Newly-ordained Cork priest wants 'welcoming and inclusive' Church 

Ronan Sheehan is ordained by Bishop Fintan Gavin at the Church of Saint John The Baptist, Newcestown, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

Ireland’s newest priest says he hopes to be part of a Church that is more welcoming, inclusive, and open to learning new ways of doing things.

Fr Ronan Sheehan, 27, from Newcestown in Cork, who finished top of his Leaving Cert class almost a decade ago and who has his own TikTok account, was ordained in his native parish on Sunday.