- Gerard Gallagher, Fr Tim Lehane SVD, Bishop Michael Router, and Sr Anne Codd at AMRI’s annual conference in Tullamore with a focus on synodality, 2024. Photo: AMRI. Smoking and vaping have been added to the Confirmation pledge taken by young teens, which formerly only included a reference to alcohol and illicit drugs. Bishop Michael Router, Liaison Bishop with the Irish Bishop’s Drug Initiative, explained the rewording of the pledge on The Joe Finnegan Show on February 16, citing that the decision came…
