Diocese of Kerry won't be distributing ashes

The Diocese of Kerry will not be distributing ashes this year.

To mark Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, people across the diocese are being invited to participate in online Masses.

The Diocese of Kerry says in the absence of blessed ashes here it is suggesting that people trace the sign of the cross on their own forehead at home.

A priest in Donegal reported big demand for takeaway ashes he was offering to parishioners.