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Letter from the President

2008 Honorary Award Winner - Fr. John P. McNamee

2008 Honorary Award Winner - Billy Brennan

2008 Honorary Award Winner - Anne Donofry (postumously)

List of all Honorees Past and Present

Committee Members


Attracta and Tom O’Malley
Kathy McGee Burns
Bill Donahue
Bob Hurst
Carmel & Barney Boyce
Geraldine Quigg
Jim Boyle
Jim Coyne
Jimmy Meehan
John Egan
John F. Donovan
John Shields
Bernadette Browne Truhlar
Maureen Brett Saxon
Sean McMenamin
Tom Farrelly
Thomas J. Higgins
Vincent Gallagher

Breaking News



Tánaiste: Cancer X-ray scandal shows 'shabbiness'
The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has described as "shabbiness" the fact that almost 58,000 X-rays were never looked at by a radiologist in Tallaght hospital in Dublin for nearly five years.
Aer Lingus offer reduced salaries to workers
Aer Lingus has released details of the redundancy package on offer to cabin crew as they aim to cut 230 jobs.
Suspicious devices found outside two headshops
A major alert is underway in Athlone following the discovery of a number of suspicious devices.
Crisis talks over 58,000 unchecked X-rays
Health chiefs will hold crisis talks with one of the country’s largest hospitals today over the discovery that almost 58,000 X-rays were not reviewed by consultant radiologists.
Mother of clerical sex abuse victim blames Church
The mother of altar boy Paul Dwyer who was raped by former priest Bill Carney has said she blames those who protected the convicted paedophile.
Audit of child sex abuse allegations to start within weeks
An audit of child sex abuse allegations in every Catholic diocese in the country will begin within weeks and is expected to take around two years to complete.
Former Labour Court chief: Country must 'pull together'
The former Chairman of the Labour Court Finbar Flood has said there is an obligation on us all to "work together and pull together" during these difficult times.
Judge to sentence Hayes for murder of Cork widow
Oliver Hayes is due to be sentenced later for the murder of West Cork widow Anne Corcoran.
Gardaí investigate rape in public toilet
Gardaí have launched an investigation after a woman was raped in a public toilet in Kanturk, north Cork, at around 4pm yesterday.
Tallaght chief was aware of x-ray problems last summer
The head of Tallaght hospital Kevin Conlon has confirmed he was aware of GP concerns about radiology at the hospital last summer.
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