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The closure of Joe Walsh Tours is a major blow for Irish-organised pilgrimages to Lourdes and other Catholic shrines on the continent, says a priest who has brought thousands to Lourdes annually for three decades. The departure last week of JWT Pilgrimtours was a blow, he said. Anyone could get a cheap flight to Biarritz, Toulouse or Bordeaux if they wanted to visit the holy grotto at Lourdes, said Fr Martin Noone. But JWT had decades of experience with the people on the ground in Lourdes; the hotel and transport providers; local guides; and the Accueil Notre Dame, which has many of the facilities of a modern hospital and is a place of welcome for sick people, close to the grotto. ....
Share this article The travel agents closed its doors on Tuesday after 60 years in business The Bishop of Elphin is hoping that people in the diocese will be able to take part on a pilgrimage to Lourdes next year. Bishop Kevin Doran who is President of the United Irish Pilgrimages to Lourdes is expressing his regret that Joe Walsh Tours, which organised the Pilgrim tours Ltd is to cease trading. He s thanking the company for its friendly and highly professional service to generations of Irish pilgrims. Advertisement Bishop Doran says with no trip planned for this year due to Covid 19, he s hopeful that they will be able to resume pilgrimages to Lourdes in 2022. ....