
Father Des: The People’s Priest
by Kevin Rooney This week running five nights a play opens at the Roddy McCorley Club in Belfast about the life of Ballymurphy priest Fr.Des

by Kevin Rooney This week running five nights a play opens at the Roddy McCorley Club in Belfast about the life of Ballymurphy priest Fr.Des

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