Sir, - As a parent who attended the graduation Mass in St MacDara's Community College in Templeogue, I fully support Father Martin Hughes. The Mass was a wonderful experience for pupils and parents, thanks to the effort and time put into the ceremony by Father Hughes and the ministers from the local Church of Ireland and Methodist churches.
My interpretation of Father Hughes's comments were that everyone should think about what they were doing before receiving the Eucharist. Is this too much to ask? The impact that Father Hughes has had on the lives of the students over the past two years cannot be measured. It is sad that none of this goodness has been highlighted. - Yours, etc.,
Margaret Devlin, Rushbrook View, Templeogue, Dublin 6w.