CWR Ireland 2022 Conference

Join us for the 2022 CWR Ireland Conference! Registration is now open for this year’s CWR Ireland Conference, which will be a hybrid event: participants have the option of attending in person at the Ashling Hotel in Dublin or virtually (via Zoom).

CWR IRELAND 2022 CONFERENCE
COMMUNICATING TODAY – TELLING THE GOOD NEWS

SATURDAY 30TH APRIL
10.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Ireland (5.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. EDT)

REGISTER

The Conference is open to all women religious leadership teams, their communication personnel lay and religious, and others interested in the ministry of communication.

After 31st March
In Person: $85 (approximately €75)
Zoom: $45 (approximately €40)

Registration closes on Saturday 9th April.

CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP SESSION (ZOOM)
MONDAY 16TH MAY
7.00 – 8.30 p.m.
All conference participants (in person and virtual) are invited to attend a Zoom follow-up session for no additional fee.

Conference programme and speaker information can be found below. If you have any questions, please email cwrirelandbooking@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you – virtually or in person – on 30th April!

Programme

Speakers

Dr. Jessie Rogers
Dean of the Faculty of Theology
St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth
Communication from the Perspective of Scripture
Jessie Rogers is Dean of the Faculty of Theology, St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth where she lectures in Sacred Scripture. Widely acclaimed for her insights linking contemporary life with the scriptures, Jessie has published many articles and is a popular speaker at conferences. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the Irish Synodal Pathway.

John Gibbons
Founder
climatechange.ie
Communication and Nature
John Gibbons is a journalist, environmental campaigner and founder of the website climatechange.ie. He is a regular contributor to national and international newspapers addressing the urgency of climate action. A widely experienced contributor to our national airwaves and a weekly columnist on The Last Word with Matt Cooper, John is committed to action and in particular, to holding the media to account on its responsibility to engage with the climate emergency.

Una Agnew, SSL
Professor Emeritus of Spirituality
Milltown Institute, Dublin
Religious Presence: A Touch of the Divine
Una Agnew, SSL, is Professor Emeritus of Spirituality at Milltown Institute, Dublin, whose research interests include: spirituality of religious life; spirituality of the stages of life; and the interface between spirituality and literature. She published The Mystical Imagination of Patrick Kavanagh: A Buttonhole in Heaven (Columba Press, Dublin, 1998; reissued 2018, Veritas Publications). Sr. Una is a founder member of AISGA, a life-time member of SD Europe and a member of CWR Ireland.

Facilitators

Carolanne Henry
Marketing and Communications Executive
Messenger Publications
Carolanne Henry is Marketing and Communications Executive with Messenger Publications, the publishing house of the Irish Jesuits. She has many years’ experience working in the charities and not-for-profit sector. She was part of the marketing team for the World Meeting of Families in 2018 and prior to that held positions in media relations, event organisation, facilitation, exhibition curation and communications with All Hallows College.

Dr. Liz Murphy, RSM
Organisational Consultant
Sisters of Mercy Southern Province
Following keynote speakers’ presentations, Liz Murphy, RSM, will lead a panel discussion with all three presenters.

Venue

Ashling Hotel
10-13 Parkgate Street,
Dublin 8, D08 P38N
+353 (0)1 6772324
www.ashlinghotel.ie
info@ashlinghotel.ie

PLEASE NOTE: Parking availability in the hotel is limited. Please use the parking facilities across the road in Heuston Station (€8.50 for the day).