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Statement on the President-elect
October 29, 2011 Comment, NewsAs Orangemen, we would like to congratulate Michael D Higgins on his election to the Office of President, and join with him in praying that Almighty God would direct and sustain him throughout his presidency. As President, he will be responsible for protecting the civil and religious liberties, which flow from the Glorious Revolution of [...]
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Private schools a necessity for Protestants
October 22, 2011 Comment, NewsCURRENT ATTACKS on fee-charging schools ignore the fact that Protestant boarding schools often offer the only viable solution for Church of Ireland families living outside the capital to get an education in a school of their ethos. The simple reality for Protestants living outside Dublin is that very few of them have access to a [...]
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Lodge News
July 26, 2011 NewsIt’s been awhile since we updated people as to what is happening in Dublin & Wicklow LOL1313 so it’s about time to get another one of these posts up I think. This has been a very busy year for the lodge on all fronts. Lots of media interest in who we are and what we’re [...]
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Growing interest in Orange Tradition
July 13, 2011 Comment, NewsIn recent years we have witnessed a renewed interest in Orangeism from people in the Republic of Ireland. This is due to Irish Protestants rediscovering their roots and feeling able to be who they are once more. This has been a result of the peace process and the improved relations between the UK and Ireland. We enjoyed [...]
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Dublin attend seaside parade
July 8, 2011 Events, NewsDublin and Wicklow Orange Lodge will attend the annual Orange parade in Rossnowlagh Co. Donegal this Saturday, July 9. They join with fifty other lodges from the Republic of Ireland, as they descend upon the seaside town to celebrate their faith and culture. Nestled on the edge of the shoreline, Rossnowlagh is surely one of the [...]
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Bishop ‘empowered’ to tell our story
June 27, 2011 CommentThe Bishop of Cork, Rt. Rev. Paul Colton must be applauded for courageously drawing the State’s attention to the other ways in which people are Irish today. The Bishop rightfully points out that for too long “there was only one way in which you could meaningfully be said to be an Irish person – mythical Celtic, oppressed and [...]
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What is Britishness?
June 12, 2011 Comment, CultureSpeech by Dr. David Hume MBE, Director of Services, Grand Orange Lodge, to the New Perspectives on Britishness seminar series, University of Huddersfield, March 4, 2010 In his book “The Angry Island. Hunting the English”, author A. A. Gill recounts how a taxi driver in South Africa asked him whether England was like Cape Town. [...]
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Dublin & Wicklow Statement on HM’s Impending Visit
May 16, 2011 Comment, NewsOn the eve of the historic visit about to take place, the Officers and Brethren of Dublin & Wicklow L.O.L. 1313 would like to extend their warmest welcome to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the Irish Republic. As members of one of Irelands oldest Fraternities, and one which values highly it’s British cultural identity, [...]
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Congratulations to HRH Prince William and Princess Catherine
April 29, 2011 CommentDublin and Wicklow Loyal Orange Lodge 1313 would like to express our warmest congratulations to HRH Prince William and Princess Catherine on this their wedding day. We are proud that as Colonel of the Regiment, Prince William wore the uniform of the Irish Guards. This is a great honour to the Regiment and a sign of [...]
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Call for confidence from Archbishop
April 25, 2011 CommentSermon preached by the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough, the Most Reverend Michael Jackson Readings: Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; St John 20:1-18 Colossians 3:4: When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. The most exciting part of Easter is the way in which [...]
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