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Irish Mirror

By Adam Cullen

Catholic Church’s National Board for Safeguarding Children finds Archdiocese acted to significantly restrict or end ministries of priests where concerns were raised

The Catholic Church’s watchdog for child protection has said that the Archdiocese of Dublin is to be commended on turning around a ‘shocking and grievous situation’.

A review published today by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCCI) has found that in the past year three priests in the Archdiocese have been the subject of allegations of child sexual abuse.

This brings the number of claims of sexual abuse to 400 reported against 101 priests over the past 38 years in the Dublin Archdiocese.

The report found that the Archdiocese acted to significantly restrict or terminate the ministries of 27 out of 40 local priests or former priests over the past decade.

The NBSCCCI examined current practises…