Engaged couple Ilona Catherine Dorrepaal and Patrick Michael Lennon at the shrine of St Valentine on Monday where they had a blessing from Bishop Denis Nulty. Photo: John Mc Elroy Accord has released its latest attendance figures for couples undertaking Sacramental marriage preparation courses throughout Ireland. The 2022 figure of 4,610 couples hosted through 297 marriage preparation programmes is equal to 2019’s pre-pandemic figure of 4610 couples hosted at 285 programmes. Speaking at St Valentine’s shrine in the Carmelite church on Whitefriar Street Monday, Director of…
