He also said he has asked people if they experience racial hatred, and that they say yes.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin opened a book of condolences to the late pontiff.

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s News at One, the archbishop also cautioned about that “significant disinformation” about the nature and scale of impact by asylum seekers and migrants.

Issues around moving the Pro-Cathedral from north to south of the River Liffey continued to be worked upon following an announcement six months ago that Archbishop Dermot Farrell proposed a change despite opposition to the move