Author: Eugene McParland

  • Friends of Collon Church – Christmas Concert – Thursday 19 December at 8.00pm

    Friends of Collon Church – Christmas Concert – Thursday 19 December at 8.00pm

    Friends of Collon Church are delighted to announce a concert in the Church of Ireland Collon on Thursday 19 December at 8.00pm, just a few days before Christmas. The choir will be Rosemount Singers, based at Julianstown, Co Meath directed by Shane Barriscale, Tenor and Director of @Dublin’s Palestrina Choir. Shane and the choir will…

  • Claire Barnett-Jones and Rebecca Cohen Saturday 07 December @7PM

    Claire Barnett-Jones and Rebecca Cohen Saturday 07 December @7PM

    SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2024At 7.00pm One of Operawire’s 10 Rising Stars, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World prize-winner and mezzo-soprano Claire Barnett-Jones makes her Irish recital début joining acclaimed pianist Rebecca Cohen for a sensual programme of song and cabaret plus some Christmas favourites. Programme to include songs by Alma Mahler, Richard Strauss and Kurt…

  • Services Sun, Nov 10 – 3rd Sunday before Advent

    Services Sun, Nov 10 – 3rd Sunday before Advent

    Ardee 09:45 Morning Prayer Castlebellingham 10:00 Holy Communion Drogheda 11:30 Holy Communion Drumcar 16:00 Evening Prayer

  • Drogheda Classical Music presents ‘Spirits and Spectres’ for Lú Festival of Light! Friday 01st November @ 7pm

    Drogheda Classical Music presents ‘Spirits and Spectres’ for Lú Festival of Light! Friday 01st November @ 7pm

    Author Dave Rudden and local actor and raconteur extraordinaire Gráinne Rafferty join forces with RTÉ Con Tempo Quartet for a supernatural journey through the streets of Drogheda with a classical twist! The Spirits of the Restless Dead, The Haunting of the Tholsel, The Lady of the Boyne, and other scary stories will feature alongside the RTÉ Con Tempo…

  • Priya Mitchell and Julius Drake Friday 15 November 2024 @ 7pm

    Priya Mitchell and Julius Drake Friday 15 November 2024 @ 7pm

    Julius Drake – a firm Drogheda favourite – returns this season with renowned star violinist Priya Mitchell (‘One of the foremost violinists of her generation’ – The Strad) for programme of great romantic and neo-romantic variety with Schubert, Janáček and Elgar. Programme: Franz SchubertSonata in A minor D385 Leoš JanáčekSonata for Violin and Piano Edward…

  • Dunleer -Harvest Service

    Sunday 20th October at 3pm All very welcome.

  • Confirmation

    Confirmation in the Rural Deanery will take place in St Nicholas’ Church, probably after Easter 2025. Please register all candidates for confirmation with:EITHERThe Rev Brian O’Reilly, 086 2230271, bmgor@icloud.comORCanon Joyce Moore, 087 7468866, moorejoyce72@gmail.com giving the information below: FULL NAME OF STUDENTHOME ADDRESSDATE OF BIRTHDATE OF BAPTISMPLACE OF BAPTISMMOTHER’S/GUARDIAN’S FULL NAMEFATHER’S/GUARDIAN’S FULL NAMECONTACT PHONE NUMBER…

  • Summer Fair

    Summer Fair

    With the co-operation of cross community support, St Peter’s Church of Ireland is delighted to report that they made a remarkable €13,000 from the recent Summer Fair, which will be split equally between Drogheda Homeless Aid and Drogheda Women’s and Children’s Refuge Centre.

  • Hannah O’Brien Summer Recital 30 August at 7:30pm

    Hannah O’Brien Summer Recital 30 August at 7:30pm

    Hannah O’Brien Summer Recital Pianist Rebecca Warren Tenor Liam Forrest and the Lourdes Youth Choir Tickets 20 euro available on https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hannah-obrien-summer-recital-tickets-929710839147

  • History of St Mary’s Castlebellingham

    Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built in 1852. Cruciform-plan, three-bay nave, north and south transepts, single-bay chancel to east, engaged square two-stage tower with broached octagonal spire to west, lean-to vestry to north History of St Mary’s Castlebellingham – Drogheda, Ardee and Collon Union, Kilsaran Union (anglican.org)