Ballybrown Church Choir

On this page is a record of the Choir's main events in reverse order from 1994 up to the present (with some gaps).  To view a programme just click on the date shown in blue. 

The list does not include special family requests such as funerals, anniversary Masses, month’s minds etc.

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2025

• 19 and 20 April Easter Vigil/Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday

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​2024

• 24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses  

• 21 August Kilkeedy Graveyard Annual Mass

• 24 July Sailor’s Haggard Annual Remembrance Mass – Newtown

• 28 - 31 March Holy Week Triduum and Easter

• 17 March Saint Patrick's Day Mass

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2023​

• 24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses  

• 04 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

• 23 August Kilkeedy Graveyard Annual Mass

• 19 July Sailor’s Haggard Annual Remembrance Mass – Newtown

• 08 April Holy Saturday-Easter Vigil

• 07 April Good Friday-Celebration of the Lord's Passion

• 06 April Holy Thursday-Mass of the Lord's Supper

• 17 March Saint Patrick's Day Mass

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2022

• 24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

• 05 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

• 16 October Mass incorporating Papal Award/Benemerenti Medal

• 19 August Kilkeedy Graveyard Mass

• 14 – 17 April Easter – Holy Thursday and Easter Vigil only

 

10th March 2020 - April 2022: All Choir activities suspended due to Covid-19 lockdowns and ongoing restrictions.

 

2020

• 05 January Sunday Mass/Eve of Feast of the Epiphany (“Little Christmas”)

 

2019

• 24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

• 22 December: Carol Singing in Crescent Shopping Centre, in aid of Samaritans and ABI Ireland

• 15 December Carol Singing at Ballybrown Christmas Fair

• 01 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

• 24 November Mass for Feast of Christ the King

• 23 October Mass in honour of newly canonised Saint John Henry Newman

• 13 October Celebration Mass to mark canonisation of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman

• 16 August Kilkeedy Graveyard Mass

• 19 July Sailor’s Haggard Annual Memorial Mass – Newtown

• 09 June Mass for Pentecost

• 18 – 21 April Easter incorp. Annual Mass on Easter Sunday for Thursday Club deceased members

• 17 March Saint Patrick’s Day Mass

• 05 January Vigil Mass of the Epiphany “Little Christmas”

 

2018

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

16 December Carol Singing at Ballybrown Christmas Fair

09 December: Carol Singing in Crescent Shopping Centre

02 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

03 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

02 September Hedge School Cottage Newtown - Official Opening

31 August Kilkeedy Graveyard Mass

19 July Sailor’s Haggard Annual Memorial Mass – Newtown

20 May Mass for Pentecost Sunday

29 March – 01 April Easter incorp. on Easter Sunday the Annual Mass for Thursday Club deceased members

17 March Saint Patrick’s Day

16 March Vigil Mass for Saint Patrick’s Day

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2017

30 December Post-Christmas Mass for festive season

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

17 December Carol Singing for Ballybrown Christmas Fair

08 December Carol Singing at Crescent Shopping Centre

03 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

04 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

25 August Kilkeedy Cemetery Mass

14 August Vigil Mass for Feast of the Assumption

18 July Sailor’s Haggard Memorial Mass – Newtown

04 June Mass for Pentecost Sunday

13 – 16 April Easter

08 April Vigil Mass for Palm Sunday

17 March Saint Patrick’s Day

01 January Post-Christmas Mass for festive season

 

2016

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

18 December Carol Singing for Christmas Fair, Ballybrown/Clarina Community Resource Centre

04 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

05 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

26 August Kilkeedy Cemetery Mass

19 July: Sailor’s Haggard Memorial Mass – Newtown

24 – 27 March Easter incorp. RTE1 Radio Extra live broadcast of Good Friday service from Ballybrown on 25 March

17 March Saint Patrick’s Day Mass

02 January: Post-Christmas Mass for festive season

 

