Leo Varadkar described the meeting as a good initial discussion “on how to resume Mass and sacraments safely over the course of the summer”.
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly who are respectively President, Vice President and Secretary of the Irish Episcopal Conference, represented the hierarchy.
In a press release, after the meeting, [2] they said the purpose was “to share thoughts on the reopening of places of worship over the course of the summer”.
“The Church shared information on the work that is being done at all levels to develop a national Church plan for the safe reopening and emphasised it will play its part in applying public health measures to ensure the health and safety of its congregation”.