The Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, Colm O'Reilly, has defended his decision to award a contract to restore the organ at St Mel's Cathedral in Longford to an Italian firm, writes Patsy McGarry. He was responding to a representation from Fine Gael TD James Bannon in favour of the Irish firm that built the original organ, which was destroyed in a fire in 2009. Bishop O'Reilly said his decision was on "the basis of musicality, design of the organ and value for money".
Bishop defends decision on organ
The Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, Colm O'Reilly, has defended his decision to award a contract to restore the organ at St…
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