Parishioners said to be frightened as St Eunan's Cathedral plays down incident

St Eunan's Cathedral in Letterkenny have made a move to quash rumours circulating on social media today.

It had been posted that there was an individual who was acting inappropriately and had to be ejected from early morning Mass. 

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"Exaggerated accounts of the unusual behaviour of a visitor at the 8am Mass at the Cathedral this morning have circulated on social media," St Eunan's Cathedral posted. "A person who did behave unusually was asked if they needed assistance, after which they left of their own accord and without incident."

When queried at lunchtime, An Garda Síochána said they have not received any reports of any incident. Parishioners present at the Mass say the experience was "frightening" - particularly with many elderly mass-goers present -  with a man having entered the Cathedral, shouting as he made his way to the altar and tampering with the collection baskets. Monsignor Kevin Gillespie was praised for his cool-headedness in handling the situation.