[citation needed] After a decline in numbers living in the parish, St. Paul's ceased to be the parish church in 1999, with worship transferred to St. Michan's (Halston Street) and to Capuchin Friary, Church Street, both also run by the Capuchins who ran St. Paul's in latter years.

The cornerstone was laid on St Patrick's Day 1835 by the archbishop of Dublin, Dr Daniel Murray.

The inclusion of a clock, less common in Catholic Churches, implies a sense of public responsibility thus increasing the status of the building.

[8] St Paul's contains a peal of eight bells cast by James Sheridan, of the Eagle Foundry, Church Street.

These were originally hung for change ringing for most of their existence; however, they were converted into a chime (operated by one person only) in 1950, and can no longer be rung full circle.

The mural above the altar is a copy of Rubens' Conversion of St. Paul, done by F. S. Barff around 1863, which replaced an earlier depiction of the crucifixion.

[2] The Ecumenical Foundational Leadership Programme is run jointly between the centre and the Church of Ireland United Diocesan Young Adults Ministry, and based in St.