NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
By Kevin Sharkey
BBC News NI
The crimes of the notorious paedophile priest, Fr Brendan Smyth, will be examined at a public inquiry later.
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) is looking at abuse allegations across a range of church, state and voluntary institutions.
The inquiry decided to investigate the late priest’s activities following allegations made by numerous witnesses who have already given evidence.
They were residents at a number of former institutions being investigated.
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These institutions include Rubane House Boys Home, run by the De La Salle Order in Kircubbin, County Down, and two Sisters of Nazareth-run homes on the Ormeau and Ravenhill roads in Belfast.
Later this week, the inquiry will hear from a number of prominent members of the Catholic Church, including its former leader in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady.
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