7 out of 10 attend Mass every week — twice national average

Farmers are bucking the national trend of falling Mass attendances, with seven out of 10 saying they go to Mass every week — more than twice the national average.

The Irish Examiner/ICMSA survey found, although there is considerable division on the continuing influence of the Catholic Church, 71% farmers still attend Mass every week.

The survey clearly highlights farmers as being far more religious than much of the rest of the population, where weekly Mass attendances are far lower.