The former Northern Ireland footballer Philip Mulryne has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order.

Father Mulryne, who is reported to have once earned £600,000 a year, has also taken a vow of poverty.


Philip Mulryne prostrate as he was ordained a priest in Dublin on Saturday
He was ordained in Dublin on Saturday by Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, who had travelled from Rome for the ceremony.

Fr Mulryne had been ordained a deacon in October last year.