All religious services can be held at 50% capacity regardless of vaccination status from next week. "Mass with a webcam isn't the same.
We're genuinely looking forward to having our parishioners back," said Fr Diarmuid Hogan. The Oranmore Parish priest welcomed the easing of the restrictions with a mix of optimism and apprehension. "We're optimist, it's fantastic to see things opening and moving but there's still apprehension because there is still a Delta variant and Covid hasn't gone away," he said.
Philip Green, a regular mass-goer in Fairview in Dublin, said he had got used to watching online during the pandemic but missed the real experience of being with people. "I think it's good, the sense of community and being with people." "I