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Father Seamus Enright (Rector)
Born: Limerick 1950
Professed: 1975
Ordained: 1980

Work Done:

• Rector of Clonard, Belfast, 1984 – 1987.



• Director of Marianella Pastoral Centre, 1993 – 2002.



• Has Preached missions and retreats to priests and religious in Ireland, Great Britain and North America since ordination.



• Interested in the history of religious life; a founder and first chair of the Irish Religious Houses Heritage Association.

Current Roles:

• Rector of Mount Saint Alphonsus and Assistant Provincial of the Irish Redemptorists.



• Chair, Finance Secretariat of the Irish Redemptorists.



• Trustee and member of the Board of Management of St. Clement’s College.



• Member, Secretariat for Collaboration with Laity, North European Region of the Redemptorists.



• Member of the Project Team, Limerick City Faith Development Project.



• Director, The Blue Box (An Alternative Education Service for Disadvantaged Young People)

Hobbies and interests:

• Travel, Reading (esp. History & Biography) & Opera.

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Father Pat Breen
Born: Athlacca, Co. Limerick 1925
Professed: 1945
Ordained: 1950

Work done:

• Missions, Retreats to schools, Retreats to Religious, Director of Redemptorist Students.



• Worked in Philippines.



• Now assisting in the Church in Limerick.

Hobbies & Interests

• Horse & Hound, Listening to classical music.

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Father Peter Byrne
Born: Co. Carlow July 23 1931
Professed: September 8 1950
Ordained: September 22 1957

Work done:

• 12 years teaching and mission work in the Philippines.



• 27 books written, covering many topics. Some titles: Family Prayers: Adoration; Golden Years; The Greatest Way; Christ Heals; Young and Loved; The High Noon of God.



• Developed and still preach: Eucharistic Healing Missions.



• Preached these missions in: England, Scotland, Wales, America, South Africa, Kenya, Borneo, Malaysia, Philippines, Ireland.



• Now I continue writing, and preaching Eucharistic Healing Missions.

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Father Tommy Byrne CSsR
Born: Limerick 1938
Professed: 1963
Ordained: 1968

Work done:

• I have worked in 3 different retreat houses; Cluan Mhuire in Galway, Esker in Co. Galway & St. Clements in Belfast.



• For the past 15 years I have worked Dundalk, Dublin and now in Limerick giving Redemptorist Missions.



• At present I am working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees with DORAS.



• I am also Bursar of the Mount Saint Alphonsus Community.

Hobbies & Interests:

• I like to Walk, Play Golf and Read.

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Brother Seamus Campion
Born: Errill, Co. Laois 1929
Professed: 1964

Work done:

• Before joining the Redemptorists I served my time in Drapery & Footwear for 15 years.



• I joined the Redemptorists at 32 years of age.



• After Profession I spent 3 years in Rome.



• I spent 12 years travelling Ireland promoting our magazine ‘Reality’, then 8 years the Redemptorist Retreat House in Limerick promoting weekend retreats where I visited parishes and preached at all masses over the weekend.



• Since 1988 I am stationed at Mount Saint Alphonsus where I am responsible for Hospitality and Reception.

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Brother John Cashman
Born: Cork 1923
Professed: 1945

Work done:

• I have spent my whole life working in Ireland.



• I have been Sacristan for a number of years.



• I was Refectarian for some years.



• Most of my life has been working in the Kitchen.



• At present I help in the Kitchen in Mount St. Alphonsus.

Hobbies & Interests:

• My hobby is playing Bridge, which I love very much.

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Work done:

• Teacher in St. Clements College Limerick 1967 – 1970.



• Curate in West Springfield, Massachusetts.



• Youth Mission Team 1973 – 1976.



• Cluain Mhuire Redemptorist Formation Team 1976 – 1983.



• Esker Mission Team 1983 – 1984.



• Dublin Mission Team 1984 – 1989.



