This article's title is a bit misleading too.  In Ireland many do not want permanent deacons as most of the cities and towns or diocese in Ireland have never had them.  Many of the parishes without priests have been run by lay women (who still can't be deacons) and lay men.  These lay women and men have been holding Eucharistic Celebrations with previously consecrated hosts and have been allowed to basically run entire parishes along with other lay leaders in their parishes.  A nun last month officiated at a wedding. 

So the Irish never had permanent deacons and don't really want them as the answer to the priest shortage which is not the reason for making permanent deacons anyway.  Deacons can't do what parishes need done by priests and laypeople can do what deacons do for any parish when their is no Deacon standing in their way.  Why ordain only to place stumbling blocks on the active participation of the general parish?