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Irish Independent
16-07-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
Around the Districts: Clonard to Kilmore
Clonard lotto Results for Wednesday, July 9. This week's winning numbers: 01 – 05 – 12 – 13. No jackpot winner. Eight match-three winners receive €94 each: Ann and Harry Kirwan; Tony Cleary; Catherine Flood; Ann Thompson; Mag O'Toole; Mary Hayes; Rachel Cleary, and Laura Stafford. Jackpot for Wednesday, July 16, €11,500. Lotto draw takes place every Wednesday night at 8.30 p.m. Tickets are €2 each. Play online at with your local promoter or in the parish office. If you wish to become a promoter, please call to the parish office to have it arranged. Results are also available on from Thursday each week. Clonard Bethany Bereavement Support Drop-in service. Second Friday of every month in the Shamrock Room of Clonard Community Centre. Next Drop-In Service takes place on Friday, August 8, from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Have you experienced loss? Feel free to drop in for a cuppa and a chat. This service is supported by trained volunteers. Contact person Our Clonard Parish Representative and contact person in respect of the Ferns Diocesan Child Safeguarding Policy is Tom Aherne Tel: 087 6626915. Church Notes Please Be Advised. That all of our Liturgies are streamed live on the Parish Facebook page, church of the Annunciation – Clonard Parish. Bingo Night In Clonard Community Centre every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). The Acorn Shop At Clonard parish office. Opening Hours Monday to Friday 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cards – Gifts – Mass cards – Sympathy Cards – Statues – Candles – Baptismal Candles – Prayer Books. Contact Clonard Parish Urgently. Telephone 087 1708705/087 3880355. Please call these number/s if you have an emergency and require a priest urgently. V Rev Barry Larkin and Right Rev Monsignor Denis Lennon Co-PP's. Eucharistic Adoration In Clonard Day Chapel on the first Sunday of every month from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please join us to pray for the unborn, disabled and elderly. Adoration Adoration takes place every Monday (including Bank Holidays) after morning Mass. Also, on the First Friday after Mass till midday. New Adorers always welcome, please leave your details in the parish office. Clonard Parish Radio All Church services are accessible on 92.9FM and on the Parish Facebook page – Church of the Annunciation Clonard Parish. Please inform people who are sick or housebound so that they can join us over the airwaves or online. Masses: Saturday Vigil Mass 6 p.m. Sunday: 9.30 a.m., and 11.30 a.m. Weekdays: 10 a.m. Banh Holiday Mondays: 11 a.m. Holy Days: Eve of Holy Day 7 p.m. Vigil. Holy Day 10 a.m. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more 2025 Ferns Pilgrimage To Fatima Led by Spiritual Directors, Fr Denis Browne; Fr Paddy Banville and Fr Frank Murphy October 9 for seven nights. €899 per person sharing. Direct return flights from Dublin to Lisbon. 20kg bags included. Return airport transfers to Fatima (Optional Wexford – Dublin Airport transfer). Seven nights Hotel Avenida, full Board: breakfast, lunch and dinner each day. Full religious programme. Guided tour of Sanctuary and Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Visits to Aljustrel, Valinhos and Santarem: (Site of Eucharistic Miracle). Optional: Travel Insurance €45 under 79 years/€65 80 to 94 years. Single supplement €245; Optional Wexford – Dublin Airport Transfer (Cost TBC). For information, please contact Fr Denis Browne 086 8926260 frdenisbrowne@ For bookings, please contact Joe Walsh Tours 01 2410800. One Day Retreat Lough Derg. September 13, 2025. Weekend trip to Donegal for the One Day Retreat on Lough Derg leaving Wexford on Friday, September 12, returning to Wexford on Sunday, September 14, Two nights dinner, bed and Breakfast in the Imperial Hotel, Ballyshannon, coach travel and the day on Lough Derg €260. Contact Helen Kirwan at 087 6817648 for booking and details. Bingo Fundraiser In Aid Of Friary Roof Fund. On Friday, July 18, in St Joseph's Hall, Bishopswater at 8 p.m. Double – €15, Single €10, Baby €5. Prize money from €50 – €200. SVP summer collection Clonard conference of SVP will hold their summer collection at all Masses on the weekend of July 19/20. Any support you can give us would be much appreciated to help needy families in the parish during these challenging times. Should you miss the collection, donations can be left into the parish office. Thank you for your ongoing support. Pilgrimage