Fake nun known for dancing on Dublin streets banned from entering monastery

"She was showing up at services in Clonard dressed in a brown habit, even though she is not a nun."

A fake nun has been banned from entering a monastery for four years after she "intimidated" its elderly congregation. The woman, Rachel Mulcahy, is well-known for singing and dancing erratically on the streets of Dublin to religious music, usually outside the GPO. She has also been seen on the streets of Belfast. Several videos of her bizarre street performances have been shared online by curious onlookers. In one, she can be seen throwing her hands in the air before dropping to her knees and shouting: "Christ come to me!" Last month, she was served an injunction to stay at least 150 yards away from Clonard Monastery in West Belfast after priests complained that she had started showing up on the premises. https://twitter.com/ciananbrennan/status/1506331513721401354 A source told The Belfast Telegraph that the monastery had no choice but to take action because there was "no sign" she was backing off any time soon.

"She was showing up at services in Clonard dressed in a brown habit, even though she is not a nun," they said.