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Munster Express

By Michelle Clancy. Published on Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

The Diocese of Waterford & Lismore currently has one student in Maynooth and we have two other students starting in seminary in September.

There was a third man who has since changed his mind. These things happen. The place of seminary formation is chosen carefully.

The student in Maynooth is getting on very well and we have no plans to move him. The question of moving him did not even arise. I had a meeting with my two vocations directors in early July when we discussed where best to send our new men who are both mature.

This meeting took place long before all this controversy broke and our motive was to place each man in the seminary best for him, taking into consideration all the relevant factors – age, ability, personal conditions, experience, etc.