Category Archives: Contemporary Issues

Midleton College – A Church of Ireland School – Supports StandUp! Awareness Week Against Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying

Midleton College, a Church of Ireland second level school in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is planning an active week ahead (1oth – 14th March 2014) participating in Stand up! Awareness Week Against Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying. This national awareness … Continue reading

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Cork Healthcare Chaplain Presents Research at Annual Irish Perinatal Mortality Conference

Cork University Maternity Hospital Chaplain and PhD student Daniel Nuzum was one of the invited speakers at the Annual Perinatal Mortality Study Day in Mullingar on 07 February organised by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC).  Daniel’s paper presented some … Continue reading

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Cork Floods – Statement from the Right Rev. Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

The Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, has this afternoon (Wednesday, 5th February, 2014) made the following statement: Since yesterday evening I have been in on-going contact with people most directly affected by the flooding in Cork … Continue reading

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Bishop Colton Attends Opening of UCC History Conference: ‘Ireland and the First World War’

The School of History at University College Cork has been hosting an important conference – ‘Ireland and the First World War: In Defence of Right, of Freedom and of Religion?’ – on Friday, 25th and Saturday, 26th January. Bishop Paul … Continue reading

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Caring for an Older Relative at Home? St Luke’s Home Offers Advice and Information

Saint Luke’s Home is a care facility for the elderly  – a charity operated since the 1870s by the Church of Ireland and the Protestant churches in Cork – announces its forthcoming advice and training sessions for people who are … Continue reading

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