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The Priests
5 years
Honoured to be awarded the MBE in HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honour’s list. Thank you. How fantastic is this.
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4 years
Imagine, 12 years ago today, we signed a contract with Sony never thinking it was going to be as exciting as it turned out to be. Thanks to all who made it all possible.
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2 years
The first of three Christmas concerts begin tonight at The Europa Hotel, Belfast. Ding Dong 🔔 merrily on High. Tickets still available for The Stormont Hotel on 13th Dec and The Culloden Hotel on 15th Dec.
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5 years
Thanks to many of you, our debut album is No 8 in the @ClassicFM “Chart of the Century” 1st Jan 2020 programme. A lovely new year present. Congrats to Russell Watson who comes in at No 1. Wishing you a Happy and Blessed New Year.
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5 years
Wishing all a very Happy St Patrick’s Day, Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig
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4 years
The Irish Blessing - over 300 churches from our island sing a blessing o... via @YouTube
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4 years
Thinking and praying with all who are worried, anxious and feel vulnerable in these difficult days. “Be still my soul, the Lord is on your side” (Clydesdale/Sibelius/Von Schlegel)
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Wishing you a very happy and blessed St Patrick's Day.
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4 years
A Happy and blessed St Patrick’s Day to you and your friends. Keep calm and confident of God’s care in these challenging times. “Christ be in my heart and mind, Christ within my soul enshrined”.
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6 years
Received personalised Queen’s University crests today marking being awarded Graduate of the Year 2009 alongside other Graduate and Student of the Year award winners over the past 20 years. What a lovely surprise on Ash Wednesday. Thanks @QUBAlumni
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6 years
Heading to Dublin today for @WMOF2018 Congress and rehearsals for the Festival of Families in Croke Park Stadium on Saturday. Pope Francis will be there!
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8 years
Recorded our latest contribution at Clonard Monastery, Belfast to a "Songs of Praise" programme to air later this year. Will keep U posted.
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6 years
A very, very happy and blessed New Year to all. May 2019 bring you abundant blessings.
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The Priests
4 years
Ding Dong merrily on high on this New Year’s Day
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7 years
Sunday @ 16.55 on BBC1, Songs of Praise will feature ‘Ave Maria’ from Clonard Monastery, Belfast
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4 years
The Priests - You’ll Never Walk Alone (The Stand Together Sessions) via @YouTube
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The Priests
5 years
Wishing all our Twitter followers a very Happy and Blessed Easter Sunday. Alleluia.
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The Priests
9 months
Look who we ran into at @Hastings Europa Hotel, Belfast before our Christmas concert this evening.
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The Priests
3 years
We wish you a very Happy and Blessed New Year. May 2022 be a year of new beginnings and renewed hope for all.
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The Priests
6 years
Today marks our 10th anniversary as “The Priests” . We’ve met wonderful people and sang in places we could only ever have dreamed about. Thanks for being with us on this unexpected journey.
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The Priests
6 years
So honoured to be asked to sing @WMOF2018 Festival of Families on 25th Aug at Croke Park, Dublin in the presence of Pope Francis and visitors from around the world.
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5 years
Delighted to be the special guests at Assumption Grammar’s Concert in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on Sun 9th Feb at 16.30hrs.
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The Priests
3 years
Spotted this at The Europa Hotel, Belfast. Looking forward to seeing our Christmas audiences in person again. Have you got your ticket?
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The Priests
8 years
A happy Epiphany, Little Christmas and Nollaig na mBan to all this 6th January 2017.
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9 months
Wishing you every blessing this Christmas. “For unto us a child is born”
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5 years
St Patrick’s great prayer: “I bind unto myself today, the strong name of the Trinity” Hence our shamrock ☘️ Guitar courtesy of John Fahey.
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The Priests
6 years
@WichitaOrpheum ⁩ Looking forward to being with you tomorrow evening in Wichita. Happy Thanksgiving.
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6 years
Had a lovely recorded interview on @UTVLife today which airs this Friday at 8pm. Hear all about the “Conversation and Song” event in the Europa Hotel on Sunday 28th Oct at 7.30pm to mark our 10th anniversary.
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The Priests
2 years
Sincere condolences on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. We had the pleasure of meeting her, with other Irish musicians and artists, prior to the visit of the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, to the UK in 2014 following her visit to Ireland in 2011. Requiescat in pace.
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1 year
A very Happy and Blessed Easter from @thepriests
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4 years
Wishing you a very Happy and Blessed Easter 2020. Despite the challenges of the times we are closer to God than ever before and He to us.
