Ellis, will say that there must be a renewed determination in the international community to protect religious freedom around the world.

11 September 2007

Parish partnership ensures fun for kids in north Belfast

Parish partnership ensures fun for kids in north Belfast

Teenagers from Ballyholme parish in Bangor, Co Down, gave up a week of their holidays to run a programme of activities for children in Ballysillan, north Belfast.

02 August 2007

Bishops Appeal approves emergency grant of 20,000 Euro for Darfur

Bishops Appeal approves emergency grant of 20,000 Euro for Darfur

It was announced today that the Church of Ireland Bishops Appeal has approved an emergency grant of 20,000 Euro for relief work in Darfur.

25 June 2007

The Bishops of the Church of Ireland are on a three day visit to Londonderry this week

The Bishops of the Church of Ireland are on a three day visit to Londonderry this week

House of Bishops meetings are normally held in Dublin, but in response to an invitation from the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Right Revd Ken Good, their three day meeting will take place in Derry on this occasion, where in the course of a busy schedule they will meet the Mayor, Councillor Helen Quigley, senior clergy including Bishop Hegarty and Bishop Boyce, and many of the local MLAs.

30 May 2007

Pentecost Reflection given by the Bishop of Clogher

Pentecost Reflection given by the Bishop of Clogher

Annually the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic bishops of Clogher host an open air service which is cross-community. They do so in the conviction that Pentecost marks the birth of the Christian Church as well as heralding the divine gift of the Holy Spirit to the world. 

30 May 2007

Lord Eames accepts Tipperary Peace Prize in names of parochial clergy

Lord Eames accepts Tipperary Peace Prize in names of parochial clergy

Former Archbishop of Armagh and Church of Ireland Primate of All-Ireland, The Rt Revd Dr Robin Eames, received Tipperary International Peace Award this afternoon in Tipperary Town saying that he did so in the names of parochial clergy of the Church of Ireland and the clergy of all the denominations on the island.

01 May 2007