Annual Pioneer Pilgrimage To Knock Shrine. The annual Pioneer pilgrimage to Knock Shrine will take place on Sunday, July 20. Prayers will be offered at Our Lady's Shrine for all who work in alcohol and drug treatment centres around Ireland. Contact Fr Robert McCabe via prayer@ for further details. Crossabeg GAA LOTTO Crossabeg-Ballymurn GAA lotto numbers for Wednesday, July 9, The numbers drawn were 1, 2, 12 and 27. There was no jackpot or match-three winners. There were two lucky-dip winners who each received €25, Niamh O'Gorman and James Jackman. The next draw will take place today, Wednesday, July 16, and the jackpot stands at €12,000. REGATTA Following on from successful Regattas at St Kearns and Edermine, attention now turns to our local Regatta at Ferrycarrig which takes place on Sunday next, July 20, and then it's the turn for the Killurin Regatta which takes place on Sunday, July 27. BLOOD DONATION CLINIC The Blood Donation Clinic will be in attendance at the Talbot hotel, Wexford, today, Wednesday, July 16, and again on Thursday, July 17, from 3.45 p.m. to 8 p.m each day. You can check your eligibility and book your appointment at or call 1800 222 111. CONDOLENCES We extend our deepest sympathy to Gary Quinn, Newcastle, Crossabeg, and the extended Quinn family on the death of his father, Arthur Quinn, Donishall House, Carnew, Wicklow/Gorey, Wexford, who died on Monday, July 7, and whose Funeral Mass took place in Askamore Church on Thursday, July 10, with burial afterwards in Tomacork cemetery. Our deepest sympathy is also extended to the family of the late Michael Whelan, senior, Crory Upper, Crossabeg, who died on Sunday, July 6, A genial and gentle character, who would always love to stop for a chat and regale you with stories and yarns, he was a good neighbour and family man, who will be missed so much by his family and friends. Pre-deceased by his wife Peg, and brothers and sisters Nick, Johnny, Joe, Maggie, Anna and Molly, he is survived by his sons and daughters, Michael, Brendan, Des, Caroline and Trish, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, daughters-in-law Bridget and Olive, son-in-law Paddy, sisters and brothers-in-law, nephews and nieces, extended family, friends and neighbours. His remains reposed at Mackens Funeral Home on Thursday, July 10, with removal to Crossabeg Church on Friday morning last for Requiem Mass at midday and burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. May his gentle soul rest in peace. SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER St Killian's AC held a very successful fundraising table quiz in Foley's pub, Crossabeg, on Friday night last. All proceeds will go towards work on the Throws area at the track at the community field. At the moment work is being carried out around the area in preparation for drainage work to follow. The quiz raised €1,425 and this is due to the generosity of sponsors, parents and supporters alike. M.C for the enjoyable event was Marie Kavanagh. The organisers would like to thank Alex and Fiona Wilson and Ken Foley for the use of the pub for the event, to each and everyone who supported the event, to those who sponsored the various Rounds, made donations, supplied raffle prizes and spot prizes. Thanks to BricksX Club, Wexford; Blackstairs Driving school; A & A Roofing; Anthony Doran Electrical; Edwards Coaches; Foot Clinic Wexford and Toenail Reconstruction; Name It Wexford; Barkers Wexford; Paco Wexford; Rag Tree Equine Assisted Learning; Fehilys Chemist Wexford; Talbot hotel; Kehoe Fruit and Veg. ITEMS FOR COLUMN News items are most welcome. Email to tworedcow@ or text/call 086 1980775. Items need to be forwarded by Sunday night of each week or by Thursday night in the event of a bank holiday weekend. Kilmore Community lotto The numbers drawn in this week's lotto were 1, 19, 25 and 26. There was one match-three winner receiving €200. There was no jackpot winner. Next week's jackpot stands at €9400. Lifeboat Day Kilmore Quay 2025 Our annual open day and fundraiser will take place on Bank Holiday Sunday, August 3. Lots of family fun with games, entertainment, stalls, and refreshments at the marina and Lifeboat house. If you would like to have a stall in the marina area on the day, please contact Johnny at 087 7533611. Donations for the bottle stall in advance of Lifeboat Day accepted at the Lifeboat house between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thank you for your continued support, it is very much appreciated. We look forward to seeing you on Lifeboat Day. Thanks Many thanks to all who attended the Marie Goodwin open garden event near Mayglass on