Diarmuid Martin ‘not consulted’ on Mary McAleese exclusion from conference

The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, says he was not consulted about a decision to exclude former president of Ireland Mary McAleese from a Catholic women’s conference in the Vatican.

The Voices of Faith group said the former head of state was one of two names not approved after a list of attendees was sent to a senior cleric in the Holy See.

It is reported that Ms McAleese was blocked from speaking at an international conference on women’s rights by Dublin-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell.