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The Court of Appeal has halted three actions for damages brought against the Catholic Church over the failure to stop paedophile priest, Father Brendan Smyth, sexually abusing children.
A man, his sister and a cousin, took actions against the Bishop of Kilmore, Dr Leo O’Reilly in his capacity as representative of the Kilmore diocese.
The appeal court upheld the High Court’s decision to stop the actions.
All three had also sued Cardinal Sean Brady, in his personal capacity arising from his role as part-time secretary to the former Bishop of Kilmore, Francis McKiernan, during a church investigation in 1975 into complaints about Smyth.
Legal sources suggest today’s judgment means Cardinal Brady cannot now be pursued by the plaintiffs either.
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