Sunday, June 29, in aid of UNICEF GAZA. in aid of UNICEF GAZA, A total of €3953.55 was raised, we had a great crowd and a lovely afternoon. Deaths Sincere sympathy to Robin Matthews Ballyhealy on the passing of her mother and to Tommy Byrne Tullabards on the passing of his brother Ned recently. May they rest in peace. Baby Girl Congratulations to Elise and Robert Cousins, Ballask on the recent addition to the family. Tomhaggard Novena 2025 The annual novena to Saint Anne will take place in Tomhaggard starting on July 18 till Friday, July 26, with Mass each evening at 7.30 PM in the Grotto with weather permitting. The Patron Mass will be held on Sunday day the 2oth at 2pm followed by our field day in Tomhaggard Social Centre. There will be no Mass on that Sunday evening. We are appealing to you all for donations for the bottle stall, the produce stall, the wheel of fortune and brick and brack. You can leave them in the sacristy before Mass or leave them at the parish office during the week during opening hours. All donations also greatly appreciated. Full details on website. Outdoor Heated Defibrillator Cabinet Cllr Frankl Staples provided funding for a new Outdoor Heated Defibrillator Cabinet for Tomhaggard Social Centre. The Original Defibrillator Unit was purchased and installed in March 2019, from community fundraising and Wexford County Council Enhancement Grant. It is a very important asset in the village and is checked regularly by Kilmore Community Responders. Many thanks. Annual Society of Saint Vincent de Paul summer collection The annual society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) summer church gate collection takes place after Masses next weekend (July 19 and 20). Since this collection is a crucial part of their fundraising efforts to support individuals and families in need within the local community, your usual generous support would again be greatly appreciated.
Cambrian News
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Cambrian News
Roger Wagner exhibition to open in Machynlleth
A man given to mystical depictions of great trees in landscapes and pastoral scenes such as the exhibition catalogue's cover image, The Fields are White, which shows angels harvesting a field of corn, Roger also derives much inspiration from Biblical stories. He has often returned to subjects like the Annunciation, the Walking on the Water, the Prodigal Son and Paul on the Road to Damascus, while one of his most affecting single images is that of the aged St Simeon holding the infant Jesus in the Temple.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
A painter's transcendent vision of human flesh
An excited crowd filled the wide square in Siena on June 9 1311. The shops were closed and a procession of clergy preceded the ruling Signori of the Nine and the officials of the city state, followed by men, women and children with candles in their hands, as the bells rang out gloriously. They were accompanying Duccio's great new altarpiece, 16ft high and double-sided, glowing in red, blue and gold in the sunshine, as it was carried to the Cathedral. But in 1777, the front of the altarpiece was sawn free from the back and displayed separately. Over the next century some of the 40 or 50 panels went missing. In 1883 the National Gallery in London bought for £178 from an English connoisseur two panels, including the Annunciation, which is now on show in the gallery's acclaimed exhibition Siena: the Rise of Painting. One of the panels still preserved in Siena is The Incredulity of St Thomas. Thomas, one of the Twelve Disciples, was not with the others when they saw Jesus after his Resurrection on the first Easter Day. When they told him, he declared that he would not believe it unless he could put his finger in the holes made by the nails in Jesus's hands. A week later, Jesus came among the Disciples. Speaking to Thomas he said: 'Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side.' The next moment is depicted by Duccio. Thomas places a finger tentatively on the wound in the side of Jesus, who has pulled aside his tunic. On the hand pulling back the clothing is visible the mark of a nail. Thomas is not looking at the wounds but at the face of Jesus, his own expression conveying a sorry confession of his previous incredulity. Jesus returns his gaze with a calm and open countenance. It was, though, no invention of the painter to depict Jesus after his Resurrection still with the wounds from his death on the Cross. Just as his sharing with his followers a meal of fish indicated he was no phantom, so his wounds showed he was the same man his friends knew. His body