The Fr. Francis A. Gleeson Papers digital collection was officially launched on Monday April 27 by the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin at a reception in Holy Cross Diocesan Centre, in Clonliffe. The event was attended by members of Fr Gleeson’s family as well as the British and French Ambassadors to Ireland and Archbishop Michael Jackson.

For press commentaries on this collection see:

1. Decade of Centenaries http://www.decadeofcentenaries.com/27-april-2015-fr-gleeson-digital-archive-launch/
2. HistoryHub.ie http://historyhub.ie/fr-francis-gleeson-papers
3. The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/war-diaries-of-fr-francis-gleeson-go-online-1.2191271
4. The Irish Examiner http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/fr-francis-gleeson--the-irish-saint-of-the-trenches-283785.html
5. theJournal.ie http://www.thejournal.ie/diary-priest-world-war-one-2073121-May2015/
6. Dublin News http://www.dublinnews.com/index.php/sid/232377229
7. The Irish Catholic http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/dublin-diocese-putting-wwi-chaplain%E2%80%99s-diary-online