The third and final day of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland is now underway in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire.

Following worship led by the Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, the Rt Revd Kenneth Kearon, the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke,  opened business and the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Rt Revd Paul Colton, took the chair.

Bills 1 to 7 will enter their third stage.

Later this morning the reports of the Church of Ireland Marriage Council, the Commission for Christian Unity and Dialogue, and the Church of Ireland/Methodist Church Covenant Council will be received.