The church which was built in the 1960s to seat almost 3,500 people will be replaced by a smaller church seating about 350.

PP of the Church of the Annunciation says the parish is undergoing change. “We have challenges to face, decisions to make and new paths to find.”

The Church of the Annunciation, one of Ireland's largest church buildings, capable of holding more than 3,000 people, is now falling into disrepair. It will be replaced by a new 350-seat church more suited to the needs of the parish today.

Peter McVerry Trust hopes to see rapid-build housing play a bigger role in addressing homelessness in the future.