Chaplain: Majority of UCC students ‘not anti-Church’

The chaplain at one of the country’s biggest universities has said only a small number of students are “anti-Church” and “make a lot of noise” and that many are “not completely disconnected” from their faith.

Fr Marius O’Reilly, the chaplain at University College Cork, admitted that when he was appointed to the position three years ago he was “a bit afraid”.

But he said his experiences in the role had shown him that “there is still a great connection with the Church for many of our younger generation.”