Featured is Shayla Simmons, a student in final year studies Magellan Project at Washington Jefferson College in Pittsburgh, USA. Shayla came to Ireland on a research trip investigating the CommunityImpact of religious organisations. An interview with #CommunityOfficer Kelley Bermingham will feature in final submissions.
Music List for July & August 2025
Click here for details of services during July & August.
Choir School Party
This week an end of term party was held for the pupils of the Choir school and their parents. It was a great chance to welcome in the summer holidays with music, food and of course a giant panda. The party was also a great way to welcome our incoming students while also saying farewell and good luck to the students transitioning to Secondary School.
Photos by Melissa Carton
Music List for June 2025
Click HERE for details of services in June 2025.
Charitable and Community Fund Awardees
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the most recent round of distribution of the
community and charitable fund.
At a time when the world is very bleak in terms of news of war,
struggle, and brokenness, reading through and investigating each of the applications was a very
heartening process.
Each organisation demonstrates compassion, care for others,
connectivity, Christian faith in action.
The total fund to be distributed amounts to €145,292.59. The applications for support exceeded
€600,000 which made our decision process excruciatingly difficult. Within our application form
we requested other ways of engagement that we could support applicants with their good
works. In the coming months and year, we will be engaging with the organisations who have not
been successful in accessing funds in this round, to explore the opportunities that they have
identified and put some plans in place to extend other forms of support.
The list of recipients of this round of funding is attached and also includes funds that have been
contributed to emergency causes such as the rebuilding of the Al Ahli hospital in Jerusalem
which sadly has since been bombed again. Humanitarian relief in these challenging times is
essential for the preservation of life and giving hope in desperate times.
It is very important to acknowledge that each of the donors who contributed to this fund do so in
an act of faith when they either attend a service and contribute to the offertory collection or light
a candle and make a donation. Each contribution is representative of so many individuals
collectively having an impact on the lives of others through their prayers and donations. The
funds being allocated in this round are the balance of funds from 2022, and 2023, as well as all
funds collected in 2024.
With every blessing,
The Very Revd Dr William Morton
Dean and Ordinary, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
WEA Finalist
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral just received the great news that we have made the Shortlist in WEA Best Place to Work at the Workplace Excellence Awards!
We are very proud of our team here at the cathedral and extend our thanks to them for all their hard work.
We look forward to attending the awards in June.
SafeHaven Award
Congratulations to our Community and Safeguarding officer Kelley on being awarded a cert of completion from SafeHaven for Hate Crime and Response Project for Faith Communities in the Mansion House today.
This is a partnership project by @DCIF and Darren Coventry-Howlett who is the SafeHaven Programme Leader and Trainer.
Support from Chief Supt Patrick McMenamin has been instrumental to the delivery of the programme which was delivered from Store Street Garda Station in hybrid format to support faith communities to respond to hate crime and extremist behaviours.
Kelley was presented her cert by Darren Coventry-Howlett.
Marsh’s Library
Marsh’s Library is a historic library founded in 1707. It is the oldest public library in Ireland and one of the few buildings from its era still in use for its original purpose. The beautiful building houses a valuable collection of rare books and manuscripts, and is particularly rich in theology, science, medicine, and history. Visitors come from across the world to admire the original oak shelves and see the cages into which readers were locked to prevent thefts. They are often struck by the comforting smell of the centuries-old leather bindings on the books. If you have an interest in Irish history or literature you will surely want to follow in the footsteps of the Irish writers Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker, and James Joyce who read in Marsh’s Library.
A joint ticket with Marsh’s Library is available here enabling visitors to save on both attractions.
Visit Marsh’s Library website here.
CMF Grants Announcement
We are delighted to announce that the Cathedral has been awarded €100,000 under the Community Monuments Fund by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. This funding will support urgently needed repointing at the west end of the Cathedral and the removal of modern plaster from the medieval vaults of the baptistry. We are very grateful to the Minster, James Browne, T.D. for this support and to our architect, James Howley, who applied for this grant on behalf of the Cathedral Board.
A Message from Dean Morton on the Death of Pope Francis
On behalf of the Chapter of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, the National Cathedral of The Church of Ireland, and of the entire Cathedral community, I extend heartfelt condolences to our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters on the death of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis will be remembered not only as the Bishop of Rome, but as a shepherd who led with humility, compassion, and profound simplicity. He chose to live modestly, to speak plainly, and to place the poor and the marginalised at the heart of his ministry. His deep concern for creation, his commitment to dialogue, and his gentle witness to the love of Christ touched lives far beyond the bounds of his own communion, to people of all faiths, and none.
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is a place of welcome, friendship, openness, acceptance, tolerance, and inclusivity, a place to which people of all faiths from across the globe, many of them Roman Catholics, come to worship or visit.
In this time of mourning, we stand in prayerful solidarity with all who grieve the Pope’s passing, and we give thanks for a life lived in service, marked by grace and humility.
A book of condolences has been opened in the Cathedral for visitors who wish to leave a message of remembrance.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
The Very Reverend Dr William Morton
Dean & Ordinary of Saint Patrick’s, Dublin
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