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Embattled bishop hands over control of diocese

Sunday March 08 2009

Embattled Bishop of Cloyne John Magee effectively removed himself from running his own diocese yesterday, after asking Pope Benedict to appoint an administrator to run its day-to-day affairs.

Cardinal abuse pledge puts bishop on brink

Saturday January 03 2009

THE days of Bishop John Magee as head of the Cloyne diocese appeared to be numbered last night after a dramatic pledge by the leader of the Irish Catholic Church to eradicate clerical child sex abuse.

Dr Martin in fresh apology to victims of sex abuse

Friday January 02 2009

ARCHBISHOP Diarmuid Martin yesterday apologised again for the failures of the Catholic Church to protect generations of children under its care from clerical sexual abuse.

The arrogance of a prelate in denial

Wednesday December 24 2008

IT is a tale of two Irish churchmen who made their names as Vatican officials before their promotion as pastoral bishops to head dioceses in the land of their birth.

Priests abused up to 400 children in Dublin diocese

Saturday November 08 2008

Shocking new figures show that 400 children have been identified as possible victims of sex abuse by priests in the Dublin Archdiocese -- proportionately even higher then the catalogue of horrors found by a Government investigation into the Diocese of Ferns.

Dr Connell's move blow to his successor

Friday February 01 2008

CARDINAL Desmond Connell has initiated an unprecedented challenge to the Government's Commission of Investigation into clerical child sexual abuse in the Dublin diocese.

Inquiry team named to probe Dunne tragedy

Wednesday June 20 2007

THE Government Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of Adrian and Ciara Dunne and their two little girls Shania (3) and Leanne (5) almost two months ago is about to be appointed.

Deadline for priests to report abuse

Friday October 13 2006

AN ULTIMATUM has been given to Dublin Catholic priests to report previously unrecorded allegations against child sex abusing clerics by today.