Letter to the Editor: Ability to attend Mass is essential to those of faith

Father Stephen Pritchard at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic church in Gateacre, Liverpool holds mass to an empty church.

I write to let you know of my deep unhappiness at being deprived of being able to attend Mass during this time of lockdown.

When Covid-19 arrived in Ireland at the start of March it created an experience of almost panic from the Government, the medical establishment, and every walk of life, right down to the average man on the street. There was so little known about this new virus.