BBC News
November 11, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8354942.stm
An Irish priest, who served in the diocese of Clogher, is facing US extradition proceedings to face child sex abuse charges in Ireland.
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| One of the offences was alleged to have happened at Lough Derg |
Father Francis Markey, 81, was arrested at his home in South Bend, Indiana.
He is wanted by Irish police for questioning about offences against a 15-year-old boy in the late 1960s.
He is in custody in America after appearing in court. The offences allegedly took place at Lough Derg in County Donegal and in County Galway.
The diocese of Clogher covers Fermanagh, Tyrone, Donegal and Monaghan.
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