Lately Around Ireland
County Kildare is in the top three counties for highest increase in unemployment; not surprisingly, crime is also rising
“Head Shops” are springing up everywhere, taking advantage of the lag in laws by selling what are, for now, “legal highs”
All aspects of horseracing (popular in County Kildare), including bloodstock sales, are down substantially this year
From the [...]
It’s the Eighties Again: Ireland’s Youth Leaving
If you’re familiar with recent Irish history, then you know that unemployment was at its worst in the 1980s. This meant that most young people emigrated out of Ireland for jobs in Britain, the US and Australia; it was just expected once someone graduated school. When the Celtic Tiger started providing more jobs in the [...]
Interview in today’s Kildare Nationalist
Click on the image to view an interview article about me for the Kildare Nationalist. This is from today’s paper, 17 February 2010.
Note: Depending on your internet browser, you may need to click on the opened image of the article once more to enlarge it to view the actual size so you can read it. [...]
Second Evening Service Went Great
Last night we had our new evening service for the second time. It is a monthly service for now, but we are hoping and praying that eventually it will be weekly. Not counting a couple annual services that we have (Christmas & Harvest), it was our largest attended service since I became pastor here. Combined [...]
Finally! Church Sign Now Up
It’s taken just over a year, but we now have an official sign up at the church! The church has been without a sign since before Mark became the pastor a year ago in December, so we had put a temporary laminated paper on the church door until the renovation removed it. As you can [...]
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