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Published on: 8/10/2009
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The court heard that Mr Thomas McNally used the name of Fr Oskar Mkondana, based in Mangochi in Malawi, on his cards.
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Mr McNally, head of Mass card producers MCC, New Street, Co Longford and his sister, Marie Reilly, a card retailer of Ard Na Rí, Ardnacassa, Co Longford have taken proceedings against the State over the Act, which became law in early September.
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The court had been told that over the years Mr McNally has entered into arrangements with several priests who agreed to permit him to affix their signature to Mass cards in return for a fee.
Mr McNally accepted that his company sell approximately 120,000 cards to retailers per year at €1.75 per unit, while the average cost of the card to the consumer is around €4.