Tomás Cardinal O'Fiach was an Irish Cardinal and the former Primate of All Ireland. He was the Cardinal who announced to Ireland that Pope John Paul II would be visiting Ireland, and advised the pope not to visit Northern Ireland, due to The troubles. He died in Lourdes in May 1990. The word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for hinge and usually refers to things of fundamental importance, as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins. ... Primate of All Ireland is the title held by the Archbishop of Armagh. ... His Holiness Pope John Paul II, officially in Latin , born Karol Józef Wojtyla [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ... The Troubles is a term used to describe two periods of violence in Ireland during the twentieth century. ...