IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Colm Kelpie
Monday September 10 2012
ACCUSATIONS levelled at the head of the church’s child protection watchdog by a bishop were yesterday branded “immensely insulting” by a leading abuse support group.
Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor has apologised and withdrawn an “assertion” he made concerning the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church and its chief executive Ian Elliott.
Bishop Treanor said the matter that arose between the diocese and the board was a procedural issue, which “required attention”.
He said matters were brought to his attention by third parties and were informally raised with the board. It then instigated a formal complaints procedure.
Reports yesterday stated retired Supreme Court Judge Catherine McGuinness was tasked to investigate allegations that Mr Elliott had indulged in spin against the church hierarchy in off-the-record briefings with journalists. She subsequently concluded the accusations were unfounded.
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