The Exhibition - Daring to Hope

Irish Religious Sisters'

Photographic Exhibition

Throughout the past 100 years, Irish Religious Sisters with dedicated colleagues, responded to the call of the Gospel. The story of their courageous response to wide ranging social needs at home and abroad, is told through photos, provided by many religious congregations and societies. This social history project was the initiative of a voluntary group, who with the support of the AMRI Executive Council, assembled the exhibition and are now sharing it across Ireland.

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St. Michael’s Church Parish Centre in Gorey, Wexford

St. Mary’s University College, Belfast, Northern Ireland

About TheExhibition

We are a voluntary group of five women who ‘dared to hope’ and to ‘embrace the unknown’ to develop this photographic exhibition. Through it, we are sharing the multifaceted journey of the social ‘her’-story of Irish Religious Sisters between 1923-2023, coinciding with the centenary of the Irish State.

Throughout the last 100 years, the focus of Irish Religious Sisters, underpinned by Gospel Values, has been to respond where there was greatest need. This photographic exhibition was made possible with support of the Executive Council of the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI) and participating members. It was officially launched by Caoimhe de Barra, CEO of Trócaire on October 3rd, 2023 in Iveagh House at the Department of Foreign Affairs. It was hosted by Minister Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for International Development and Diaspora. Since then, the exhibition has travelled around Ireland and in Rome, Italy, where it was hosted at St. Isidore’s Franciscan Friary, for St. Brigid’s Day celebration at the invitation of the Irish Ambassador to the Holy See.