IRELAND
The Irish Sun
By MYLES McENTEE
ANYONE found guilty of staying silent about sex crimes against a child will face five years behind bars under tough new measures unveiled yesterday.
The crackdown came as Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin insisted it had become more difficult for clerics to share sensitive information with anybody other than gardai or health officials.
Justice Minister Alan Shatter told how the latest legislation he was pushing through would close a loophole and make it a criminal offence to withhold information about abuse of children or vulnerable people.
Meanwhile, a second law will make it mandatory for organisations, including churches and named professionals, to report abuse or neglect.
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