Ireland: CORI and IMU have joined together to create a new force in Church Life and Ministry

Two of the largest existing religious membership organisations, the Irish Missionary Union (IMU) and the Conference of Religious of Ireland (CORI), have amalgamated to become the Association of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI). This move is in response to a desire to energise and support the life and ministry of the Church, both in Ireland and overseas. ​The purpose of AMRI will be to represent and promote active collaboration between Religious Institutes, Societies of Apostolic Life and Missionary Organisations. Among other objectives, it will seek to develop and promote religious, apostolic and missionary life as a vibrant, prophetic, organic and integral feature of the life of the church.
AMRI is based in Templeogue, Dublin, at the Provincialate of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers).
During their meeting on 7th March 2017, the AMRI Executive elected Fr. Marc Whelan cssp as President and Sr. Phyllis Behan rsc as Vice-President.