One of the largest churches in Ireland has celebrated its final Mass and is to be demolished. The 3,500-capacity Church of the Annunciation in Finglas in North Dublin was opened in 1967, but has seen attendances wane. It is to be replaced by a smaller building housing a 10th of that number, with the extra land to be used for social services and housing for the elderly. Archbishop Martin said the people who came to Finglas when the Church was being built arrived with very little financial means. “Rarely has a church building been so much the focal point around which community flourished.”He said there should be encouragement in changing times.

Source: Irish Examiner October 07, 2018 12:45 UTC