Galway priest gives Easter blessing on 75km trip; Galway city raises flags in international solidarity

European flags fly on the Salthill Promenade in Galway. Picture: Lorna Siggins.

A south Galway priest secured the support of the GAA and the blessing of the local Gardaí for a circumnavigation of his parish over Easter weekend.

Equipped with holy water pot and sprinkler, Fr Barry Horan was driven by a Mercedes van on a 75 km journey to bless parishioners and townlands in and around Clarinbridge and Kilcolgan.