A dearth of priests suggests the Catholic church should widen recruitment It’s no wonder numbers training for the priesthood continue to fall when married men or any woman are still barred The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
‘It’s not that I’m against story. I like films with stories’: Pat Collins on directing a tale without a plot That They May Face the Rising Sun, about a small rural community in Ireland, has little obvious drama. The director explains how that is exactly what’s winning it awards The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
That They May Face the Rising Sun review – poignant rural meditation on life and friendship In this adaptation of the John McGahern novel, about a middle-aged man who has returned, with his wife, to the countryside of his childhood, makeshift friendships are forged and life’s grand rhythms observed The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Darby Street terraces housing The Autumn Rooms cafe listed 'This one is really the crown jewel of that whole strip.' Newcastle Herald · Nov 8, 2023
Exorcist Irish priest to host event amid 'sharp rise in the number of people being targeted by 'evil spirits' He said he believed Covid was a “dress rehearsal” for the “great tribulation”. Irish Mirror · Aug 28, 2022
Irish exorcist says there is urgent need for trained teams to help those oppressed by evil spirits Fr Pat Collins, a priest of the Vincentian order in Blackrock and a Dublin based exorcist, made the appeal in this week's The Irish Catholic, Ireland's best-selling religious newspaper Irish Mirror · Jun 10, 2022
Irish exorcist calls for extra help for people oppressed by evil spirits Fr Pat Collins says there is urgent need for ‘deliverance ministry’ amid ‘crisis of meaning’ in Ireland The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022
The Dance review – emotional study of Irish performers’ work in progress Pat Collins turns his gaze on dance and theatre troupe Teac Damsa in this fragmentary but inventive documentary The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022