The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland says so many people are watching Mass services online that webcams in churches across Ireland are crashing because of the demand.
Archbishop Eamon Martin today celebrated Easter Mass in an empty Newry Cathedral, but the service was live-streamed. In his Easter message, he said: "Please God it won't be too long before we can go back to singing and dancing together, to meeting and greeting, travelling and discovering, and gathering in church to celebrate and praise God." Speaking afterwards, he pointed out that the church has been surprised by the numbers of people tuning in to masses being streamed from churches throughout the island. "I found it sad to be saying Easter Sunday Mass with the