IRELAND
Irish Independent
RAY MANAGH AND AODHAN O FAOLAIN – 28 AUGUST 2013
A “PENNILESS” schoolteacher priest, who was cleared by his school board of allegations of sexually abusing a student, has been granted leave by the High Court to challenge a decision of the Minister for Education not to pay him his salary.
Fr Tommy Conroy, of Clonamona, Dranford, Gorey, Co Wexford, is also challenging a decision of Gorey Community School not to re-engage him following administrative leave with pay pending school board inquiries into allegations of sexual abuse made against him by a student.
Barrister Oliver Costello told the High Court yesterday that Fr Conroy had not been paid since the end of May and was now virtually penniless.
Mr Justice Daniel Herbert granted him leave to judicially review both decisions.
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