was not a celestial apparition. For Christians this is of importance, for it was by the death and resurrection of the human body of Christ that all humanity was remade – not by a declaration by God in heaven but by the actions of God incarnate. But the wounded body of Jesus also holds its significance for anyone who does not share Christian beliefs. Then the narrative asserts with mythic power that the creator of the cosmos took on human flesh and shared in our sufferings, which are not forgotten when he rises from the dead. Those who celebrate Easter in church tomorrow believe this is historically true. But the state is right to give the whole country a holiday on either side of the great festival. Perhaps the state hardly thinks about it, and moves by the momentum of custom. That is all the better to those of us who feel that the nation benefits from conserving the best of the past without trying to reinvent everything from scratch. Sometimes the holiday of Easter has more serious things to convey than the latest flavour of hot cross bun or the attractions of pistachio-filled chocolate. Each year, the world seems to get into a worse mess. In the past 12 months, an element making this harder to face is uncertainty. The world has changed. We can't rely on former allies to meet imponderable threats. There is a new urgency in seeking self-sufficiency in essentials, but then we suddenly find that we are on the edge of being unable even to manufacture our own railway track. Comfortable certainties evaporate. By an irony, Doubting Thomas is the patron saint of uncertainty. Yet he doesn't demonstrate that it is particularly admirable to refuse to believe friends, and when he is confronted by the seemingly impossible evidence that he demanded, there is nothing to enjoy in his being discountenanced. The redeeming feature of his encounter with Jesus, the man he followed as a disciple, is the lack of recrimination, reciprocated by Thomas's declaration, as recounted in the Gospel according to St John: 'My Lord and my God.' God's hand in the violent idiocies of the world this year is not easy to discern. That does not stop Easter being celebrated or the works of great painters like Duccio being contemplated for their insight into wounded humanity, its unlooked-for salvation and the transcendent dimension of trust restored. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
18-04-2025
- General
- Telegraph
A painter's transcendent vision of human flesh
An excited crowd filled the wide square in Siena on June 9 1311. The shops were closed and a procession of clergy preceded the ruling Signori of the Nine and the officials of the city state, followed by men, women and children with candles in their hands, as the bells rang out gloriously. They were accompanying Duccio's great new altarpiece, 16ft high and double-sided, glowing in red, blue and gold in the sunshine, as it was carried to the Cathedral. But in 1777, the front of the altarpiece was sawn free from the back and displayed separately. Over the next century some of the 40 or 50 panels went missing. In 1883 the National Gallery in London bought for £178 from an English connoisseur two panels, including the Annunciation, which is now on show in the gallery's acclaimed exhibition Siena: the Rise of Painting. One of the panels still preserved in Siena is The Incredulity of St Thomas. Thomas, one of the Twelve Disciples, was not with the others when they saw Jesus after his Resurrection on the first Easter Day. When they told him, he declared that he would not believe it unless he could put his finger in the holes made by the nails in Jesus's hands. A week later, Jesus came among the Disciples. Speaking to Thomas he said: 'Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side.' The next moment is depicted by Duccio. Thomas places a finger tentatively on the wound in the side of Jesus, who has pulled aside his tunic. On the hand pulling back the clothing is visible the mark of a nail. Thomas is not looking at the wounds but at the face of Jesus, his own expression conveying a sorry confession of his previous incredulity. Jesus returns his gaze with a calm and open countenance. It was, though, no invention of the painter to depict Jesus after his Resurrection still with the wounds from his death on the Cross. Just as his sharing with his followers a meal of fish indicated he was no phantom, so his wounds showed he was the same man his friends knew. His body was not a celestial apparition. For Christians this is of importance, for it was by the death and resurrection of the human body of Christ that all humanity was remade – not by a