Fr Ray Kelly: 'I had to get the list of the 10 people permitted to come into the church for the funeral of their loved one'

A week after he left Dancing with the Stars, the world came to a standstill with Covid-19. Fr Ray Kelly talks to Simon Lewis about mass without a congregation and the heartbreak of funeral preparations in this harsh reality.

Whether it is a spot on Dancing With The Stars or singing on Britain’s Got Talent, Fr Ray Kelly knows how to hold an audience.

Yet the current disruption to church life in Lockdown Ireland requires a different set of skills for the Parish Priest of St Brigid’s and St Mary’s.