Diocese of Limerick postpones Holy Communions and Confirmations scheduled for early July Reporter: donal.oregan@limerickleader.ie Holy Communions and Confirmation ceremonies which were due to take place in early July will not now take place '); '); CONFIRMATIONS and First Holy Communions planned from Thursday, July 1 to Sunday, July 4 in Limerick will have to be rescheduled, the Bishop of Limerick has confirmed. Bishop Brendan Leahy "regrettably" emailed all the priests in the diocese to inform them of the directive on Wednesday evening. "I deeply regret that, as a result of government guidelines, we have been advised by the Taoiseach’s office that that no First Holy Communions or Confirmations should take place until after July 5 onwards," he told the Limerick Leader.