Man on a mission

Father Paul O’Boyle takes an extremely active role in his parish, but this does not mean that he shirks from his religious duties. With concerts, lotteries, visits, baptisms, weddings and funerals, fitting it all in is a full-time job, writes Caroline O’Doherty

MONDAY

THE evening doesn’t start promisingly. An hour before the big event, hailstones are knocking lumps out of the footpaths and there’s a wind that would shred metal. The alternatives to venturing out to attend a novena look appealing.