NORTHERN IRELAND
Londonderry Sentinel
By Kevin Mullan
Published on 24/04/2013
OPPORTUNITIES to intervene following reports of clerical abuse in the cross-border Catholic Diocese of Clogher were consistently missed in the past, according to a newly-published report commissioned by Bundoran-born Bishop Liam McDaid.
The report carried out by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) at the request of Bishop McDaid who was ordained in 2010, was published on Wednesday (April 23).
Twenty-three allegations were made against 13 priests in the Diocese, which includes parts of Donegal, Tyrone and Fermanagh, since 1975. Three were still alive at the time of the review last November; two were convicted of offences against children; but one against whom an allegation had been made was never convicted of any offence.
Whilst acknowledging Bishop McDaid’s hard work ensuring good working relationships were maintained with safeguarding agencies in both jurisdictions of his diocese, the report does point to serious failings prior to his prelacy.
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