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In this interview Monica speaks about her life for the last 59 years as a Sister of St Louis in Nigeria. She also talks about the Associate movement in Nigeria, as well as health and pastoral issues, among other things.
The Sisters of St Louis’ General Chapter 2015 invited the sisters to tell and re-tell the St Louis story “in order to own, celebrate and pass it on to future generations." The story of the Institute is the ‘why’ of the Institute, and telling it is an art of translating our values into action, of constructing our identity, making choices and inspiring action. Telling our story carries a transformative power inherent in the enduring values and lessons about life and mission which are passed on from one generation to another. Our individual and communal stories can be tools for making us whole; they gather up parts of us and put them together in a way that gives our lives greater meaning.
https://youtu.be/HCwBs5TKmZ8?feature=shared
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Sisters assemble in Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin to discuss pastoral care
Máire Cannon SSL
Forty-four sisters from the Irish Region met in Wynn’s Hotel on November 20 for the purpose of restructuring pastoral care in the region. This mandate was given to the Irish region in June. The gathering had a special significance for us, as it was the first time since Covid that we met in person from different areas of the Region. A welcoming cuppa and chat by a glowing fire set the tone for the day.
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The Kerry Magazine – Issue 34 (2024) , among articles this year,
The Moyvane Death Census of 1847 (Liam Kennedy & Brian Gurrin)
Brendan Kennelly, a Reflection (Mary McAuliffe)
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French Gen DeGaul warned us the Vietnam crisis couldn’t be won. We should have listened. We lost over 58,000 soldiers
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JD Flynn
December 17, 2024----------------
And 121 years ago today, December 17, 1903, two Ohio brothers changed the world, at the base of a sand dune on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
It wasn’t that Orville and Wilbur first flew the Wright Flyer that day. They’d had a successful takeoff a few days early, but the engine stalled quickly and the landing was hard.
What they did on Dec. 17 was to both take off and land.
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“Christian hope is a gift from God that fills our lives with joy.” In this last month of the year, and on the threshold of Jubilee 2025, the Pope reminds us how vital it is to cling to hope. “The world really needs it a lot!”
https://youtu.be/LEs2XA-PuuU?feature=shared
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1766 Religious Census, Ringrone, Barony of Courseys, East Carbery and Kinsale.
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What are your favorite Christmas songs?
Music is a wonderful way to lift your heart to Jesus, especially during the Christmas season. With this important season quickly approaching, below are several traditional Christmas songs that will surely unite your heart with Our Lord.
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More Hymns
https://youtu.be/Xw38pGhPXIk?feature=shared
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Wrongful Conviction
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COST of Food; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to rack up a $71,000 food bill during a four-day trip to Italy and Switzerland, more than half of which was spent on airplane fare alone.
According to government records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, at least $43,000 was spent on dining in the sky.
Each member of the Canadian delegation cost more than $1,700, with the average meal cost hitting $145.
That’s no small feat considering Canada’s most recent Food Price Report said that an average family of four spends about $1,400 on food per month.
https://tnc.news/2024/12/16/taxpayers-billed-71000-for-trudeaus-food-while-in-europe/
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BOOK: Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries
By Kate Mosse
Praised as “pure joy,” this “must-have for history lovers” (Glamour) showcases nearly 1,000 extraordinary women who changed the world with their groundbreaking achievements. Includes famous figures as well as those overlooked by time — from an 18th-century pirate to an unheralded composer.
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WASHINGTON—Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal Tuesday to keep the government funded through mid-March and provide more than $100 billion in relief to disaster victims and farmers,
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When Sue Malden started working as an assistant researcher for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the early 1970s, she imagined the broadcaster’s 20-plus year history of television was tucked away somewhere on shelves—a towering video library of cultural history from the Queen’s 1953 coronation to hundreds of episodes of Doctor Who.
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“The doctrine of Purgatory provides consolation for a believer because it offers hope that our loved ones who die with imperfection aren’t forever excluded from heaven. But a believer might still be disheartened by the thought that if his loved one isn’t in heaven yet, then he can’t have a relationship with that person in the present moment. He would have to wait.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, the doctrine of Purgatory entails that we can assist our loved ones in Purgatory by offering the Mass, prayers, indulgences, almsgiving, and other works of love for them. This is based on the Christian belief in the communion of saints, which includes the souls in Purgatory.”
