Category Archives: Care of the Older Person

Executive Members of S.H.A.R.E. Cork visit Bishop Paul and Mrs Susan Colton

On Tuesday 23rd December 2025, three members of the executive committee of S.H.A.R.E. Cork – Peter, Saoirse and Jack – visited Bishop Paul Colton and Mrs Susan Colton at their home. Susan Colton was delighted to discover that one of … Continue reading

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Christmas Appeal for the ‘Bishop of Cork Pastoral Care Fund’ raises €23,000 for people in need and local causes

Bishop Paul Colton’s 2023 Christmas Appeal for the ‘Bishop of Cork Pastoral Care Fund’, which was set up by the Bishop during the Coronavirus Pandemic, raised €23,000 in recent weeks in Cork, Cloyne and Ross. ’I have already started distributing some … Continue reading

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Bishops of Cork bless the S.H.A.R.E. Crib on St Patrick Street, Cork

The two bishops of Cork – the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton and the Most Reverend Dr Fintan Gavin - met for one of the annual highlights in both the Cork and local ecumenical calendar; the Blessing of the S.H.A.R.E. crib … Continue reading

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Bishops Bless S.H.A.R.E. Crib in Cork

The 53rd year of the S.H.A.R.E. Cork collection was inaugurated on Wednesday, 14th December by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde, and with the annual blessing of the S.H.A.R.E. Crib on St Patrick’s Street, Cork by the two … Continue reading

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Civic Reception at Cork City Hall marks 150th Anniversary of Saint Luke’s Home

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Deirdre Forde, accorded Saint Luke’s Home Cork one of the highest honours the Lord Mayor of Cork may bestow on individuals or an organisation in the City: a Civic Reception. Volunteers of the Charity, … Continue reading

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