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6 years
Christmas Cheer with the Singing Priests
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The Priests
3 years
Performing next Saturday 13th Nov as guests and founder members with @caeciliana in @stpatricks200 at 7.30pm. First opportunity to sing together in ages. Excited? Yes! 🎶
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The Priests
6 years
Getting ready for the Concert for Hope with Peter Corry, the Schola, the Community Choir and local people this evening at 7.30pm St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast.
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The Priests
8 years
Getting ready for the 1st of 4 concerts next week. Looking 4ward to singing in Derry.
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The Priests
6 years
Heralds of good news through the unbeatable #melodies of the #SingingPriests ! Watch Christmas Cheers with Singing Priests on 20th December at 08:30 PM ET/GMT/AEDT. Only on your *Shalom World* !
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The Priests
3 years
Fr E hosts #SoundsSacred on @bbcradioulster this afternoon just after the 5 o’clock news. There’ll be a wealth of Easter music from @ClareChoir @KarlJenkinsReal @HuddsChoral @CovCathChorus @oregonbachfest Happy Eastertide.
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3 years
Thanks to all at @HastingsHotels and the audiences for a great return to live music and singing this Christmas. We had 4 wonderful Christmas Concerts and look forward to even more next year in 2022.
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6 years
The lights of Belfast’s Christmas Market and “In Dulci Jubilo”. Happy Christmas everyone.
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4 years
Happy St Patrick’s Day from The Priests. “Hail Glorious St Patrick”
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The Priests
5 years
At the “Live Crib” in Belfast’s City Centre last Sunday. Everyone waiting now to celebrate the Lord’s birth.
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The Priests
4 years
Looking forward to taking part in @BlessingIrish initiative for Pentecost Sunday. Choirs and musicians from across Ireland pray a virtual blessing on all front line workers fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Priests
4 years
Delighted to be part of @realaled new album Blessings. Just what we need in these difficult times.
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The Priests
2 years
Wishing you a very ☘️ Happy and Blessed St Patrick’s Day. ☘️
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3 years
Great to have been involved in the Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration at First Larne Presbyterian Church yesterday evening on the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s accession.
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5 years
It’s a little far ahead but good have the date in the diary. If you can, join us for this special cause ⁦⁦in aid of @PMVTrust
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2 years
Wish you a blessed and happy Easter
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The Priests
2 years
Just in case you missed news of the @LWMVC concert at Westminster Cathedral with us as their guest artist with host @malpope
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The Priests
6 years
It’s a special day in our part of the world @DownandConnor on this feast of our Patron Saint.
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The Priests
6 years
We’re in Toledo, Ohio for the last of our 11 concerts of this 10th Anniversary tour. It’s been a wonderful experience. Looking forward to tonight’s concert in one of Toledo’s oldest Catholic Churches and on the Vigil of the 1st Sunday of Advent.
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The Priests
6 years
Safe home @Pontifex and thanks to @WMOF2018 for a GR8 celebration @CrokePark yesterday in which we and so many other wonderful people participated.
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1 year
A happy and blessed St Patrick’s Day to all. Hail Glorious St Patrick, dear saint of our isle. ☘️🎶 ☘️
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The Priests
3 years
Wishing all musicians a very blessed St Cecilia’s Feast Day.
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The Priests
8 years
Awaiting confirmation of the release date of our new album. We've recorded some new pieces over the summer. Hope you'll like it.
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The Priests
5 years
Things are beginning to look serious for 21st June
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5 years
It’s Mother’s Day in our part of the world, so a very happy and blessed day to all mothers on this special Sunday.
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4 years
Delighted to be part of “At Home for Christmas” @NIOpera We need music to lift our hearts 🎶
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NorthernIrelandOpera
4 years
A selection of some of the superb musicians who joined us to film 'Northern Ireland Opera and Friends: At Home for Christmas' yesterday. Huge thanks to all who took part: we can't wait to share it in December. @ArtsCouncilNI @streetmonkey @belfastcc @ChurchBelfast @thepriests
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6 years
Thanks to all who came to our 10th Anniversary “Conversation and Song” event on Sunday evening @europahotel . It was GR8 having you there to relive the story of an Unexpected Journey.
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8 years
Wishing all a very Happy Christmas. Jingle all the way 🌲⛄️🔔
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The Priests
5 years
Tomorrow, Friday 21st June, this glorious space at St Bernadette’s Church, Belfast, will host all 3 of us in a Mid-Summer Concert. Some remaining tickets on sale at the door.
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6 years
Wishing you all very Happy St Patrick’s Day. “Hail glorious St Patrick, dear Saint of Our Isle”
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6 years
A little make over of us on @herobelfast @U105radio from this afternoon’s 3.30pm broadcast. Thanks @herobelfast . More accessories, props, pictures and video at our 10th Anniversary “Conversation and Song” extravaganza this Sunday in @europahotel 7.30pm. It’ll be a hoot and more.
