40 young adults from Cork and Ross joined hundreds of other young adults from around the country in Knock for a day of events to mark the Jubilee Year of Hope.
The Dare to Hope event, hosted by the Irish Bishops’ Conference in collaboration with Knock Shrine, brought together young people for a day of prayer, participation and possibilities.
The day included a keynote address by Fr Conor McDonough O.P., engaging workshops, a panel discussion, and the official launch and blessing of the new Youth Village at Knock. The evening concluded with Mass in the Parish Church, celebrated by Bishop Fintan Gavin.

Marie Keating, Br. David O'Donnell, Sheila, Tessie and Mary-Claire Scanlon and Caolan Ward, who joined hundreds of other young adults from around the country in Knock.
The 'Dare to Hope' gathering coincided with preparations for upcoming International Jubilee of Youth in Rome next month, which expects to see hundreds of young people travelling from Ireland, inducing 50 from our own Diocese.
Stephen Berard, Lewis Crowley, Cillian Ó'Cróinín and Fionn Collins