The Archdiocese of Dublin has confirmed that it won't be sending any of its trainee priests to the National Seminary in Maynooth.

The Irish Independent reports that the 3 students will be sent to the Irish college in Rome instead.

It comes amidst suggestion that that a gay subculture exists at the seminary, after it was alleged in May that some student priests had been using a gay dating app.

Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has denied that his decision has any link to the recent scandal, and that he'd made his decision some time ago.

Secretary of the Evangelical Catholic initiative Paddy Monaghan says the Archbishop has called for stronger leadership: