Masses mark 80th anniversary of St Therese canonisation

A series of special masses gets underway in Dublin this evening to mark the 80th anniversary of the canonisation of Saint Therese of Lisieux.

The French nun, who died in 1897 aged just 24, has become one of the most popular Catholic saints of modern times.

More thanthree million people turned out to see the relics of the when they toured Ireland four years ago.

The three services take place in the Carmelite chapel in Terenure College.