While dioceses in Ireland are finding it difficult to nurture priesthood vocations, Dominicans in the country are flourishing. They currently have 16 candidates in formation.

May the NO collapse ASAP.

The basic reason is most Irush seminarians have to risk the pink palace of Maynooth where the staff are often sex predators. Dublin sends seminarians to Rome even after the nephew of the quondam Pres of Maynooth Micheál Ledwith became Abp of Dublin. They go to the Irish college in Rome, so at least their few young priests don't have PTSD.