Diocese gets €670k donation in will

A CASH-STRAPPED Catholic diocese has received over €670,000 in a will.

However, the Diocese of Killaloe — which has been reliant on its 90 priests to keep it out of the red over the past three years — can only use the money to educate young men to become priests and to promote vocations.

According to the diocese’s annual accounts for 2010 and 2009, it has received €678,330 under a “specific legacy” over the two years to boost vocations.