Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. "Such a beautiful girl, inside and out. Rest in perfect peace Fionnuala." Another said: "Rest in peace gorgeous girl, thinking off all your family and ...

The voices of 45 Irish nurses form the backbone of this comprehensive study of the invaluable contribution made by Irish nurses to the NHS. It is a story crying out to be told, as ...

Susan N. Blessing, 82, entered into rest March 29, 2025, at her home. She was the wife of Wayne H. Blessing, with whom she was married 59 years. Born on July 3, 1942, in York, she was the daughter ...

There’s a sameness to the ritual we use to memorialize the dead -- readings, eulogies, prayers, music -- but I somehow always ...

A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally meant "sprinkling with blood" during the pagan sacrifices, the Blóts (reference: AHD). A blessing, (also used to refer to ...

Irish-trained horses have won six of the last eight renewals of the Randox Grand National and, last year, they filled the first four places. Below is a full list of Grand National horses ...

First, the housekeeping. Pádraic Joyce feared something cruel when John Maher went down hard on the astroturf in Gaelic Park on Sunday. By the time he spoke on the pitch after the game, Joyce’s ...

On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

Meanwhile, EastEnders is drowning in grief over Martin Fowler’s death, while Linda and Avani battle their drink demons. Sherrie Hewson, who played hotel manager Joyce Temple-Savage, let slip on ...