Laoise Grace Nolan died suddenly on June 26, following a road traffic accident outside Belturbet, Co. Cavan. Reflecting on life without Laoise, her devastated mother, Deirdre, said: “She will be sorely missed, and it is something we will never get over.” Laoise was “a very lovable, likeable and happy girl”. Her favourite colour was white; her favourite song was ‘I Hope’, by Gabby Barrett; and her favourite flower was the sunflower. Since the 22-year-old was buried last Wednesday in Cross Cemetery, her grave has received new floral tributes daily. Deirdre said: “I have been to her grave every day, and there are more and more flowers every day.”
THE Church of Ireland Diocese of Clogher now has a new bishop in place. The Right Revd. Dr. Ian William Ellis was consecrated as Bishop of Clogher at a service on the Feast Day of St. Mark, on Monday, April 26, in St. Macartan’s Cathedral, Enniskillen. He was previously the Rector of Rossorry Parish in Clogher Diocese. While the numbers attending were restricted due to the Covid-19 guidelines, many people watched the service at home as it was live-streamed on the Enniskillen Cathedral website. The Right Revd. Dr. Ian Ellis, who was elected following a meeting of the Episcopal Electoral College held on Monday, November 9 last – an election that was subsequently approved by the House of Bishops – was ordained Bishop by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd. John McDowell, assisted by consecrating bishops, the Most Revd. Pat Storey, Bishop of Meath and Kildare; the Right Revd. George Davison, Bishop of Connor, and the Right Revd. Lord Eames, OM, former Archbishop o
Clergy reflect on Prince Philip’s visit to Enniskillen Posted: 4:06 pm April 17, 2021
By Jodie Curran
LOCAL clergymen took a moment to reflect on Fermanagh’s royal visit from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip back in 2012 following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death on Friday.
During her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee visit to the north, Dean of Clogher, the Very Rev Kenneth Hall, and Monsignor Peter O’Reilly,welcomed the royal couple to St Michael’s Church and St Macartin’s Cathedral, as crowds congregated on the streets of Enniskillen.
In a joint statement to the Herald, both churchmen paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh and his time in Fermanagh.
NEW Coronavirus regulations are coming into place as society begins to gradually reopen following the latest wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. Among the changes has been the permitted return to in-church worship, which allowed some worshippers to return to religious services on Sunday. Welcoming the change and the return of worshippers, Monsignor Peter O’Reilly, of St. Michael s, Enniskillen, said: “We are particularly glad to be open for Holy Week. “It is the high point of the church year, celebrating the faith that helps us to live life with hope, love and energy in the face of suffering, failing, selfishness and death.