[3] Exactly two years after the church first welcomed members of the public to enter, it was dedicated for worship on 29 June 1866.

[4][5] In 1930, an associated Scout Group was formed, the 4th Cork (Ss Peter and Paul's) meeting in Brown Street, then Castle Street and now Gilabbey Park, though no longer directly connected to the parish.

[6] The church comprises a central nave with gable roof and two aisles.

The pavements surrounding the altar, and the steps, are all of white Italian vein marble.

[citation needed] The pulpit and confessionals were carved from Russian oak by craftsmen from Leuven and Cork.