Chairman of the Priest's Council resigns

A senior priest, who recently warned that the Dublin Catholic archdiocese was on the verge of bankruptcy, has today resigned his position as chairman of the Priest's Council.

Fr Aquinas Duffy was just three months into a three-year tenure as chairman of the senior advisory body.

While he has cited "time restraints" for the reason behind his resignation, Fr Duffy has told the Irish Catholic newspaper that there is "huge frustration" at the failure within the archdioceses to move away from a "hierarchical structure".