An Irish Bishop has had an affidavit filed with the High Court in support of the case challenging the constitutionality of the ban on public worship.

The move was reported by the court reporter for the Irish Times though the identity and denomination of the ecclesiastic was not revealed.

Counsel on behalf of Galway businessman, Declan Ganley, was given permission by High Court Judge Charles Meenan to file the affidavit on behalf of the bishop at a hearing on Tuesday.

The Judge also allowed an additional filing to further argue against the ban on the grounds of Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which provides everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

The case also stands on article 44 of the Irish Constitution which holds that freedom of conscience “and the free profession and practice of religion are, subject to public order and morality, guaranteed to every citizen”.