Paróquia de Inajá

ke C.Ss.R. Superior of the Community

Brendan is from Wexford town and fell in love with the sea and beautiful Wexford beaches in his boyhood years. Joined the Redemptorists in 1967, and completed his philosophy studies in Galway, his theology in Dublin. He spent 6 years in the Philippine Islands in the early days of his ministry. Worked and studied in New York for ten years where he qualified as a Psychotherapist. Brendan returned to Ireland in 1992 and has been involved in retreats to priests and religious, counselling, spiritual direction, teaching and parish missions and novenas. He spent three years as Rector of Clonard Monastery in Belfast and then 5 years as Director of the Marianella Pastoral Centre in Dublin. After that he moved to the Redemptorists in Cork City in 2008 where the community focus was primarily youth ministry. In January 2011 Brendan was elected as Vicar to the Irish Provincial of the Redemptorists,  and in the following April he was appointed as Rector of the Redemptorist Community, Esker.

Fr. Patrick O’Keeffe C.Ss.R. Assistant Superior.

Patrick is a native of Youghal, Co. Cork. Ordained in 1972, he spent some years on our mission in Brazil. Afterwards he served in many capacities for the Congregation here in Ireland. These included a period in the Provincial Government during the 1980′s and some years in the ecumenical centre in Corrymeelia. Then he was asked to go to our headquarters in Rome and work as General Treasurer of the Congregation. Despite the fact that he had no training in this area he went and make a great success of the work for seven years. Before he came to Esker he worked in the North of Ireland, based in Clonard Monastery in Belfast.

Fr. Tony Flannery C.Ss.R.

Along with Brendan and Patrick, the third member of the House Council in Esker.
Tony was ordained in 1974, and has worked as a preacher of missions and novenas all over the country ever since. He still continues in this apostolate.
He is also known for his writing, being a regular contributer to Reality Magazine, and author of a number of books, the most well-known being From the Inside. He is currently one of the Leadership Team of the Association of Catholic Priests, an organisation set up in 2010 to be a voice for priests in this difficult time for the Church in Ireland.

Gearoid Mulrooney. Project Manager in Esker.

Gearoid, a native of Tourmakeedy, Co. Mayo, took up the job of Project Manager here in Esker about six months ago. His appointment is part of the initial phase of the plan to turn Esker into a Centre of Spirituality.