Salesian Houses

This Provincial House is located in Crumlin – with its Salesian community having been involved in providing curacy and chaplaincy service to the local parish, for many years.
Some Salesians also work in the surrounding parishes, while others operate in various ministries including prayer groups, family ministry, retreats, writing and administration. One of our Salesians is chaplain to Ratoath Community College.

The Provincial House is the ‘headquarters’ of The Salesian Bulletin and is also a centre for Salesian Family, Salesian Co-operators and past pupils. In addition, the Salesians run their central Missions Office from here - as part of the Provincial Development Office (Don Bosco Ireland Youth Aid) which also coordinates our volunteer programmes (Don Bosco Ireland Volunteers) and Mission Animation.

The Provincial House is also home to SDB MEDIA and the Social Communication and Media Centre.

In 2019, the Salesian community based at St Catherine’s on the Maynooth University North Campus officially became a formation House of the Salesian congregation. It comprises a Spirituality Centre, a house of Theology as well as the Salesian National Youth Office. It is a community with a variety of activities directed mainly towards students, young adults and family ministry - and offers a welcoming environment where young people can experience a sense of belonging and faith, in a family atmosphere. Common room activities, barbecues, pizza evenings and film nights are all enjoyed, while the adoration Chapel gives young people the opportunity to meet with Jesus Christ at any time of the day.

This is a parish community and a support centre for young people at risk. We are currently the administrators of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Sean McDermott Street.

The parish was constituted in 1970 from the Pro-Cathedral Parish, and as a religious community living in the area since the early 1990’s we are committed to being a supportive, gentle and spiritual presence for the people of this inner city area.

The term ‘new evangelisation’ was introduced by Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II, and was the theme for the Synod of Bishops, Rome, in 2012. Here, Pope Benedict highlighted the massive drop-off in Church attendance, in Europe, especially amongst people aged 16 to 25 years.

The Don Bosco Centre was built in response to the need for a greater emphasis on the evangelisation of young people. It focuses on offering a range of activities built around pre-evangelisation and evangelisation.