Eamon Martin, the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, and John McDowell, the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh, signed the Columban Charter for Partnership on Tuesday 9 July. The Columban Charter of Partnership supports the development of pilgrimage, cultural and scientific activities relating to Columbanus, Gall and their followers in all the European regions and countries where their…

This year Ards CCÉ will once again be hosting its amazing folk festival and what a festival it’s going to be with many local and international artists in the line-up! The festival, which is sponsored by Ards and North Down Borough Council, will run from Sunday 9th to the 16th June inclusive and incorporate a…

On Saturday 4th May students from QUB Knights of Columbanus were joined by members of Friends of Columbanus Bangor and rangers from Ards and North Down Council in their mission to clean up the start of the Columbanus Way at Whitespots Country Park. The main task was to remove plastic tree guards and their associated…

On Saturday 9th March 2024 a group from the 9th Bangor (St Gall’s) Scout Group took part in a heritage walk from the North Down Museum to St Gall’s Church on the Crawfordsburn Road via the Coastal Path. Scout leader Jack Denvir organised the walk with the assistance of Charlie Reid from Friends of Columbanus Bangor.…

Friends of Columbanus Bangor, in partnership with the Library Service NI, were delighted to welcome two distinguished academics to Bangor Carnegie Library. Dr Damian Bracken from University College Cork and Dr Angela Burn, Cultural Officer at the Foreign Office (Dublin) travelled to Bangor to give a talk on the exhibition they curated entitled ‘Ireland and…

At the  recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Friends of Columbanus Bangor, Deborah Girvan, chairwoman, delivered her annual report stating that 2023 had been another busy year. Activities included walks, talks, lobbying local politicians, workshops and events. She remarked that four events stood out: the launch of the Columban Way Mapping Project in June; the…