2015

27 December: Post-Christmas Sunday morning Mass season

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

20 December: Carol Singing in Crescent Shopping Centre

18 December Knockainey Christmas Concert

13 December Carol Singing for Christmas Fair, Community Resource Centre Ballybrown

06 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

22 November Mass for Feast of Christ the King - broadcast live from Ballybrown Church on RTE Radio 1 Extra

07 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

27 September: Sailor’s Haggard Official Opening – Newtown

21 August  Kilkeedy Cemetery Mass

02 – 05 April Easter - incorporating Thursday Club Annual Memorial Mass on Easter Sunday

17 March Saint Patrick’s Day Mass

03 January: Saturday Evening Vigil Mass (for “Little Christmas” Feast of the Epiphany)

 

2014

24 & 25 December: Christmas Festive Masses

14 December: Carol Singing for Ballybrown Community Christmas Fair in Resource Centre

07 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

01 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

22 August Kilkeedy Annual Cemetery Mass

08 June Mass for Pentecost Sunday incorp. Papal Benemerenti Award

26 April Fr. Con Collins First Anniversary Mass – Patrickswell Church

17 – 20 April Easter

30 March Thursday Club Annual Memorial Mass for deceased members

17 March Saint Patrick’s Day Mass

 

2013

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

08 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

02 November Bereavement Support Group Annual Mass

28 September Farewell Mass for Fr. Muiris O’Connor P.P.

23 August Kilkeedy Cemetery Annual Mass

15 August Mass for Feast of the Assumption

28 April Requiem Mass for Fr. Con Collins – Patrickswell

07 April Annual Mass for deceased members of the Thursday Club

28 – 31 March Easter

17 March Saint Patrick’s Day

 

2012

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

05 – 08 April Easter

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2011

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

29 August Kilkeedy Annual Cemetery Mass

21 – 24 April: Easter

05 January “Little Christmas” Vigil Mass for Feast of the Epiphany

 

2010

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

19 December Carol Singing in Crescent Shopping Centre

01 – 04 April Easter

 

2009

27 December Post-Christmas Sunday Mass

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

09 – 12 April Easter

 

2008

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

20 – 23 March Easter

 

2007

24 December Christmas Eve Mass

09 December Senior Citizens’ Mass & Party

02 December Retirement Mass for Dina Fitzgerald (sacristan)

10 June Mass & Procession for Feast of Corpus Christi

05 – 08 April Easter

 

2006

24 December Christmas Eve Mass

10 December Senior Citizens’ Mass & Party

18 June Mass & Procession for Feast of Corpus Christi

13 – 16 April Easter

05 March Limerick Festival of Church Music – Festival Mass University of Limerick

08 January Carol Concert in Redemptorists Church Limerick

 

2005

24 December Christmas Eve Vigil Mass

11 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

24 – 27 March Easter

02 January Carol Concert – Redemptorists Church Limerick

 

2004

24 December Christmas Eve Vigil Mass

21 December Concert for Calcutta – Ballybrown Church

04 January: Choral Concert & Mass - Redemptorists

 

2003

24 & 25 December Christmas Festive Masses

19 December Christmas Concert St. John the Baptist Community School, Hospital, Co. Limerick

14 December Senior Citizens’ Mass & Christmas Party

12 January: Senior Citizens’ Mass and Party for the Christmas festive season

04 January Service of Carols – Redemptorist Church Limerick

 

2002

24 December Christmas Eve Vigil Mass

08 December Lyric FM Christmas Choral Extravaganza at University Concert Hall, Limerick

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2001

10 December Carols by Candlelight Concert - St. John the Baptist Community School, Hospital, Co. Limerick

19 June: Visit of Relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux the “Little Flower” to Limerick Prison - see Bishop Donal Murray's pastoral letter here

 

1997

07 December Senior Citizens’ Christmas Mass & Party

 

1996

December:  Carol Singing at Castletroy Park Hotel

 

1994

24 December Christmas Eve Vigil Mass incorp. Celebration of Carol

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If any reader is able to provide details for missing events or programmes, even going back as far as the Choir's foundation in 1986, please contact us as we would be delighted to receive any information to help complete our records.