Pat Coyle

Pat Coyle is Director of Communications for the Irish Jesuits. Her academic background was mainly in philosophy, and a great part of her professional background was as a journalist, producer and presenter with RTE, BBC and UTV. She is a mother of two.
Novices begin their journey in Innsbruck

October 11, 2022

​Four young men including Irishman Seán McMahon entered the Jesuit novitiate in Innsbruck, Austria on 18 September 2022. They made a further commitment on 3 October after two weeks of...

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Sitting with St Ignatius

October 10, 2022

A sculpture depicting an 'approachable' figure of St Ignatius Loyola sitting on a bench was unveiled at Belvedere College SJ to mark the 500th anniversary of his 'conversion.'

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McVerry Trust broadly welcomes budget

September 27, 2022

The Peter McVerry Trust has given a broad welcome to Budget 2023. It identified key areas which will impact positively on the people it works with.

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Back to the plough

September 27, 2022

Jesuits were back at the Ploughing Championships for the first time since the pandemic, offering a blessing with the cross of Fr John Sullivan SJ.

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Contributing to a critical conversation

September 20, 2022

Former President Mary McAleese and journalist Pat Leahy launched Jonathan Tiernan's new book, on the politics of primary education.

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Clongowes Staff Ethos Day

September 14, 2022

The staff of Clongowes College SJ gave a warm welcome to guest speakers Brendan McManus and Pat Coyle.

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JCFJ ‘alarmed’ at Minister’s comments

September 13, 2022

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says the government's prison service agenda is detrimental to prisoners' welfare.

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Surprise in store for secular Europe

September 7, 2022

After directing the Faith and Politics week for young adults, Dr Kevin Hargaden (JCFJ) had to abandon an unfavourable assumption.

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Tackling the scourge of homelessness

August 30, 2022

As homeless figures soar the Peter McVerry Trust calls for three-fold action from government.

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Imagining the Unseen

August 29, 2022

'Imagining the unseen: Quantum Physics and Cosmology' is the title of Colm Brophy's latest collection of paintings, on exhibition from 3-9 September 2022 in the Expert Framers Gallery, Ranelagh.

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