Archbishop Martin meets Donnelly over new regulation
Updated / Monday, 19 Apr 2021
20:32
Archbishop Eamon Martin told Stephen Donnelly there were concerns expressed with regard to the criminalising of leading, and gathering for, public worship
Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
The Catholic Archbishop Eamon Martin and the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly have met to discuss the publication of a Statutory Instrument which affects public worship.
Archbishop Martin told Minister Donnelly there were concerns expressed with regard to the criminalising of leading, and gathering for, public worship at this time in Ireland despite the consistent support from the churches for public health messaging since the beginning of the pandemic.
Joseph Mary Flood: Longford lecturer, lawmaker and author
Reporter:
Joseph Mary Flood was born on March 28, 1882, in the town of Longford.
His father Peter Flood and mother Marcella Atkinson had a business at No 1 Main Street, Longford.
Both parents were from the parish of Legan in South Longford.
Joseph Flood first attended St Michael s and then Stonepark where his name appears in Master Quinn s roll book of 1893.
In 1894 he entered St Mel’s College, initially as a day boy, and one year later as a boarder.
Leaving St Mel s College in 1898, the young man decided to become a priest, a tradition in the Flood family.