On 10 August 2007, the trustees of St Patrick's College, Maynooth, announced his appointment as President in succession to Dermot Farrell.
The media outlet leading with this incorrect story was sent a reply from us yesterday and its absence from the published copy is disappointing and damaging.
[8] In his capacity as rector of the national seminary, Connolly spoke on the dearth of vocations to the diocesan priesthood in Ireland.
[11] It was noted that the move was in accordance with the new sabbatical provisions of the Pontifical University, adopted some years earlier to reflect standard practice in the third level sector.
[13][14] In March 2017, Connolly was appointed chaplain-designate at the Irish College Paris (or Aumônier, Collège des Irlandais) effective 1 September 2017.
[15] Having completed a five-year term in this role he subsequently returned to his Diocese in August 2022 to serve as a parish priest there.