ACP News

Statement from The Association of Catholic Priests (Acp) 
Responding to Comments made on the HPV Vaccine

Download Tim Hazelwood’s interview with Joe Duffy on Liveline.

The ACP is compiling a database of married priests no longer in public ministry who would consider a return to ministry if the possibility arose.

The ACP offers sincere sympathy to our colleague Liamy McNally, Administrative Secretary ACP, and to his extended family on the  death of his mother, Peigí.

Reports on the ACP Regional meetings held at Galway, for Galway and Clonfert dioceses, and at Kilkenny for Ferns, Kildare & Leighlin, Ossory, Waterford dioceses.

A report on the ACP Regional Meeting concerning the Wellbeing of priests for Ardagh & Clonmacnoise, Clogher, Kilmore, Meath

UPDATED –
Regional Meetings on the Wellbeing of Priests.
ACP Members are encouraged to extend an invitation to all priests.

Ardagh & Clonmacnoise, Clogher, Kilmore and Meath; Wednesday 7th June 2.00pm, The Kilmore Hotel, Cavan Town

Clonfert, Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora: Thursday 15th June 2.00-4.30pm

Statement by the Association of Catholic Priests on the Appointment of the new Papal Nuncio to Ireland.

Roy Donovan, a member of the ACP leadership team, will participate in ‘Leap of Faith’, RTE Radio 1, Friday, 12 May at 10.00 p.m.

The ACP Leadership discussed the issues surrounding the National Maternity Hospital at their (quarterly) meeting on 2nd May 2017 and issued the following statement…

As this issue is already being debated on our website comments can be addressed to the article “Catholic Ethos and Other Mysteries”,

The Irish Examiner gives coverage to the wellbeing of priests and in particular to issues of mental health and suicide.
It quotes Roy Donovan as saying that for priests “the issue of depression amongst members of the clergy was certainly one of the main areas of concern” that arose at regional meetings. Roy said that some “are suffering in silence, not knowing where they can turn to for help.”

For your information:

GROW 1890 474 474

PIETA HOUSE 1800 247 247

SAMARITANS 116 123

AWARE 1800 80 48 48

Report on the Dublin Region Meeting concerning the wellbeing of priests

Invitation to all priests in the Dublin region to a meeting in the Regency Hotel, Swords Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 on Tuesday 25th April, 2.00 to 500pm.
This is one of the planned regional meetings of priests to explore in practical detail the worries and the fears that surfaced about the wellbeing of Irish priests at our recent AGM.

Dublin Regional Meeting, Tuesday 25th April, 2.00-5.00pm. The Regency Hotel, Swords Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Report on ACP Meeting at Ovens on Wednesday 17 March 2017