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Do gangland funerals glorify crime?

A Dublin priest is promising to ban the "glorification of criminality" during funeral masses in h...

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11.27 14 Oct 2024


Do gangland funerals glorify crime?


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11.27 14 Oct 2024


A Dublin priest is promising to ban the "glorification of criminality" during funeral masses in his church.

Fr Bill O'Shaughnessy, who is based in Tallaght, said that the church should never be a place of "such blatant anti-Christian activity" after witnessing incidents including someone wearing a balaclava while entering the church carrying a coffin, and floral arrangements of alcohol, screwdrivers and cars.

Do displays like these at gangland funerals glorify crime?

Crime Reporter Michael Doyle, Mick Duff, Independent Councilor in Tallaght Central, Michael Kelly, Director of Public Affairs with Aid to the Church in Need and more join Andrea to discuss.


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