Historical abuse inquiry live…

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Belfast Telegraph

Historical abuse inquiry live: Former leader of Catholic church in Ireland Cardinal Brady gives evidence

A long running public inquiry into child abuse is expected to hear from a former leader of the Catholic church in Ireland.

Cardinal Sean Brady, who resigned on age grounds last year, is due to give evidence to the Historical Abuse Inquiry (HIA) in Banbridge, Co Down later today.

Live updates from Belfast Telegraph reporter Rebecca Black @RBlackBT

The senior cleric faced fierce criticism after it emerged he had attended meetings where two teenage victims of paedophile priest Father Brendan Smyth were sworn to secrecy in 1975.

Their evidence was never handed over to police, allowing the west Belfast churchman to continue abusing children before he was finally jailed in 1994.

As Cardinal Brady arrived to give evidence at the inquiry Amnesty International repeated its call for the Northern Ireland Executive to establish an inquiry into clerical child abuse in non-residential settings.

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