Teens still keen for 40-day Lenten fast

YOUNG people seem to be keen to go without treats for the 40 days of Lent but few will be going to Church as often as their parents used to years ago.

Most teenagers said they still recognised the importance of Lent and of the need to go without and become more spiritual.

“I’m not really religious but believe you should give up something or do something that’s good for you,” said 16-year-old Andrea Murphy, of New Ross, Co Wexford.