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A tour guide in a big oasis at the foot of the Atlas Mountains — Bou Saâda, 100 miles west of Biskra.
His new friend invited him to come there and be cured; it would be far cheaper than the fancy spa. Dad accepted and spent 45 minutes a day buried in a shallow grave in the hot sand with his head shaded by an umbrella. After five days of this torture, he was cured.
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Our nation was founded on the basic idea that the people we elect run the government. That isn’t how America functions today. Most legal edicts aren’t laws enacted by Congress but “rules and regulations” promulgated by unelected bureaucrats—tens of thousands of them each year. Most government enforcement decisions and discretionary expenditures aren’t made by the democratically elected president or even his political appointees but by millions of unelected, unappointed civil servants within government agencies who view themselves as immune from firing thanks to civil-service protections.
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Canada’s first Indigenous person to be appointed attorney general had strong words for her former colleague, Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, following the news that he falsely claimed Indigenous heritage.
“A Prime Minister committed to true reconciliation would have removed Randy (and the other Randy) from Cabinet long ago. Instead we get to watch white people play ancestry wheel of fortune,” wrote Wilson-Raybould in a post to X on Tuesday.
https://tnc.news/2024/11/20/wilson-raybould-boissonnaults-false-indigenous/
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BOOK: U-Boat Killer
By Captain Donald Macintyre
Written by England’s top U-boat hunter of World War II, this gripping naval history offers a “firsthand account of safeguarding convoys in the North Atlantic from roaming German subs” (Library Journal).
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Wrapping children in prayer: Reconciliation in Rwanda
Twenty-four years ago in Rwanda, 800,000 people were brutally slaughtered in 100 days. The country still struggles with recovery and reconciliation. UNICEF estimates 95,000 children lost one or both parents during the genocide.
https://www.worldvision.org/category/christian-faith-news-stories/page/10
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JESUS: The mosaic is “the greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls,” declared Carlos Campo, CEO of the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C., where the theologically significant relic has been housed since July, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reported.
Dubbed the Meggido Mosaic, the 581-foot artifact was originally underneath a floor of the Meggido Prison in Israel in 2005, after which it was excavated in pieces by the Israel Antiquities Authority over the course of four years.
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Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, has been issued the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. During her 12-year tenure leading Planned Parenthood (from 2006 until she resigned in 2018), she presided over the abortion deaths of nearly four million preborn children.
Biden referred to Richards as having “absolute courage,” falsely claiming she “fearlessly leads us forward to be the America we say we are — a nation of freedom.” Biden’s post on X stated, “Through her work to lift up the dignity of workers, defend and advance women’s reproductive rights and equality, and mobilize Americans to exercise their power to vote, she has carved an inspiring legacy.”
But an America that allows and even promotes the killing of innocent preborn human beings is not truly free, nor can it claim to stand for freedom when it unjustly robs children of their right to life.
https://www.liveaction.org/news/biden-medal-freedom-planned-parenthood-president/
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Revealing the (corrupt) record in 14th-century Ireland -------------------------
Failing the Knights Templar
Bicknor was accused of mishandling the possessions of the Templars, a military order founded for the Crusades in the Middle East. Their arrest and trial in 1308 was a Europe-wide affair, ordered by Pope Clement V .
It reached Dublin in January 1308, when the English king commanded that the papal order be followed. The Templars held a wide range of lands and churches in Ireland, and when the king’s agents appeared to take possession, they were instructed to record the value of the land, equipment, animals and crops that they found. Then they were supposed to manage the estates carefully, keeping records of what they had done.
Instead, the records were patchy and fragmentary. In 1328, the English treasurer complained that the summary sent to London was ‘insufficient’ and gave a long list of the ways in which they had failed.
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By Reporter
03 Jul 2024 4:00 AM
An independent report produced for Horse Racing Ireland has found that the horse racing industry in Limerick and Clare provides a significant contribution to the Irish economy, generating €126 million in expenditure and providing 1,477 jobs locally.
In 2023 Deloitte produced an independent report for Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) on the Social and Economic Impact of Irish Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing, based on 2022 data. This report estimated Irish racing and breeding’s total expenditure to be €2.46 billion, with over 30,000 people employed, the majority of which are in rural communities.
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Police in Ontario are finally admitting that so-called “safe supply” drugs are being exchanged on the streets for fentanyl.
At a press conference Tuesday morning, London, Ont. police said “safe supply” drugs — referring to prescription opioids legalized by the federal government as part of so-called harm reduction initiatives — are being resold into the community.