• Jobstown Parish Team 1989 – 1991.



• St. Clement’s Retreat House, Belfast 1993 – 2003.



• Will start as Chaplain in St. Clement’s College Limerick from September 2003 onwards.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Painting, Golf, Piano & Poetry Writing.

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Father John Goode CSsR
Born: Athlone, Co. Roscommon 1937
Professed: 1957
Ordained: 1963

Work done:

• Worked in the Philippine Islands for 11 years



• Working in Ireland since then

Hobbies and Interests:

• Painting, Bog Oak Carving & Sport.

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Father Brendan Keane CSsR
Born: Galway 1947
Professed: 1966
Ordained: 1972

Work done:

• Worked in Parish Missions, Retreat Houses, Specific Groups like Marriage Encounter, Engaged Couples, Beginning Experience, Choice for Single Adults.



• Also for Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous.



• Working in Ireland North & South, Philippines (1 year), USA (Summers), England (Supplies).



• Now working in Mount St. Alphonsus on Church Missions and General Apostolate.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Gaelic Football, Hurling, Music, Art & Theology.

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Father Noel Kehoe
Born: Newry, Co. Down 1972
Professed: 2000
Ordained: 2005

Work done:

• Co-ordinating the SERVE programme (Summer Endeavour in a Redemptorist Volunteer Experience) by means of which young Irish adults volunteer to work for four to six weeks with marginalised communities in the developing world.

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Brother Paddy McCrave CSsR
Born: Dundalk 1935
Professed: 1956

Work Done:

• 15 Years working in the Communications Office in San Alphonso in Rome.



• I have been assigned as Sacristan, Bursar or Porter at different times to our communities of Limerick; Dundalk; Marianella, Dublin; Cluain Mhuire, Galway; St. Clement’s Retreat House, Belfast & Clonard Monastery, Belfast.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Reading, Computers & Walking.

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Father Seán Lawlor
Born: Limerick 1937
Professed: 1957
Ordained: 1964

Work done:

• Ministered in Brazil for more than twenty years after ordination On returning to Ireland worked on missions and novenas and was vocation director for about ten years.



• In Retreat House ministry for six years and from 2005 am part of a chaplaincy scheme working with Brazilians, especially in the west of Ireland.

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Father Joe McLoughlin CSsR
Born: Limerick 1936
Professed: 1955
Ordained: 1964

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Father David McNamara
Born: Limerick 1963
Professed: 1984
Ordained: 1990

Work done:

• From my ordination until 2003 I preached missions, novenas and retreats throughout Ireland.



• In 2003 I was asked to join our publications staff. After a two year course in graphic design my principal work is designing material for Redemptorist Communications.

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Father Robert McNamara CSsR
Born: Galway 1969
Professed: 1990
Ordained: 1995

Work done:

• I have worked in the Philippine Islands in Formation Ministry and Parish Ministry.



• I spent 5 years in Clonard Monastery, Belfast on Missions, School Retreats and Prison Ministry.



• I spent 2 years on the Limerick Mission team covering most of Munster.



• Most recently a year in Fordham University, New York, completing graduate studies in Systematic Theology (Christology).

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Work done:

• Lectured and Taught in Redemptorist Senior and Junior Seminaries and in the Redemptorist High School in Anapolis, Maryland, USA.



• Enclosed retreat apostolates in Ardglass, Co. Down and Limerick City. I did parish missions mainly in Munster. I did parochial work for several years in the Redemptorist Parish in Birmingham, England and parishes in Springfield Diocese, Massachusetts, USA for 30 years.



• I have an MA Degree from Villanova University, Maryland, USA.



• I am now retired.

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Work done:

• After ordination ministered in the Philippines for about fifteen years and then was on our Limerick parish mission team.



• In 1981 a new assignment brought me to Western Canada to assist the local Redemptorists.



• In 2004 I returned to Ireland and am now engaged in pastoral ministry in our church.

