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DUBLIN’S NEWEST CATHOLIC priest has something of an unusual background.
Fr Seamus McEntee, who is 48, was today ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dublin at the Pro-Cathedral by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin after studying and ministering as a deacon for several years.
However, before entering the seminary, Fr McEntee worked in sales in the motor industry in Dublin for more than a decade.
The priest, who was brought up on a farm in Rathcoole in south county Dublin, studied business and marketing management at the College of Marketing and Design in Mountjoy Square - now part of DIT – in the 1980s before emigrating to London, where he worked in HR and retail.
During the 1990s, he changed direction and spent five years with the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order founded by Mother Teresa, and began studying philosophy.
When he came back to Ireland, he took up a job as a car salesman for more than ten years, before joining St Patrick’s Seminary in Maynooth in 2009.
Fr Mcentee said he was inspired to become a priest “to share the love and mercy of God that I have experienced in my life,” which he attributed to his time working with the Missionaries of Charity.
Speaking at the ordination, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin praised Fr McEntee for his work and said that ”being a priest today is not easy. It was never easy”.
There are currently eight men studying to become priests for the Dublin Archdiocese.
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The man was part of a political party that broke a country. We went bankrupt and had to beg for a bail out. He walks around as if he is some hero. We lost 300 hundred thousand young people over seas during this time.And then has the audacity to call out the opposition in ireland who has yet to be in power.
@Jimmy Donovan: well I’m no fan of Fianna Fáil but Sinn Féin are worse – all populist and free houses for everyone and no mention of where the money is going to come from. Fairytale economics.
@Jimmy Donovan: yep, fair point and there is certainly a revision of history at play. However, are SF really the answer? How many young people left the island because of them and what financial gains have they ever brought to the island? Absolutely none of the parties are worthy of our vote and that is the biggest issue for me, some inviduals are, but none of the main parties, none.
@Harry Whelks: this will be changed when reality sets in while in power but I would prefer someone else getting a try after a hundred years of these two
@Harry Whelks: Perhaps the money could come from the same money tree that suddenly appeared for use by FFG …Surely you will recall FFG stated that the same money tree didn’t exist. As for housing FFG certainly failed in that department. You will surely also recall FFG stating borrowing was imprudent….Yet Billions have been borrowed and must be repaid along with the Billions still owed for the gangsterism of the banks and developers facilated by FFG. Bit hypocritical on your part to criticise the opposition.
Martin said he didn’t believe that voters are interested in speculation about politicians’ futures.
“People want us to stay focused on the issues that matter for them on a policy basis. Now I keep telling my colleagues that as well and that to me is important; keep your feet on the ground, and the world changes very quickly.”
They don’t be very focused at all between elections. All business when they need our votes and then spend the next 4 years making excuses on why things are not getting done.
A complete and total shambles.
@David Corrigan: Have you nothing new or interesting to say? The same nonsense every time that everyone says about every government everywhere. How about some policy critique, or my god, even some solutions?
@SYaxJ2Ts: Have you nothing else to do but follow me around? Seriously?
@David Corrigan: you’re not difficult to find, first in with your comments
@SYaxJ2Ts: You really do need to get a life or a hobby at the very least sonny.
@David Corrigan: you know best David
@SYaxJ2Ts: judging by the number of likes u got to David I’d say your position isn’t doing very well
@John Reynolds: I’m not here for likes – just as well says you
One couldn’t believe the time of day from Martin.
He’s a well known liar
@john dowdall: which would’ve made him a suitable candidate
@casio shock: This is the problem. An honest politician will get nowhere
If he told me today was Sunday I’d have to ask someone else
@David O Brien: just make sure there not in fianna gael either! There the one now.
As if he’d have any hope of getting that
@qffaffaf affrafrfraf: i agree. he obviously waited to be told he wasn’t getting the nomination to categorically rule himself out.
Good, can he take himself outta the running in the general election too.
Ah! The park! Watch out Bertie!
I suppose if micheal ran for a position in Europe, the ethics committees might be asking questions about how a developers money could be accidentally lodged into the personal bank account of his wife?
Who ruled him in??? Self infatuation!!
He is vermin
Under this cowboy yes man
According to the central statistics office
The Republic’s national debt stood at €224.8 billion at the end of last year, equating to €43,357 for every man, woman and child in the State, which is high internationally in per-capita terms.19 Oct 2023
What a shame.
Doesn’t represent me , one of the worst politicians ever, can’t be trusted
If sinn Fein do get into power and things don’t work out,so what, haven’t the Fianna failers form when it comes to bankrupting the country,not to talk about corruption
Oh Jesus..that’s a relief…I was worried for a mo.
CROOKS…. the lot of them, they’re all the same… no more free speech snowflake society… looking after the rich ignoring the irish, flooding country with illegals, homeless irish forgotten about no homes for them but if you are an illegal or Ukrainian nazi we’ll house and feed you give you everything you need, I suffer from long term illness and I get 90€ a week, The only hope for me now is going back to work and praying nothing happens me… I’ve been left with no choice but to go back to work and try put my illness to the back of my mind which isn’t easy believe me, while these self entitled crooks make millions at our expense, when is enough jus enough for the irish ppl, why are these crooks never held accountable in this country, you get berated if you’re irish but if its other ppl its gets hidden, how do irish ppl allow this to happen in 2023, have ye not seen the damage these parties are doing with their dictatorship
Aww. So he is going for it then.
Oh go on, give a job…. PLEASE
Hasn’t a brain bloody embarrassing lot
He should defo go for the job.
At last a politician who’s stepping off the gravy train before it’s reached its destination, unlike some previous party leaders et al
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