declaration by God in heaven but by the actions of God incarnate. But the wounded body of Jesus also holds its significance for anyone who does not share Christian beliefs. Then the narrative asserts with mythic power that the creator of the cosmos took on human flesh and shared in our sufferings, which are not forgotten when he rises from the dead. Those who celebrate Easter in church tomorrow believe this is historically true. But the state is right to give the whole country a holiday on either side of the great festival. Perhaps the state hardly thinks about it, and moves by the momentum of custom. That is all the better to those of us who feel that the nation benefits from conserving the best of the past without trying to reinvent everything from scratch. Sometimes the holiday of Easter has more serious things to convey than the latest flavour of hot cross bun or the attractions of pistachio-filled chocolate. Each year, the world seems to get into a worse mess. In the past 12 months, an element making this harder to face is uncertainty. The world has changed. We can't rely on former allies to meet imponderable threats. There is a new urgency in seeking self-sufficiency in essentials, but then we suddenly find that we are on the edge of being unable even to manufacture our own railway track. Comfortable certainties evaporate. By an irony, Doubting Thomas is the patron saint of uncertainty. Yet he doesn't demonstrate that it is particularly admirable to refuse to believe friends, and when he is confronted by the seemingly impossible evidence that he demanded, there is nothing to enjoy in his being discountenanced. The redeeming feature of his encounter with Jesus, the man he followed as a disciple, is the lack of recrimination, reciprocated by Thomas's declaration, as recounted in the Gospel according to St John: 'My Lord and my God.' God's hand in the violent idiocies of the world this year is not easy to discern. That does not stop Easter being celebrated or the works of great painters like Duccio being contemplated for their insight into wounded humanity, its unlooked-for salvation and the transcendent dimension of trust restored.
The Guardian
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘His work needs to be seen': the Eric Gill exhibition put together by abuse survivors
A young girl kneels on her bedroom floor, hands pressed together, as another figure towers over her, one arm raised. This watercolour, made by Eric Gill, is titled Annunciation – but for the abuse survivors currently working on a show of his work that will open in the town where he lived, this scene is far from holy. For them, it is loaded with disturbing overtones. 'What I see isn't the Virgin Mary and the Angel Gabriel. It's a scared little girl in a room where she ought to feel safe, with a terrifying figure looming over her, blocking the exit,' says Vivien Almond, one of the survivors involved in the project. 'There's no way out – even the window behind her is tiny.' The image, says Almond, is 'all about power – the power that figure has over that young girl invading her space, threatening her. And that's what Eric Gill was all about.' Almond knows what she's talking about: as a child, she was sexually abused by her own father over many years, just as Gill's two elder daughters Betty and Petra were – a fact that didn't come to light until a biography by Fiona MacCarthy was published in 1989, the author having found evidence of the crimes in Gill's own previously unseen diaries. Since then the world has grappled with how to treat the artist's work. Some galleries have quietly removed it from view. Last week, one of his most famous pieces, a sculpture of Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's The Tempest, was returned to public view at BBC Broadcasting House in London, albeit behind a protective screen, following an incident in which it was damaged. A QR code nearby now links to details of Gill's crimes. The BBC said it had taken 'expert advice', although it isn't clear if that was from survivors. This new show is believed to be the first time survivors of abuse have been directly involved in deciding whether and what to show of Gill's work and how to interpret it. It is being put together at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, the institution most strongly associated with his story. The museum is in the Sussex village that was home for six years to Gill and the artistic community he founded, which continued to be based there after he and his family moved to Wales in the 1920s. Since Gill's crimes became known, the museum, says its director Steph Fuller, has never sought to hide from the reprehensible elements of his story. A statement on its website condemns his abuse, but adds that his 'importance to art and design history in the UK and across the world is impossible to ignore'. Yet Fuller thinks more needs to be said. 