During the month of September the parish of Portlaoise received over 3,800 visits to the parish website. It’s a significant number of people. They visit the website to get information or to catch up with local news.
The Portlaoise website features permanent web streaming from St. Peter and Paul’s parish church. It allows visitors to the website to see and hear Mass and other ceremonies in the church. The popularity of the service has surpassed all expectations.

Modern technology affords opportunities to participate even to those who can’t attend in person. This has been appreciated particularly for important family occasions like funerals.