“It’s being trafficked into other communities, and it is being used as currency in exchange for fentanyl, fuelling the drug trade,” said London police chief Thai Truong.
https://tnc.news/2024/07/17/safe-supply-drug-trade-london/
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12 Ways to Live More Sustainably
Every day we make choices in our lives that affect the environment, the climate and other species. From what we eat to how many children we decide to have, there’s a lot we can do to “choose wild” and reduce our environmental footprint to leave more room for wild animals and plants. Our individual actions matter — but we can’t do it alone.
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CO2; In the majority of houses with a gas boiler in the UK, the main cause of emissions might surprise many households. Rather than large white-goods, the kitchen sink is actually the source of the most water-related carbon emissions in the home. Keeping the kitchen tap running leads to approximately 157kg of CO2 being released per year while the dishwasher produces 142kg of CO2, the washing machine generates 118kg and the bath creates 103kg. (In a newer home, however, the shower is the water-use device with the highest emissions.)
While these figures date from 2009
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200326-the-hidden-impact-of-your-daily-water-use
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What They Won't TELL You! This Is A Much Deeper Spiritual Battle (Look Beyond Trump & Biden)
https://youtu.be/LXYEo3NB9eI?feature=shared
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TRAVEL: Drawing on his book, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages, historian Anthony Bale will disrupt your preconceived notions about travel in the middle ages and bring to life a travel culture not too dissimilar to our own. He will take you on a journey from the bustling bazaars of Tabriz, to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees,
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Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a lot of land to start a garden. In fact, all you really need are some containers and soil. Container gardens have gained popularity since not only are they easy to start, but they also can enhance a space with additional vibrant colors and pleasant smells.
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Thought
FR. GERARD’S THOUGHTS
Shepherd of the Lord.
By virtue of our baptismal calling, all of us have Christian responsibilities and a certain amount of shepherding to do. At times there seems to be no let-up – especially in family life. If growing children are not cared for and given proper direction, they are going to be lost and wander aimlessly through life with no purpose. Unless we are linked to Christ through prayer, we run the danger of wandering off and finding other pathways more attractive.
LAST WORD: The biggest role we can ever play in another’s life
is to be there when they need us… without asking questions.
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ULV to host Irish folk music show
On Saturday, June 4 The University of La Verne hosts “Tommy and the Brothers,” a new show about Irish folk music titans the Clancy Brothers’ and Tommy Makem’s rise to worldwide fame in Greenwich Village at the vanguard of the American folk revival of the 1960s.
The show takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Morgan Auditorium, 1950 3rd St., La Verne. Presale tickets are $30 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tommy-and-the-brothers-tickets-319085331817, or $35 at the door.
The show features 21 of the Clancy Brothers’ and Tommy Makem’s biggest hits. The cast includes longtime Claremont actor, musician, songwriter and performer Danny Oberbeck, as Tom Clancy, Joel Reed Mankey in the role of Tommy Makem, Sean Faye Cullen as Paddy Clancy, and Dalton Maltz as Liam Clancy.
More information is available at https://tommyandthebrothers.com or by calling (951) 295-1895.
https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/ulv-to-host-irish-folk-music-show-65757/
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Danny Mulvihill
taken from the CCE magazine ‘Treoir’ (Winter ’96)
Dan Mulvihill & Frank Thornton
Dan Mulvihill (left) with Frank Thornton
The lamented death and passing of Danny mulvihill of Chicago on February 5, 1996 removes from among us a kind hearted soul, a genial character, who devoted his entire life to promoting all that is good and great in our Irish Tradition
Daniel Joseph Mulvihill was born on November 15, 1899 in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry. He was the second child and first boy in a family of eleven children.
He attended school in Moyvane until 1915 when his mother passed away leaving his father with the responsibility of eleven children with the oldest 16 years and the youngest just an infant. Danny assumed the daily responsibility for the farm under his father’s guidance.
Somewhere around 1918 he became an active volunteer in the Kerry Brigade of the Irish Republican Army. Because of his involvement and activities withe the old IRA, he was forced to leave Ireland in 1920.
His trip from Ireland landed him in Brooklyn, New York where he found a job with New York City Transit where he worked for a year before packing up and moving to Chicago where he would spend the rest of his life.
In Chicago, he worked as a conductor for the Surface Lines Transit Systems. After 12 years, he joined the Chicago Fire Department and retired as a Lieutenant in 1963.
