It’s a fitting gesture that the family of the late Noel O’Keeffe have asked mourners to wear their club colours as he is laid to rest in Rathangan tomorrow (Tuesday). In many ways, Noel was the embodiment of a devoted GAA clubman and his service to both St Anne’s and to Wexford GAA over the years is beyond reproach.
Pope Francis declared the 250-year-old St. Dominic Parish Church in the northern Luzon city of San Carlos in Pangasinan, and the Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Anne in Taguig City as minor basilicas. Basilicas are assigned by the pope to certain Catholic churches because of their antiquity, historical significance as centers…