HOLY FACE 2026 CAMPAIGN
Public Vigil Locations
Good Friday 3rd April 2026
Human Life International Ireland supporters will be holding Holy Face vigils in public this GOOD FRIDAY the 3rd of April.
Vigils will start at 12 noon UNLESS otherwise stated. See table below. Counties are sorted in alphabetical order.
www.humanlife.ie/holyfacevigils2026
We would be delighted if you can attend the vigil nearest to you!
Please check our website for updates: www.humanlife.ie/holyfacevigils2026
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION BELOW IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE – KEEP VISITING FOR UPDATES
- If you would like to donate to help with the costs for this year’s Holy Face Campaign, please click the donate button. Thanks very much!
If you have any queries, please contact us on 094-9375993 or 085-8608835.
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County
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Town/City
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Location
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| Antrim | Belfast | Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne, Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 7GE @ 12.00pm |
| Armagh | Crossmaglen | The Square @ 12pm |
| Carlow | Carlow Town | Potato Market, opposite McDonald’s @ 12.00pm |
| Cavan | Cavan Town | Post Office on Main Street from @ 1.00pm |
| Cavan | Kingscourt | Main Street @ 12pm |
| Clare | Ennis | O’Connell Square @ 12pm |
| Clare | Killaloe | The Green, beside St. Flannan’s Church @1P.M. |
| Clare | Inagh | In front of Immaculate Conception Church @ 12pm |
| Clare | Ballycorick (south of Ennis) | In front of Ballycorick Church @ 12pm |
| Cork | Cork City | Daunt’s Square near St Augustine’s Church @ 12.00pm |
| Cork | Cobh | Memorial Garden Opposite St. Colman’s Cathedral @ 12pm |
| Cork | Ballyhea | Our Lady’s Well @ 11am |
| Cork | Midleton | Court House, Main St. @ 12.00pm |
| Cork | Inchigeela | Outside Catholic Church, Main St. @ 12.00pm |
| Cork | Macroom | Outside Carriganima Church @ 12.00pm |
| Cork | Charleville | The Plaza, Beside Post Office @ 11am |
| Cork | Mallow | Calvary Statue at St. Mary’s Church @ 5pm |
| Derry | Derry City | Guild Hall Square @ 12.00pm |
| Derry | Maghera | At St. Mary’s Church, Main St. @ 12.00pm |
| Derry | Limavady | Market St. outside Limavady Printing Co. @ 12pm |
| Donegal | Letterkenny | Town Square @ 1.15pm |
| Donegal | Donegal Town | The Diamond |
| Donegal | Buncrana | The Market Square @ 12.00pm |
| Donegal | Gortahork | Beldlem Grotto @ 12.00pm |
| Donegal | Muff | Outside St. Mary’s Community Hall |
| Down | Downpatrick | Front Garden of 5 Rathkeltair Road @ 12.00pm |
| Down | Newry | The Dominican Gardens, Dominick St. @ 12.00pm |
| Down | Ballyward | The Windy Gap, Slievenaboley Road @ 12.00pm |
| Dublin | Dublin City | The Spire, O’Connell St. @ 12.00pm |
| Dublin | Blanchardstown | Millenium Pk. Gate close to Shopping Centre (near McDonalds) @ 12.00pm |
| Dublin | Ranelagh | Outside Church of the Holy Name, Beechwood Ave. Upr. @ 12.00pm |
| Dublin | Malahide | Marina Pk. Opposite Tesco @ 12.00pm |
| Dublin | Balgaddy | Outside Church of Divine Mercy @ 1.00 P.M. |
| Dublin | Rathcoole | Opposite Holy Family Church @ 1.30 P.M. |
| Dublin | Donabate | Beside St. Patrick’s Church @ 12.00pm |
| Fermanagh | Enniskillen | In front of St. Michael’s Church @ 12.00pm |
| Galway | Galway City | Eyre Square @ 12.00pm |
| Galway | Headford | Outside St. Fursey’s Parish Hall @ 12.00pm provisionally |
| Galway | Dunmore | Our Lady’s Grotto, Our Lady & St. Nicholas Church @ 12.00pm |
| Galway | Williamstown | Outside Parish Church @ 11am |
| Galway | Ballinasloe | Outside St. Joseph’s Church @ 5.00 P.M. |
| Galway | Kinvara | The Quay @ 12.00pm |
| Kerry | Tralee | The Square @ 12.00pm |
| Kerry | Cahersiveen | Outside Community Centre @ 12pm |
| Kildare | Johnstown Bridge | Outside Church @ 12.00pm |
| Kildare | Kildare Town | The Square @ 12.00pm |
| Kildare | Naas | Poplar Square @ 12.00pm |
| Kildare | Athy | Emily Square @ 12.00pm |
| Kildare | Clane | The Abbey @ 12.00pm |
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny City | Hurling Statue at St. John’s Bridge |
| Laois | Portlaoise | Lyster Square @ 12.00pm |
| Laois | Abbeyleix | Market Square @ 12.00pm |
| Leitrim | Carrick on Shannon | Town Clock @1 pm |
| Leitrim | Manorhamilton | Outside St. Clare’s Church @ 12.00pm |
| Leitrim | Bornacoola | Outside St. Michael’s Church @ 9.00 A.M. |
