Parish Finances

A Message from our Finance Committee Chairperson

Dear Parishioners,

As we come to a close of another financial year it is time to reflect on our journey during 2021/2022. The financial accounts for 2021 are published below for your nformation. The accounts for St Gabriel’s Parish incorporate the income and expenditure for three areas namely; St Gabriel’s Church, The Parish Centre and the Meals on Wheels service. 

All income and expenditure items for 2021 are included below. In addition, during 2021  we realised a gain of over €500k from the sale of a parish house, which allowed us to provide an interest free loan of €300k to St John’s Parish Clontarf for remediation works that were required. The remaining funds will be used for various projects in the

pipeline for the Church and the Parish Hall.

As you can see from the figures below, we are continuing to run at a loss from a day-to-day operational perspective. This is due to a number of factors including increased running costs in addition to falling attendance at masses. The most recent survey indicates a drop of 40% in attendance across all masses in St Gabriel’s compared to

attendance numbers pre Covid.



A special thank you to each and every one of you who are in a position to contribute to the day to day running costs of St Gabriel’s. Your continued support allows St Gabriel’s to remain an integral and important part of our community here in Dollymount providing support and services to our many parishioners.

Alma Corrigan, 

Chairperson, St Gabriel’s Finance Committee