Danny was ever proud of the Mulvihill name and in between jobs, he married Mary Agnes Mulvihill from Ballybunion, Co. Kerry. The Mulvihills had two children, Danny and Mary-Jane, the present Mid-West Regional Secretary for Comhaltas North America.
I will always remember the prominent role that Danny played in the founding of Comhaltas here in North America together with his lifelong friend and colleague – Comhaltas founding member, Frank Thornton, also from Moyvane. Culturlann na hÉireann, a permanent home for Comhaltas, was something that Danny worked for, hoped for, and envisioned, and he was proud to see it become a reality.
He was also proud of his native Kilbaha near Moyvane, Co. Kerry, an area steeped in Irish tradition. It was then known as newtownsandes, a thriving little village that straddles the North Kerry and West Limerick border. The name Mulvihill is a common name in the area. And a great many members of the Mulvihill clan found fame, if not fortune, in their adopted lands.
Martin Mulvihill, a renouned fiddle player, was born in the townland of Glenalappa in the parish of Moyvane. Before leaving for England and America he got his early lessons on the fiddle from Barney Enright, still happily with us. This early training stood him in good stead, for in later years as a talented teacher of music, he produced many All-ireland champions in New York. Jerry Mulvihill, the well known traditional dancer, als hails from the same area. This sprightly septuagenarin is still king of the concert stage. He has starred on two Comhaltas Tours of North America.
The famous Ahern family also hail from Moyvane. Father Pat Ahearn is now the artistic Director of Siamsa Tíre Folk Theatre in Tralee. He was also the producer of the first two concerts to North America in 1972 and 1973.
Knockanure is probably the best known townland in the parish of Moyvane. Its popularity stems from the famous ballad composed by Professor Brian McMahon of Listowel. ‘The Valley of Knockanure’ which commemorates the death of Walsh, Lyons and Dalton, in that townland during the War of Independence. Danny Mulvihill knew them personally before they gave their lives for Ireland. Thanks to Danny Mulvihill who raised the necessary funds in Chicago, a monument to the memory of Walsh, Lyons and Dalton now stands in that lonely valley of Knockaure, paying silent tribute to three hereos that he knew from his youthful years in Moyvane.
Moyvane famed in song and story also produced two very famous poets. The late Paddy Drury, a farm labourer whose gift of instant compositions is still talked about in the parish. Also our own genial Dan Keane, still happily with us, he seems to have inherited Paddy Drury’s great gift as a poet, writer and collector of verse. Again I am grieved that Danny Mulvihill is no longer with us. To Mary-Jane, Danny and his immediate family, I offer my deepest sympathy on the loss of a kind and gentle soul.
For all the rest of us to mourn his passing, we should be encouraged by his life of dedication, his love of music and song from his beloved Moyvane, and area rich in lore and in culture, that gave to us and to Comhaltas such stalwarts as Danny Mulvihill and many others as well, who are indeed a credit to their parish and to Ireland.
America’s First Civilization
By Michael D. Coe
A concise history of the Olmecs: This ancient Mesoamerican culture based in the southern Mexican jungles has provided historians with valuable insights about the origins of civilization in America. This revealing look is a must-read!
Coffee
By H.E. Jacob
“Masterful… Quite satisfying” (Publishers Weekly): Filled with fascinating details, this work of nonfiction follows the historical journey of a commodity that changed the world — from anecdotes about its impact on goats in Yemen to analyses of its religious connections.
CORONAVIRUS
Man who graduated with a master's degree and who worked in Shenzhen Hospital (Guangdong Province, China) sent the following notes on Coronavirus for guidance: March 2020.
1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold
2. Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.
3. This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature of just 26/27 degrees. It hates the Sun.
4. If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to the ground and is no longer airborne.
5. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so if you come into contact with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon as you can with a bacterial soap.
6. On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will kill it.
7. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink liquids with ice.
8. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for 5-10 minutes, but - a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your eyes, pick your nose unwittingly and so on.
9. You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in warm water will suffice.
10. Can't emphasise enough - drink plenty of water!
THE SYMPTOMS
1. It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting 3/4 days
2. The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and then the lungs, causing pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further.
3. With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing.
4. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're drowning. It's imperative you then seek immediate attention.
