it's not brian quigley who owns that field, it's assumpta fitzgerald.lling me, that it's my doing? it's your field, you must know about it. i do, i hired them. liam and donal? yeah. you must be very proud of them. they won't let a small child get in the way. now, look ... please go on. nobody did. they were using their initiative. that let's you off the hook, doesn't it? how dare you? who else is gonna stick up for these people? why should you? it's none of your business. that field is my lifeline. what, this place loses money? my finances are none of your business. look around you. twelve apostles would be a full house in here. you wouldn't let them in, would you? out of season... i'd let the pope in. quigley wants the field to build holiday homes but he doesn't want it with a caravan next door. so? so i asked liam and donal to make them an offer. what kind of offer? said i'd pay them to move on. they refused. the boys decided to up the ante. i see. understand, father sooner or later quigley would have had them out anyway with a sore head and an empty

assumpta. don't. we have to finish it. i don't think so. why not? because standing at the back of the hall is father mac, two parish priests, and a bishop. miss fitzgerald? [ door slams ] don't take this as compliment, father. that was a very convincing performance. incendiary. you promised us privacy. you can't bar a bishop; they were looking for assumpta. they've checked out? they haven't spent a night yet! they changed their minds. they were hoping to catch you at the hall. why? niamh. the rooms weren't up to scratch. what? the bishop likes a tv and a mini-bar. what! according to one of the pp's. oh, really? i think they thought the bar below might be a bit noisy. did they? they thought it was a bit expensive too. is there anything else? i think father mac was a bit embarrassed. how embarrassed? very embarrassed. ah, well, there you are then... every cloud. father, i don't want to do it either. but the town's looking forward to this. and the only man in the whole of ballykay they can get to do it is the curate? no -- yes. you have to be able to act. oh, i see. so what i saw between you and assumpta fitzgerald, that was an act, was it? oh, come on, do

i'll have your respect assumpta fitzgerald. ha, in a parallel universe.en't even got children. i do. we do. and we want them taught by brendan kearney. [ all expressing agreement ] when you'vnished flaunting your liberation theology i'll see you in my office. thanks for that. i have never, in all my years as a parish priest, encountered such insolence. i'm sure she didn't mean it. i didn't mean miss fitzgerald. in the name of god, on a sunday to take the side of those gurriers against me. it's a dignified protest. don't talk of dignity; where's the dignity in that? all they're saying -- they? all right. all we're asking is please reconsider, don't sack him. he has not been sacked he's been transferred. and we'll lose him. [ knock at door ] god bless this house. brian. [ brian ] listen... which one of yous wants to do the christening? what? i'm going to be a granddaddy. ambrose, he's done it. i mean, niamh's pregnant? got it in one, or in his case... oh, brian, that's wonderful. congratulations. i'm very happy for you, brian. give my regards to them both.

fitzgerald's. oh. and assumpta was worried that might be a bit noisy. you only get married once.m mad? no. you think i'm wrong, though. yep. easy to say. yeah. and if i was you and that had been the stone head of -- oh, i don't know st. francis of assissi then i'd probably wanna chuck my job in too and become a vet. i'm not trying to mock you, ambrose. i don't think you're right. but... it didn't happen to me. i'm not feeling what you're feeling. what? you saved me a speech anyway. did i? it was more of a pep talk really. you would not believe the amount of people going to get married who suddenly get cold feet. it's not that they don't wanna go through with it they just start to get these terrible feelings of doubt. you know... "there goes my freedom," "am i ready for this?" i mean, you probably felt the same thing yourself before... anyway. you know, i once read somewhere that a man who fears love... fears life. and i thought that's it. that's exactly what it is. a man who fears love, fears life. and once you know that suddenly commitment doesn't seem terrifying anymore. and wh