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This year marks the 1500th anniversary of the Saint's birth. Celebrations start tomorrow with the 2021 American Conference for Irish Studies which will be broadcast live from Ulster University’s Magee campus, where academics and historians from across the globe will bring Colmcille’s rich academic legacy to life. Some of the live streamed sessions will be available to the public at www.acis2021.com including a keynote address by Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland on Thursday 3rd June at 5pm as well as addresses by the Irish and UK ambassadors to the US on Saturday 5th June. As part ...

Obituaries

Obituaries

Sister Clare Crockett's sister to address anniversary retreat Sister Clare Crockett died in an earthquake in Ecuador on April 16 2016. Seamus McKinney 14 April, 2021 01:00 A sister of tragic Derry nun Sister Clare Crockett is among the speakers scheduled to take part in a retreat marking the fifth anniversary of her death. From the city’s Brandywell, she was killed when the building in which she was teaching music collapsed in an earthquake in Ecuador on April 16, 2016. Following her death, a large number of video recordings and other documents...

‘Is it OK to eat during online mass?’: how the faithful handle lockdown Séamas O’Reilly © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Well before places of worship were closed during the first lockdown, we hectored my father to remain indoors and stay safe. He rebelled. One frigid Sunday last March, through the silence of a sleeping household, he slunk down the hall and to the kitchen, careful not to rouse his house guests. We don’t know if his plan was dependent on my siblings being hungover but, since this was the case, it worked a charm. A lit...