POPE Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Niall Coll as the new Bishop of Raphoe, marking his first Irish appointment since his election earlier this year. The Diocese of Raphoe had been without a bishop since Bishop Alan McGuckian was transferred to the Diocese of Down and Connor in February 2024. Returning to his native Donegal, Bishop Coll described his homecoming as both humbling … [Read more...] about Bishop Niall Coll returns home as Pope Leo XIV’s first Irish appointment
Bishop Niall Coll returns home as Pope Leo XIV’s first Irish appointment
hibernia • History
By Tom Deignan, Edna Cullen and Beth Gallagher
Fall 2025
Irish Ready for U.S. 250th Birthday The Irish will be right in the middle of America’s 250th birthday next July – which technically will. be known as the U.S. Semiquincentennial. In Philadelphia – the birthplace of American freedom – the Museum of the American Revolution will feature the Easter Rising in Dublin as part of a new exhibition about the Declaration of … [Read more...] about hibernia • History
Kate Gleason: A Century Ahead of Her Time
By Ray Cavanaugh
Even in recent decades, women engineers have at times felt like they're trying to make it in an “old boy's club.” But back in the era of Kate Gleason, a woman with engineering knowledge was remarkably rare. Gleason was born in Rochester, New York, on Nov. 24, 1865. According to findagrave.com, her father, William Gleason, was from Tipperary, and her mother, Ellen Gleason née … [Read more...] about Kate Gleason: A Century Ahead of Her Time
Two viable pipe bombs found after homes evacuated in Derry
TWO suspect devices which led to homes being evacuated in Derry in the early hours of this morning have been found to be viable. A security alert was put in place at around 12.30am this morning in the Skeoge area of the city Nearly two dozen homes were evacuated from the Glenabbey Close/Beraghvale area as cordons were put in place after the report was received by the … [Read more...] about Two viable pipe bombs found after homes evacuated in Derry
Ireland among EU’s top earners in 2024
IRELAND ranked among the European Union’s top three highest-paying countries in 2024. New data from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical agency, shows that Ireland’s average annual full-time salary reached €61,100 last year, placing it third behind Denmark (€71,600) and Luxembourg (€83,000). The EU-wide average stood at €39,800, meaning Irish workers earned more than 50 per cent … [Read more...] about Ireland among EU’s top earners in 2024