Mercy Convent News Today

It was about this time of year, May 26, 1910 that the foundation stone of St. Mary’s College was laid. It was not, however the first St Mary’s College. Father John Paul O’Toole, born in Galway in 1804, was one of the last priests ordained during the wardenship. He was based in Paris and Rome but was always conscious of his own difficulty in obtaining a food secondary education in Galway, so he decided to return to Galway in 1843 and open a school here. His main difficulty was f...

The County Mayor hosted a special civic reception this week honouring the achievements of many in the fields of community and sport.

Chalan Pago is a Chamorro word that means “Pago Road.” Chalan Pago referred to the area traveled through to get from Hagåtña to Pago, which may lend to the naming of the area, which is covered with Pago trees (hibiscus tiliaceus).

TORRINGTON - Deirdre Conception (Gordon) Ivain, of Torrington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2024.She was born in Mohill Village, County Leitrim, Ireland, on Dec. 7, 1932, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Reynolds Gordon, to a large family. She was educated at Mercy Convent, Mohil

Third year student Odhrán Claffey from Mercy Convent, Kilbeggan “cleaned up” at the County Local Enterprise Awards, held in Golden Island Shopping Centre, Athlone, on Tuesday, March 5

More than 60 people from nearby towns including Cloughjordan, Nenagh, Clonmel, and Cashel turned up for an anti-racism rally which included some of the local asylum seekers

In 2019, there were 900 registered guests at the Gathering Place shelter in St. John's. That number has climbed to around 2,000, says the shelter's executive director.

The former Sisters of Mercy Convent on Military Road in St. John’s is being transformed into an expansion for the Gathering Place. The shelter’s executive director says construction won’t do away with the original craftsmanship of the nearly 200-year-old building.

THE question of whether sport brings communities together was the subject of a county debate final. Students from Mercy Convent Primary School Naas went up…

Students and parents begin to fill the bleachers. Cheerleaders fearlessly form a human pyramid on the sidelines. Faculty and staff work the concession stand or greet visitors coming through the