65% of 2,247 polled by the Irish Times on whether colleges should continue to employ chaplains voted yes.

“The support and kindness they provided to the friends of our children as they came to terms with this tragedy is limitless."

Tragic event and its aftermath saw many priests willing to minister to the families “at a time of desolation for them”: Bishop Crean.

“I hope and pray that those who have been so suddenly bereaved have felt something of God’s gentle touch in the support, sympathy and solidarity of a nation."

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin leads prayers and condolences for Berkeley victims saying "These young men and women were the products of what is best in Irish families".

“Jesus has compassion on those who mourn because the death of a loved one is never without pain for families. This is especially true of parents who lose a child": Pope