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4 years
A message from The Priests about 'At Home for Heroes' coming on Monday 2... via @YouTube
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6 years
Fr E completed his @swimathon 2.5km this morning in aid of Cancer Research UK & Marie Curie @QueensSport pool in 52mins 17secs. Thanks to all who helped raise almost £900. Absolutely fantastic and impossible without your most generous support.
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3 years
Congratulations @caeciliana on a great concert @stpatricks200 on Saturday to honour Donal McCrisken’s commitment and dedication as conductor for over 20yrs. GR8 to have been part of it. 🎶
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8 years
Over £6000 gathered for the Alzheimer's Society from the Belfast May Day marathon & our relay race. Thanks to all.
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6 years
Fantastic location at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Strabane for our 2nd Christmas Concert last Sunday. Thanks to all for making it so enjoyable.
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5 years
We ran into the “Little Drummer Boy” at the first of our Christmas concerts ⁦ @europahotel ⁩ ⁦ @HastingsHotels ⁩. Thanks to everyone who braved the cold and helped us anticipate the joy of Christmas.
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4 years
Advent Message 2020 via @YouTube from our Bishop. Have a blessed Advent.
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7 years
From Us to U.
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6 years
Making a return visit to Liverpool this evening. Looking forward to it.
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4 years
If you missed the programme this morning here’s a link. We’re all with you in spirit in these difficult times.
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2 years
Fr E hosts @bbcradioulster Sounds Sacred tomorrow afternoon with loads of wonderful music from @StPaulsChoir @LWMVC the Cambridge Singers @KarlJenkinsReal @CovCathChorus and more…join him after the 5pm news.
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9 years
Our thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends of those killed in in Paris as we pray for the dead. RIP.
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6 years
Spotted this near the Westlink in Belfast. Whey hey! Sunday 28th in The Europa Hotel @ 7.30pm.
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We should have been in USA for Thanksgiving Day 2020 on our Concert Tour but it is not to be. Happy Thanksgiving Day to all our USA friends.
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6 years
Fantastic excitement @WMOF2018 prep for Festival of Families celebration at Croke Park
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3 years
Wishing you all a very Happy and Blessed ☘️ St Patrick’s Day 2021 ☘️ via @YouTube
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4 years
Fr Martin celebrates Mass from N’ards on @bbcradioulster tomorrow (Sun) at 10.15am.
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4 years
Wishing all Mums a very Happy and Blessed Mother’s Day.
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10 years
Oh, the wearing of the green! A Blessed St Patrick's Day. http://t.co/UU7D3UM3gk
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4 years
New version of #IrishBlessing a firm favourite with @realaled Great to be guests on the album #Blessings
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Aled Jones
4 years
Happy Friday everyone! 🎥Here is the official video for #IrishBlessing which features @ThePriests and is on my new album, #Blessings . 🎧 I was so happy when they agreed to be part of the album, they have wonderful, spinetingling harmonies! 🎶❤️
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7 years
To all music makers and music lovers have a blessed St Caecilia’s Feast Day
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8 years
Wishing you a very Happy Easter 2016. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
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8 years
"Alleluia" still in the top ten at No. 8 in this week's @ClassicFM album countdown. Many thanks to all.
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10 years
Happy New Year everyone and may all receive abundant blessings in 2015 especially those in need. http://t.co/r5p2eopq2R
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8 years
It's count down time to Friday 7th October to the release of "Alleluia" our new album. Baroque and roll!
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8 years
And we're en route to USA 🇺🇸 Thurs morning for 3 concerts (Cyprus Creek [Sat] Galveston [Sun] and Omaha [Mon]) then home Tues. Whirl💨!!
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8 years
1st Sunday in Advent 2016. A blessed season of waiting in hope and growing light.
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Wishing all Mums a very Happy and Blessed Mother’s Day.
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4 years
You can catch it all on You Tube. 🎄🎶😷
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NorthernIrelandOpera
4 years
Available from 8pm tonight: we hope you enjoy our festive film 'At Home for Christmas' as much as we enjoyed making it: so many thanks to the wonderful musicians, readers and to our host, Sean Rafferty. @ArtsCouncilNI @belfastcc @DiscoverNI
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Happy Mother’s Day. Hope you mums get lots of appreciation and love today......plus some flowers and chocolates as well.
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6 years
Fr E en route to pool aiming for at least 60 lengths to get ready for his @swimathon 2.5km on Sunday.
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