Material from Old site
http://www.geocities.ws/dalyskennelly_2000/elis.html
JIMMY HICKEY: Now his place in the history of Irish dance is to be celebrated in a DVD; The DVD was launched by Fr. Pat Ahern in The Listowel Arms on Sunday, October 6 2019 at 7.00 pm.
Opportunity
By Edward Rowland Sill
This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream:-
There spread a cloud of dust along a plain;
And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged
A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords
Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince’s banner
Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes.
A craven hung along the battle’s edge,
And thought, “Had I a sword of keener steel-
That blue blade that the king’s son bears,-but this
Blunt thing-!” he snapt and flung it from his hand,
And lowering crept away and left the field.
Then came the king’s son, wounded, sore bestead,
And weaponless, and saw the broken sword,
Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand,
And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout
Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down,
And saved a great cause that heroic day.
American government can stop the monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Saint Benedict, La., from making coffins for sale . The Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors told them that their sale of caskets violated state law, you cannot sell “funeral merchandise” unless you’re a licensed funeral director
www.ictu.ie
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is the largest civil society organisation on the island of Ireland, representing and campaigning on behalf of some 832,000 working people. There are currently 55 unions affiliated to Congress, north and south of the border.
Links
www.amnesty.ie
Amnesty International
In Ireland and across the world, Amnesty International exposes the truth, speaks out and creates change.
www.barnardos.ie
Barnardos
Helps vulnerable children across Ireland
www.bodywhys.ie
Bodywhys, The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland.
Support, information and understanding for people with eating disorders, their families and friends.
www.collegeroad.ie
UCC Students Union
www.dcu.ie/nursing
DCU School of Nursing
www.detect.ie
DETECT Early Intervention Service
www.dohc.ie
The Department of Health and Children's statutory role is to support the Minister in the formulation and evaluation of policies for the health services. It also has a role in the strategic planning of health services.
www.equality.ie
The Equality Authority
www.projectgateway.blogspot.com
Gateway Mental Health Project ensuring hope dignity and wellness in an empowering and supportive community for people experiencing mental health issues.
www.grow.ie
Grow in Ireland helps people who have suffered, or are suffering, from mental health problems.
www.headline.ie
National Media Monitoring Programme for Mental Health and Suicide
Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the Irish media.
www.headstrong.ie
Headstrong. The National Centre for Youth Mental Health
Headstrong is a new initiative working with communities in Ireland to ensure that young people aged twelve to twenty five are better supported to achieve mental health and wellbeing.
www.ibec.ie
Irish Business and Employers Confederation.
www.irishadvocacynetwork.com
Irish Advocacy Network.
Support and information to people with mental health difficulties by befriending them and offering a confidential listening ear or peer advocacy.
www.inspireireland.ie
Inspire Ireland Foundation is a charitable organisation that helps young people lead happier lives.
www.icgp.ie
The Irish College of General Practitioners
www.ictu.ie
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is the largest civil society organisation on the island of Ireland, representing and campaigning on behalf of some 832,000 working people. There are currently 55 unions affiliated to Congress, north and south of the border.
www.imhc.ie
Irish Mental Health Coalition
Campaigns for improved and prioritised mental health services in Ireland
www.ifa.ie
Irish Farmers Association
www.irishsportscouncil.ie
The Irish Sports Council aims to plan, lead and co-ordinate the sustainable development of competitive and recreational sport in Ireland. Our Vision is one where sport contributes to enhancing the quality of Irish life.
www.mentalhealthireland.ie
Mental Health Ireland aims to promote positive mental health and to actively support persons with a mental illness, their families and carers by identifying their needs and advocating their rights.
www.mhcirl.ie
Mental Health Commission
Promotes high standards in the delivery of mental health services and ensures the interests of those involuntarily admitted to Approved Centres are protected
www.nda.ie
National Disability Authority
Provides independent expert advice to Government on policy and practice
www.nosp.ie
National Office for Suicide Prevention
www.nsue.ie
National Service Users Executive
www.pcicollege.ie
PCI College is the leading provider of third level educational and continual professional development programmes for mature students in the fields of Counselling and Psychotherapy
www.pleasetalk.ie
Please Talk was founded by students, for students. The intention is for Please Talk to have a home on every campus in Ireland, and for the Please Talk message to become synonymous with student support, and with being at college
www.reachout.com
Reach Out is a web-based service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times, and find ways to improve their own mental health and well-being
www.recover.ie
Shine Information Resource & Online Library
Recover.ie is a user-friendly database of comprehensive information for persons with self-experience of schizophrenia, their caring relatives, the general public and healthcare professionals. Recover.ie provides information about schizophrenia and offers a platform to centralise the relaying of information in Ireland.
