A service to mark the tenth anniversary of the ordination of women priests in the Church of Ireland was held at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin tonight. The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton Empey, presided while the address was given by Dr Robin Eames, Archbishop of Armagh. The service is being followed by a two-day conference, tomorrow and Tuesday, for ordained women and those in training for ordination. Presently the Church of Ireland has 59 women priests with a further 27 in training. Almost ten per cent of the clergy are female.
