The Irish Homecoming - Enjoying the brief glorious summer and reconnecting with the family

What is wrong with this poster? The children should go to Mass for more then one reseason. If you attend mass nitwit you would see some families do it for more then one reason

The last 2 masses I attended in Ireland were in 2009. Before these masses began, the priest addressed the congregation as follows: "Dia is Muire duit" as though he were speaking to one peron. His corect greeting would be "Dia is Muire daoibh", the last word being the plural form of "duit". In any case, I was reminded of the old adage: "Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Gaeilge chliste". Slán libh go léir anois agus go n-éirí an bóthar libh.

@angrypaddy, I'd suggest that if April's column doesn't meet your high journalistic standards and is too mundane, you should not read it. There are plenty of articles about the "ills" of the Catholic church, bad priests, and the promoting of Obama for re-election on this cite for you to read and comment on. I find April's column a breath of fresh air from all those articles I just mentioned. Keep us updated, April. I enjoy reading about your life in Ireland.

What a load of boring gibberish,Would the last person to leave turn out the lights.You call that rubbish journalism

all of your Irishborn readers understand and enjoy you sharing your activities with us-takes us back to the simple good times and visits to the strands(beaches). Keep on trucking!!!!

A very disturbing report illustrating all that is wrong with society today .Parents not teaching their children discipline and manners ,they seem to think that their little brats are the centre of the universe !

Maybe next time think of the adults who are attending Mass and don't need to have the whole ceremony punctuated by your child's cries and shouts. Would you let your child act like that in a cinema or restaurant? Leave the kid at home, or watch Mass on TV if necessary.

A bit "off the wall", but I do like your updates, April.

Sounds like nice way to spend a fine summer's day, Don't be ashamed of going to mass as todays society tries to convince people that it's trivial. Kilkee having lunch with only a match to make time for these are the times to remember. Cheers.