Access limited to Dublin pro-cathedral as 1916 recalled

Dublin archdiocese is trying to improve access to St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral on Easter Sunday this year, after a traffic cordon was imposed.

The city centre will be closed to all vehicles from 6am on Easter Sunday until 8pm that night, as events take place to commemorate the 1916 Easter rising.

A spokeswoman for the archdiocese said Mass will definitely be celebrated at the pro-cathedral on Easter Sunday.

But police have asked that the doors of the Church of Ireland’s Christ Church Cathedral be closed on that day.

Easter parade organisers have been criticised for a lack of consultation with churches.

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