The Archbishop of Dublin says the church needs to work very hard to increase the number of priests, as just one Priest is ordained this year in Dublin.
48 year old Father Seamus McEntee from Rathcoole in Co Dublin was ordained today in St Mary’s Pro cathedral in Dublin.
8 men are currently studying for the priesthood in Maynooth, and there have been 11 new members of the clergy in the Dublin Diocese over the past 10 years.
But the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, says the number of priests is starting to increase.