“No prior musical education or training is necessary. However, we are ideally looking for boys and girls who love to sing and enjoy music," says musical director Blánaid Murphy.

Earlier this year the college and its grounds were sold to the GAA for a reported price of €95m.

The CD features timeless carols as well as modern compositions by Irish composers, and choral pieces that are instantly evocative of the Christmas season.

A sung Mass has the potential to reach many people outside the circle of concert music – but it is not entertainment because the Mass itself is not.

“It is a lovely mix of music. It’s not in your face religious, it is very broad and it’s inspirational ... I got very emotional when I finished it.”

It is “a great privilege to have Fr Brian McKay, long time and well-known Carmelite in Dublin, installed as an ecumenical canon of St Patrick’s Cathedral” – Canon Charles Mullen.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was joined by most of the Irish hierarchy and the Papal Nuncio for the funeral Mass of the late Dr Connell at St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin.

“Colin [Mawby] is such an advocate and proponent of choral work that we decided that it would be a great tribute to him.”

Challenge is to learn G.F. Handel’s masterpiece 'The Messiah' in six weeks and perform it at the start of Advent.

President Higgins to attend Mass and the blessing of shamrock at the Pro Cathedral in Dublin.

New choir was formed just over seven weeks ago to meet the challenge of learning the music for a performance on 29 November.

'Project Messiah’ to assemble choir that will learn Handel's masterpiece in eight weeks and perform it on the eve of Advent.

Twenty-seven choirs from the dioceses of Dublin and Meath to perform this Saturday.