| Leitrim | Mohill | O’Carolan’s Statue @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Limerick City Centre | Thomas Street @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Limerick City South (Dooradoyle) | Opposite McDonald’s @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Askeaton | Outside St. Mary’s Church @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Patrickswell | The Grotto @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Adare | The Grotto @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Galbally | Moor Abbey @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Abbeyfeale | The Square @ 12.00pm |
| Limerick | Oola | Outside Church of the Sacred Heart @ 12.00pm |
| Longford | Longford Town | Market Square @ 12.00pm |
| Longford | Granard | Outside Convent School @ 12.00pm |
| Louth | Dundalk | Maid of Eireann Monument, Dundalk @ 12.00pm |
| Louth | Carlingford | Thomas D’Arcy McGee Monument @ 12.00pm |
| Louth | Omeath | St. Jude’s Shrine, Calvary Oratory @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Castlebar | Market Square @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Ballinrobe | Outside Graveyard @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Knock | The Plaza (opposite Knock Shrine) @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Ballina | Market Square at 1.00PM |
| Mayo | Charlestown | Town Square @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Claremorris | Town Square @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Ballyhaunis | The Square @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Swinford | The Square @ 12.00pm |
| Mayo | Westport | The Octagon @ 4.45pm |
| Meath | Navan | Commons Rd. Opposite Shopping Centre @ 11.00 A.M. |
| Meath | Ashbourne | Outside Church of the Immaculate Conception @ 12.00pm |
| Meath | Drumconrath | Outside Parish Centre @ 2.00pm |
| Meath | Kells | Statue of Our Lady, Headfort Place @ 12.00pm |
| Meath | Nobber | At St. John the Baptist Church @ 12.00pm |
| Meath | Ratoath | Outside Church of the Holy Trinity, Main St. @ 12.00pm |
| Monaghan | Monaghan Town | The Diamond @ 12.00pm |
| Offaly | Tullamore | O’Connor Square @ 12.00pm |
| Roscommon | Roscommon Town | Super Valu / Tesco Car Park @ 12.00pm |
| Roscommon | Castlerea | The Square, @5.00 P.M. |
| Sligo | Sligo Town | Tesco rear Car Park @ 12.00pm |
| Tipperary | Ballina | Opposite Catholic church @ 12.00pm |
| Tipperary | Tipperary Town | Kickham Monument @ 12.00pm |
| Tipperary | Lattin | Outside Church of the Assumption @ 12.00pm |
| Tipperary | Thurles | Lr. Liberty Square @ 12.00pm |
| Tipperary | Clonmel | Our Lady’s Grotto, St. Peter’s and Paul’s Church @ 1.30pm |
| Tipperary | Nenagh | At statue of Christ the King, Banba Sq. @ 12.00pm |
| Tipperary | Killaloe | The Green, beside Church @ 12.00pm |
| Tyrone | Omagh | Near Danske Bank @ 12.00pm |
| Tyrone | Dungannon | Market Square @ 12.00pm |
| Waterford | Waterford City | Barnstrand Street (near Cathedral) @ 12.00pm |
| Westmeath | Athlone | Outside St. Peter’s Church @ 11.30am |
| Westmeath | Athlone | Outside Corpus Christi Church, Connaught St. @ 12.00pm |
| Wexford | Wexford Town | The Bullring @ 12.00pm |
| Wexford | Ballyfad | At Our Lady’s Grotto @ 12.00pm |
| Wexford | Enniscorthy | Market Square @ 12.00pm |
| Wexford | Ferns | At the Grotto, outside Town @ 12.00pm |
| Wexford | Gorey | Main St. (Near PTSB) @ 12.00pm |
| Wexford | New Ross | The Tholsel, New Ross @ 12.00pm |
| Wexford | Our Lady’s Island | Our Lady’s Island @ 12.00pm |
| Wicklow | Arklow | Main St. @ Church of SS Mary and Peter @ 10.30am |
| Wicklow | Baltinglass | McAllister Monument, Main St. @ 12.00pm |
| Wicklow | Newtownmountkennedy | In front of St. Joseph’s Church @ 12.00pm |
How You Can Help
- Please attend your nearest vigil. Witness to the Lord in public this Good Friday.
- Spread the word. If you can’t go yourself, tell others about these 1 hour vigils.
- Please consider organizing a Holy Face Vigil in your town for next year. We will give you all the help you need.
- If you would like to donate to help with the costs for this year’s Holy Face Campaign, please click the donate button. Thanks very much!
- Besides these Holy Face prayer vigils on Good Friday, we are displaying the face of Jesus as depicted on the Shroud of Turin on billboards across Ireland North and South! Please take pictures and send them to us. Send them to 085-8608835 or email mail@humanlife.ie