Martin Long
@MartinLongIRL
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Communications director @CatholicBishops; General assembly member @IrishRedCross; Board of management @SPCDunboyne #AMDG
Joined October 2025
I would like us to remember the Lord’s words: “Truly, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me” (Mt 25:40). It is truly so! If we concretely love those who are hungry and thirsty, those without clothing, those who are sick, strangers,
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Day 6 of #Advent2025: Bishop Donal Roche of @dublindiocese, and his sister Jean Roche look back on their childhood and the ways their family celebrated this #holyseason. #adventcalendar #Hope
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Day 5 of #Advent2025: Julieann Moran, of @synodalpathway, reflects that #Advent is a season inviting patience, hopeful waiting, and attentive listening for how God is moving among us. #adventcalendar #hope
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Congratulations Daniel and all! – The Irish Times
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There are final appearances on Thursday evening for Daniel Wiffen, Ellen Walshe and Evan Bailey
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Bishop McKeown publishes Moving Forward Together in Changing Times @TheDerryDiocese To read Bishop McKeown's pastoral letter please click⬇️ https://t.co/1mi8MzJe1r
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Out now: Dromore Diocesan Pastoral Council Newsletter - Advent 2025 - Diocese of Dromore
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Listen to: A Candle For You by Marie Dunne CHF https://t.co/xXVK4DNX10 via @YouTube Wednesday is #NationalMissingPersonsDay remembering Ireland’s 900 missing persons. Please think of them. 🙏 @nmph_ireland @UkPersons @OCallaghanJim
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"God is always calling (vocations) ..." Fr Damian Polly OP on how @irishdominicans have been blessed with vocations in recent years WATCH - https://t.co/T4RmxAQHbH
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Today is the fourth day of #Advent2025 and the Feast of Saint Francis Xavier who was one of the first seven members of the Society of Jesus. #adventcalendar #advent #hope @jesuits_ireland
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"You have the enthusiasm to change the course of history!" Meeting with young people in #Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV urged them not to give into despair, rather he challenged them to cultivate friendships rooted in genuine love. He reminded the thousands of young people that "there
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Pope Leo XIV began his day in silent prayer at the shrine of St. Charbel and ended it with 15,000 energetic young people singing and dancing. Here’s a roundup of Day Two of his visit to Lebanon. 🇱🇧 🇻🇦
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Sean Farrell, CEO of @trocaire , speaks about children living in conflict zones and reminds us how each of us can help support them during this #Advent season. #Advent2025 #hope #AdventCalendar
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Starting from just €5, our Gifts of Change are a perfect present this Christmas for those who want to transform lives. You can bring real hope and opportunity to families living in poverty, and a chance to create lasting, positive change for families around the world. 🎁Give
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‘O Come O Come Emmanuel’ The Church’s New Year begins #Advent and we reflect on what it means to prepare for #Christmas and the 2nd Coming of #Christ
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Bishop Brendan Leahy of #DioceseofLimerick's opinion piece: A short document with an enduring message: we belong to a single family with one origin and goal
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Rite & Reason: Sixty years on, Nostra Aetate is as relevant as ever
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Have you ever wondered what a Mass celebrating an ordination to the priesthood looks like? Enjoy this brief video from Father Stuart McGovern's ordination for the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. https://t.co/7sgm7P27jf
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Bishop Niall was delighted to celebrate Mass on Welcoming & Volunteering Sunday in St Canice's Church on the first Sunday of Advent. Thank you to the good people who serve so willingly in ministries in our parishes & a cead mile failte to all new parishioners @CatholicBishops
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Day 2 of #Advent2025 : Bernie lights the Candle of #Hope and reflects on the hope and promise of #Advent 🔗Visit https://t.co/XVJbj3YkOn
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A prayer for the beginning of #Advent: ‘Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the
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At this time of bloodstained conflict and violence, Catholics and Orthodox are called to be peacemakers. This means taking action, making choices, and adopting gestures that build #Peace, while also acknowledging that peace is not merely the fruit of human effort, but is a gift
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