![Simon Carswell on Twitter: "NOT the biggest crowd ever to attend a papal mass in Ireland. Period. #PopeInIreland 1979 v 2018 ... ... ... cc. @seanspicer https://t.co/UERYpI7yhR" / Twitter Simon Carswell on Twitter: "NOT the biggest crowd ever to attend a papal mass in Ireland. Period. #PopeInIreland 1979 v 2018 ... ... ... cc. @seanspicer https://t.co/UERYpI7yhR" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dlh_JbhX0AI5q9v.jpg)
Simon Carswell on Twitter: "NOT the biggest crowd ever to attend a papal mass in Ireland. Period. #PopeInIreland 1979 v 2018 ... ... ... cc. @seanspicer https://t.co/UERYpI7yhR" / Twitter
![Oliver Callan on Twitter: "Phoenix Park Papal Mass 1979 v 2018. It's a devastating poor turnout. I was lambasted last night on RTÉ for pointing out the thousands of empty seats in Oliver Callan on Twitter: "Phoenix Park Papal Mass 1979 v 2018. It's a devastating poor turnout. I was lambasted last night on RTÉ for pointing out the thousands of empty seats in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DliCrOOXoAY3Cqo.jpg)
Oliver Callan on Twitter: "Phoenix Park Papal Mass 1979 v 2018. It's a devastating poor turnout. I was lambasted last night on RTÉ for pointing out the thousands of empty seats in
![The Pope is in Ireland for the first time since 1979, and for the Catholic church everything has changed The Pope is in Ireland for the first time since 1979, and for the Catholic church everything has changed](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2018/08/22/TELEMMGLPICT000172233301_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqAn42fo-ub25UKGJAQWgg2ZxWLfs5mAvkbXYQqrLnBas.jpeg)
The Pope is in Ireland for the first time since 1979, and for the Catholic church everything has changed
![Pope John Paul ll waves to the crowds during his visit to Ireland in September 1979 Stock Photo - Alamy Pope John Paul ll waves to the crowds during his visit to Ireland in September 1979 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GXC7YP/pope-john-paul-ll-waves-to-the-crowds-during-his-visit-to-ireland-in-september-1979-2GXC7YP.jpg)
Pope John Paul ll waves to the crowds during his visit to Ireland in September 1979 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Pope Ireland visit 2018: Pope Francis will see a changed Ireland from Pope John Paul II's trip in 1979 - Irish Mirror Online Pope Ireland visit 2018: Pope Francis will see a changed Ireland from Pope John Paul II's trip in 1979 - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/incoming/article12118512.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_I180302_165054_1414630oTextTRMRMMGLPICT000001551246o.jpg)
Pope Ireland visit 2018: Pope Francis will see a changed Ireland from Pope John Paul II's trip in 1979 - Irish Mirror Online
![Pope Visit Ireland 2018: Aerial photos show just how many people attended the Papal Mass in Phoenix Park - RSVP Live Pope Visit Ireland 2018: Aerial photos show just how many people attended the Papal Mass in Phoenix Park - RSVP Live](https://i2-prod.rsvplive.ie/news/irish-news/article13143340.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_pope-francis-phoenix-park-2-gettyPNG.png)
Pope Visit Ireland 2018: Aerial photos show just how many people attended the Papal Mass in Phoenix Park - RSVP Live
![On this day in 1979, more than a million Irish people greeted Pope John Paul II in Dublin | The Irish Post On this day in 1979, more than a million Irish people greeted Pope John Paul II in Dublin | The Irish Post](https://media.irishpost.co.uk/uploads/2020/09/29150929/Untitled.png)