Priest warns of long delays for funeral services
Irish Daily Mirror|August 14, 2023
FAMILIES could face delays of over a week to bury loved ones in future due to a shortage of priests.
SEAN RYAN
Priest warns of long delays for funeral services

It comes following a recent admission from the Bishop of Galway and Clonfert Michael Duignan predicting that, over the next decade, there will be just 20 priests to serve over 40 parishes in the Galway Diocese alone.

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