Death of Fr. Martin Murnaghanan

2017 Sad Announcements At Mass on Monday 14th November Fr. Peter announced the sad news of the sudden death in Kenya of Fr. Martin Murnaghan. Fr. Martin retired from parish work in Sandymount this autumn and came to live in Firhouse.   From here he went to Kenya just...

Death of Jimmy Whelan

Sadly, the death has occurred of Jimmy Whelan, our much-loved, long-serving (22 years) and retired sacristan. Jimmy was very involved in the parish and the local community over the years, as was his wife Bridie, R.I.P.   He was a regular contributor to parish...

Not One Benemerenti Medal but Two

Click on Images to Enlarge While the Benemerenti Medal is a rare honour awarded by the Pope to members of clergy or laity for service to the Catholic Church, it is a source of great joy and pride for our parish that two of our parishioners have received this award....

Phase II of Refurbishment Work Complete

We now have a universal-access toilet beside the “main entrance porch of the church. In addition, the nearby meeting rooms were upgraded to make them more comfortable and more suitable for evening activities for smaller groups.   A kitchenette was also...

Closure of Carmelite Monastery

Closure of Carmelite Monastery Firhouse, 1827 – 2017 In 1827, two years before Daniel O’Connell won Catholic Emancipation for the people of Ireland the Carmelite Sisters from Clondalkin came to Firhouse and formed a Convent in the house that now gives its name to the...

Death of Fr. Matthews

2017 Sad Announcements We were deeply saddened by news that, after a long illness that he bore with great dignity, our previous parish priest, Fr. Colm Matthews has died. Fr. Colm served as parish priest in our parish from 1995 to 2004 before moving to Holy Rosary...