Father Brian E. O'Neill, a retired priest of the Diocese of Camden who was known for his ministry with the Deaf, died March 31. He was 82. Born in Philadelphia on July 9, 1940, he underwent seminary studies at Resurrection College in Ontario, Canada, and Immaculate Conception, Darlington, before being ordained a priest for the
She said, âIsnât he lovely? Lovely manners. Lend me your arm, Janet. Iâll just pop to the toilet while heâs gone, freshen myself up.â Then, with a girly, winsome smile, âNot that I suppose he cares!â Ninety-three, partially blind with an artificial hip but she still had an eye for the fellas. Her death, a couple of years after that visit, upset me terribly â not just because she meant so much to me but because, such was her spirit, it had simply never occurred to me that she would, or even could, die.
At the back end of the last century Mother of All the Behans was made into a stage play by Peter Sheridan, with Rosaleen Linehan, and then in a later production, Eileen Pollock, playing Kathleen. I saw both performances and they were both excellent, hard to follow. In recent years Iâd looked in the mirror and wondered if it was now time to think about following them, so when I was asked if Iâd do something for our local Wordfest, I re-r
Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
A residential centre for older people which was inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority during January, was found poor infection control and institutional practices.
Cahercalla Community Hospital and Hospice which is located on the outskirts of Ennis, Co Clare was experiencing an outbreak of Covid-19 at the time of the inspection.
The report is one of 34 published by HIQA today.
Cahercalla was found to be non-compliant under 12 regulations.
Inspectors observed residents with complex health care needs associated with their diagnosis of Covid-19, spending extended periods of time alone in their bedroom with no evidence of clinical monitoring or nursing supervision.