Reconstruction began immediately and was sufficiently advanced to enable the church to be reopened after five months on 4th July 1920.

The outstanding feature of the reconstructed church was the dome. The previous dome, which was completely destroyed in the fire was replaced with a large copper dome which had been built in Glasgow some time previously. It was believed to have been destined for a Russian orthodox church prior to the Revolution of 1917.

Canon Fricker, by now Archdeacon, presided over the rebuilding and refurbishment of the church. During forty-one years as parish priest he dedicated an enormous amount of time and energy to the decoration and improvement of the church. He died in 1923 and was succeeded by Canon Hatton as parish priest.

He was succeeded in 1927 by Canon Fleming, a well-known Gaelic scholar. Having cleared the residue of the immense debt incurred on the restoration of the church Canon Fleming undertook many improvements. These included the beautiful altar, erected in the year of the Eucharistic Congress 1932, the magnificent 'Last Supper' baldachino, the imposing marble pulpit and many of the side altars.

Side-Altar dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour which survived the fire

Side-Altar dedicated to Saint Anne and Our Lady

Canon Fleming died in 1947 and Fr. John Neary who succeeded him served as parish priest until his death in 1960. Monsignor Michael O'Connell was then appointed parish priest and remained here until 1971. During his tenure the church was fitted with a heating system and in November 1970 the High Altar was changed so that the Mass could be celebrated with the celebrant facing the people. With Monsignor O'Connell's transfer to the parish of Glasthule in 1971, Fr. John Peirce was appointed and served as parish priest until his death in 1984 when Fr. Aidan Burke was appointed.

As parish priest, Fr. Burke has overseen the redecoration of the church and the development of the grounds. He has also tackled the problem of dry rot in the building, under the guidance of Mr. Andrew Kavanagh, the parish architect.

Recent redecoration of the church