John Maher, Oldcourt, Templeorum Piltown, Co Kilkenny.
John passed away peacefully on Sunday, 15th March 2026 under the tender care of his loving family and the ICU team at University Hospital Waterford.
Predeceased by his beloved wife, Ann, his infant son, John Paul, his parents Neddie and Mary and his brother, William.
John will be…
This Sunday, 8th March is International Women’s Day.
Please help us to celebrate all the wonderful women in our Parish and beyond.
Happy International Women’s Day!!
Please be advised that the current DLP, Ailish will be on maternity leave from the 23rd January, 2026.Cover for the Diocesan DLP role in Ossory will be provided on a part-time basis by Fintan Fanning.Fintan will be monitoring the email accounts…
The Ossory pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from May 25 to May 30, 2026. All bookings should be made through Joe Walsh Tours by telephone 01-2410800, or online at
www.joewalshtours.ie/pilgrimages/group-diocesan-pilgrimages/ or by post to JWT 89 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02WY88.
SPECIAL ASSISTED/SICK SECTION – Pilgrims who would like to travel with the Special Assisted…
The Annual St. Brigid’s Day Service will take place in St. Canice’s Catholic Church, Dean Street, on Sunday, February 1st at 7:30pm.
Blessed red flannel, prayer cards, and water from St. Brigid’s Well in Kildare will be available on the night.
St. Brigid’s Crosses will also be on sale. A collection will be taken in…
Please find attached link to the Newsletter for December 2025.
The newsletter can be read via the following link:
https://www.safeguarding.ie/images/Pdfs/Newsletters/Electronic%20Newsletter%20December%202025%2022.12.2025.pdf
Keep Piltown Tidy and Owning Tidy Towns 2025
The 2025 Supervalu tidy towns results were available on October 24th, 2025. The two villages entered the competition in 2025. On June 13th, the judges visited both villages and conducted their inspections. Both villages increased their marks from the previous year which was very welcome.
…These All-Ireland awards were established to promote and celebrate the best in community development.
The award, established in 2003, recognises the selfless efforts of people in making their community better places to live, work and socialise.
We are delighted to convey that on Friday, November 7th last Piltown won the Pride of Place Award in…
The dates for Confirmations in the Diocese of Ossory have been issued and Confirmation for the 6th class pupils of our three schools, Piltown, Owning and Templeorum will take place on Tuesday, 28th April, 2026.
Groups who wish to use parish halls for activities for persons under 18 or Vulnerable adults are required to comply with the following criteria:
Complete a Form for use of Church Property by external groups which includes insurance details etc. The group must also have a safe guarding policy.
The above criteria is designed to…
