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Sunday 5 December 2021
Some dioceses are handing out little packets of ashes that can be used at home.
You may tempted this year to forgo the annual tradition, it’s been tough enough.
The charity is still accepting donations online or by phone.
Lent may be the season of giving up, but a more positive approach would help you succeed, writes Barbara Edwards.
Pope Francis has suggested phones, what about you?
“It is the time to give up useless words, chatter, rumours, gossip, and talk and to speak directly to the Lord,” the pontiff said.
Stop giving up and start giving away.
Planning to give up cigarettes or alcohol? Or rollerblading?
Josiane is now working for the charity in Rwanda.
Direct it to our gobs please.
People will be able to drive in one church gate, get their ashes, and exit out another gate at Glenamady Church.
Stealing money from the Trocaire Box for curry chips *hangs head in shame*
Lent is on the way. But fortunately, so is Pancake Tuesday.
The finish line is in sight.
Are you currently sitting in a sea of sweet wrappers?
Try this, and you could be deleting those takeaway numbers by the Thursday.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the selfie.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the selfie.
The smugness! The Trócaire Box! The cravings!
THE GOVERNMENT HAS announced several new restrictions aimed to reduce Covid-19 risks heading into the Christmas period.
As part of the measures from 7 December to 9 January, nightclubs will close, certain events will be limited to 50% capacity and visits to private homes are advised to be limited to a maximum of three other households (so four households in total).
However, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar noted that this is guidance and not statutory so “there’ll be no gardaí calling to people’s homes, to see how many are inside”.
The measures were agreed following “exceptionally clear” advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team outlining the risks associated with heading into Christmas without restrictions to reduce the volume of personal contacts.
So today we’re asking: Will you limit indoor visits to three other households at a time for the next while?
Poll Results:
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