Meet the Team
Maura Murphy

General Manager
Maura is originally from Ennistymon, Co Clare. She is a graduate of Theology and Business Studies from St. Patricks College, Maynooth and has many years' experience working in youth and young adult ministry. Prior to co-founding Holy Family Mission she worked as the Youth Ministry Director for two Irish Dioceses and previously led a Mission Team for Youth 2000 Ireland. She is married to her husband Jonathan and they have two small boys. Maura served as Mission Director from 2016- 2023. She now works as the General Manager.
Fr. Patrick Cahill

Spiritual Director
Fr. Patrick Cahill from Thurles, Co. Tipperary is a priest of the Work of Jesus the High Priest and has been ministering as a missionary priest in Ireland and Italy since his ordination in 2009. He is a co-founder of Holy Family Mission and has a passion for youth ministry. He has been involved in Youth 2000 for over a 15 years now and was National Spiritual Advisor from 2016 to 2019.
Fr. Taddeo Hammerle

Community Chaplain
Fr. Taddeo is from Austria and is a priest of the Work of Jesus the High Priest. Ordained in 2021, he has been with us since 2023 serving our community and retreatants alike.
Siobhan Mhic Craith

Cook
Siobhan has been serving up meals to our community here since the very beginning, October 2016. She is a wife and mother and has experience of community life herself. She is a wonderful person of faith and a mom figure in the house.
Grace Leahy

Housekeeping
Grace is from Co. Kerry and has been sharing her many gifts with us since last year, turning this house into a home. Many of our retreatants will know Grace as the staff member who is forever buzzing around the place doing work, and always serving!
She came here in 2017 as a community member and has been part of the family since.