Patrick O'Gorman

Patrick O'Gorman is the chairman of the Abbey House Prayer Group, known for leading a 23-day sit-in protest at the Friary Church in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, against its closure by the Franciscan Order. He has expressed that the group, primarily composed of retired and elderly individuals, conducted the protest as a last resort due to the community's deep emotional ties to the church, which they viewed as a devastating loss.