In all of Ireland's 26 dioceses, there is to be just one priestly ordination of a diocesan priest this year. Before Vatican II, there would have been 90 or more ordinations of diocesan priests in a typical year. The Church in Ireland is in a pretty poor state.
By contrast, the Society of St Pius X has ordained two Irish priests this year, and the Institute of Christ the King has accepted three Irishmen into its seminary in Gricigliano.
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