Ireland gets a new cardinal

Ireland got its new cardinal this afternoon.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2001 - 12:33

Ireland got its new cardinal this afternoon.

At a ceremony in front of 40,000 people, including Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Archbishop Desmond Connell and 43 others were elevated by Pope John

Paul II.

The proceedings at St Peter's Square took place amid glorious sunshine.

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