www.samaritans.org
The Samaritans
Provides confidential, non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
www.shineonline.ie
Shine – Supporting People Affected by Mental Ill Health is the national organisation dedicated to upholding the rights and addressing the needs of all those affected by enduring mental illness including, but not exclusively, schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder and bi-polar disorder, through the promotion and provision of high-quality services and working to ensure the continual enhancement of the quality of life of the people it serves.
www.spunout.ie
Youth Website by Community Creations
www.suicideorsurvive.ie
Suicide or Survive Ltd (SOS) provides services and supports aimed at suicide prevention in Ireland.
www.CollegeRoad.ie
UCC Students Untion - UCCSU provide a listening and advocacy service, run awareness campaigns on mental health issues and promotes the counselling and student health services in UCC.The Welfare Officer sits on the steering committee of the uLink peer support network, organises training for peer supporters/ordinary students in Suicide Alertness and is trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.
www.yourmentalhealth.ie
Your Mental Health
Aims to improve awareness and understanding of mental health and well-being in Ireland.
Athea Talk by Fr Brendan Oct 2019
Public Speaking
This is Fr. Brendan and I am going to tell you about an American called Dale Carnegie who wrote, in 1926, a book entitled “Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business”. This served for many years in the USA and as a text book for Y.M.C.A. public-speaking classes. Over one million people of all ages have graduated from Dale Carnegie Courses. I am going to share many of Carnegie’s ideas and principles with the people of Athea, Youth, Teenagers and Adults young and old. Come to my house on Wednesday night at 7.30 and we will begin.
The first introductory discussion will be about “developing courage and self-confidence before speaking in public”.
Here are a few points for discussion
Why do people enrol for this course? – One person wrote as follows…..
When I am called upon to stand up and speak (person after person wrote) I become self-conscious, so frightened, that I can’t think clearly, can’t concentrate, can’t remember what I had intended to say. I want to gain self-confidence, poise and the ability to think on my feet. I want to get my thoughts together in logical order and I want to be able to say my say clearly and convincingly before a business or club group or audience.
Thousands of their confessions sounded like that
The testimony of many famous public people re public speaking is startling.
Mark Twain the first time he stood up to lecture felt as if his mouth was filled with cotton and his pulse was speeding for some prize cup.
The late Jean James, the most powerful political speaker that France produced before World War II sat for one year tongue-tied in the French Chamber of Deputies before he could summon up the courage to make his initial speech.
Lloyd George (“beloved” of Irish patriots) confessed. “I tell you I was in a state of misery. It is no figure of speech, but literally true, that my tongue clove to the roof of my mouth, and at first I could hardly get out a word”.
The Great Cicero, 2000 years ago, said that all public speaking of real merit was characterised by nervousness.,
I can give you other examples– Charlie Chaplin suffered from “Microphone fright”. Before a mike he had a feeling in his stomach not unlike the sensation one gets in a plane over the Atlantic in a bad storm. You can see why he starred in Silent Movies.
Lincoln had major problems. After Andrew Carnegie’s death a friend found a plan of his drawn up when he was 33.
It is an attainment that almost every person of education longs for. After Andrew Carnegie’s death there was found, among his papers, a plan for his life drawn up when he was thirty-three years of age. He then felt that in two more years he could so arrange his business as to have an annual income of fifty thousand; so he proposed to retire at thirty-five, go to Oxford, and get a thorough education, and “pay special attention to speaking in public”.
There are two more Quotes
“There is no other accomplishment”, stated Chauncey M. Depew, “which any man can have that will so quickly make for him a career and secure recognition as the ability to speak acceptably.”
Philip D. Armour, after he had amassed millions, said; “I would rather have been a great speaker than a great capitalist”
Have I said enough.
I encourage you all to come to my house on Wednesday night and learn how to overcome your fears. If you are terrified you are normal. I had to learn a lot myself over the years also. One never stops learning but you can now enjoy the freedom of not being afraid and become confident in oneself.
This course is essential for our teens. When they are in Primary School they lack inhibitions.
Come and see for yourself and as the Gospel Hymn says “Be not Afraid”
Fr. Brendan. More at https://www.athea.ie/