Bishop Fintan Monahan Pilgrims travelling to see Pope Francis in the Phoenix Park this month should be careful travelling to and from the event and make use of public transport when possible, Killaloe’s bishop has said.
Bishop Fintan Monahan said that on August 26, around 500,000 people are due to be in Dublin together for the World Meeting of Families and that using public transport will be a much safer and proficient option than travelling by car.
“It will be a major logistical operation to ensure everyone gets in and out in a reasonable timeframe. Already WMOF organisers have appealed to pilgrims to use public transport as much as possible to avoid congestion”, he told The Irish Catholic.
Dr Monahan added that “great credit” should be given to city authorities who have offered free city transport for the day, the Gardaí, and the “legion of volunteers” who are helping with the occasion.