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Work done:

• For most of my priestly life I have worked in the Philippines.



• For a period of ten years or so I worked on the missions in Ireland.



• In 2005 I returned to Ireland from the Philippines and now help in our church and local convents.

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Father Michael O'Connor
Born: Tralee, Co. Kerry. 1929
Professed: 1948
Ordained: 1956

Work done:

• After ordination I worked on the missions in the west of Ireland.



• Shortly after I arrived in Clonard, Belfast and joined the staff of Redemptorist Publications. When we moved the publishing to Marianella, Dublin, I edited the ‘Redemptorist Record’ for a number of years.



• After Vatican II with the assistance of a lay board of associate editors, I was founding editor of ‘Reality’.



• In 1968 I went to the West Indies on a mission and lecture tour and later that year I went to the USA where I was engaged in University teaching for over 30 years.



• I have lived here in Mount Saint Alphonsus since returning to Ireland.

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Father John J. O'Riordan
Born: Kiskeam Co. Cork 1936
Professed: 1956
Ordained: 1963

Work done:

• Missioner, Writer & Lecturer



• Accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Works in Print:

• The Music of What Happens (Columba Press)



• Irish Catholic Spirituality (Columba Press)



• A Pilgrim in Celtic Scotland (Columba Press)



• Early Irish Saints (Columba Press)



• Lifelines (Prayer Book)



• The Iona Pilgrim’s Manuel

All are available from the Author at the address of the Church, please see bottom of page.

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Father John P. O'Riordan
Born: Cork 1935
Professed: 1953
Ordained: 1960

• I have worked on the foreign Missions in Nigeria.



• I am currently working on the Mission team and I also give Retreats.

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Work done:

• Attended Presentation Brothers Primary & Secondary Schools.



• After School I worked as a Garage Storekeeper in the main Volkswagen Dealers in Cork.



• Began studies for Redemptorist Priesthood in Cluain Mhuire, Galway in September 1973, and was Ordained on December 8th 1979.



• Worked on the Redemptorist School Retreat Team for 6 years.



• Then I worked on the Limerick Church Team until I retired in 1998.



• Now I help out with confessions and maintain the Oratories in the Monastery.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Prayer, Sport (esp. Hurling), Card Playing – Bridge & 45, Chess, Crosswords & Reading.

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Father Pat O'Sullivan
Born: Milford, Co. Donegal 1925
Professed: September 8 1944
Ordained: August 22 1952

Work done:

• I have worked in Ireland and the Philippines (+1 Retreat in Hong Kong).



• In the Philippines 1954 – 1974, I worked in St. Alphonsus Seminary in Cebu and St. Clement’s College in ILOILO. I also gave retreats to students and religious.



• In Ireland, I did missions in Munster and Connaught. I also gave retreats to students and religious.



• From 1975 – 1992 I taught in St. Clement’s College, Limerick.



• From 1992 to the present day I am on the Church staff.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Gardening & Cycling

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Work done:

• I spent 5 years in the Redemptorist Juvenate in Limerick; Novitiate in Dundalk, professed in 1942.



• Appointed to India as a student with 4 other Irish students to join the first group of Indian and Singhalese students in the inauguratory Indian Studendate.



• I was novice master in India from 1956 – 1962.



• After this I was engaged on Mission and Retreats in many towns and parishes of India and Sri Lanka.



• I returned to Ireland in the early 1970’s. After 5 years as 2nd Curate in Dundalk, I was Director of the men’s Confraternity in Limerick for a further 5 years.



• After a few years as Chaplain in Milford Hospice, Limerick, I retired.

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Work done:

• Teaching, Missions, Parish Work, Retreats



• In India & Ireland, & in (USA & Denmark - supply work)



• Now, Director of the Arch-Confraternity of the Holy Family.



• Occasional Retreats to Religious & Prefect of the Sick.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Sport (GAA, Soccer), Dog Training and Cycling.

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