'I've felt for a while,' she says, 'that the voices missing in our interpretation are the voices of the daughters who were subjected to the abuse.' Those daughters are now dead, but one day two years ago, Fuller found herself talking to Ann Sumner, chair of the Methodist Modern Art Collection (MMAC) in London. Sumner was wondering what to do with a Gill painting owned by the MMAC. From that conversation grew the idea of a new exhibition, which will lead in time to a re-imagining of the Ditchling collection overall, curated with four abuse survivors, members of the Methodist Survivors Advisory Group. One thing the survivors were clear about, says Fuller, was the importance of showing Gill's work and not sweeping it under the carpet. 'They said hiding things and not talking about them is the culture in which abuse flourishes. There are lots of very difficult and emotive issues to discuss here. But if the survivors can do it, then the rest of us certainly can.' Almond adds: 'If you don't show his work, you're not telling the story of this man. My view is it needs to be seen, but included alongside it needs to be the story of what this man did, how he abused his daughters. It's been said what he did didn't affect these women much. But that's rubbish. If you suffer abuse, it stays with you, it's a pain you never get rid of, and it changes everything else that happens to you.' The new display will be part of an exhibition at Ditchling entitled It Takes a Village, to open in early July. It will include both Annunciation, the work that so struck Almond, and other pieces including Gill drawings of Betty and Petra, among them a nude of Betty when she was 16. 'That was drawn at the point when the abuse was happening,' says Fuller. Fiona, another survivor involved in the Ditchling project, says she's been surprised by how little museums and art galleries have consulted survivors when making decisions around Gill's work. 'Art has a tendency to be self-congratulatory and pretentious. Art historians think they know things, but actually all they know about is art. They don't know what it's like to survive abuse.' One issue for her is monetary value. 'When someone is a name, their work is worth more. It's to do with someone's reputation, but it shouldn't be only their artistic reputation – because with Gill you've got someone who was much revered, but we now know he was a very unpleasant character: sleazy, a paedophile. So his value should reflect that reputation as well.' Fiona testified against her abuser, a man who lodged in her family home when she was a child, decades after his crimes took place, and he was convicted and imprisoned. 'I wanted to hold him to account, and I want to hold Gill to account. He was a smug and arrogant man and in writing about his abuse in his diaries, I think perhaps he wanted it all to come out eventually – he wanted the world to see how clever he'd been, hiding it all from everyone, making people think he was so saintly.' Now in her 70s, Fiona says the attitude to abuse has changed for survivors over the years. 'It used to be hushed up, and people would say it doesn't do any real harm. But now it's being more talked about that view has changed – so getting more people to speak about it is the way forward.' Childhood books made by the Gill daughters and the 1922 sculpture Divine Lovers (Icon) – showing Christ embracing a figure representing the church – will also be included in the display, which will be in a separate room at the museum. 'We're very mindful of visitors who might have been victims of abuse,' says Fuller. 'There will be a notice explaining the content before people go into the room.' Survivors' sensitivities have tended to be more around works that home in on intimate situations in the home, rather than with pieces that are sexually explicit, says Fuller. 'We've been talking a lot about abuse holistically, how it happens and the family dynamics around it. Also, because the survivors are from a Christian group, and Gill was a Catholic, they've been interested in how he depicted spiritual and divine subjects in a sexualised way.' It Takes a Village is at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, East Sussex, in July. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support for rape and sexual abuse on 0808 802 9999 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at
