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Several Kildare parishes are putting on extra Christmas Masses due to concerns about large numbers of churchgoers at services in the midst of the Covid-19 public health pandemic.
Under the current Level 3 restrictions, only 50 people are allowed in places of worship which may lead to the unusual sight of queues outsides churches on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
There is expected to be extra demand for places on pews due to families attending together for the festive season.
Kildare town priest Fr Adrian Carbery said: “We want to give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend Mass at this special time of the year in the Church’s calendar.”