“Just recently it was decided that Mount Melleray would be a good community going forward into the future. We needed an abbot and we elected Richard and he accepted.”

“This is one of the most joyous days in the history of Cistercian College ... We have been truly overwhelmed by people’s generosity” – Dom Richard Purcell.

I know that many of the past pupils of this school are willing to fight for its future – Sean O’Brien, Connacht Rugby player.