NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Live
BY MAURICE FITZMAURICE
A priest who had been facing abuse allegations is back saying Mass nearly three and half years after prosecutors said he had no case to answer.
Fr John McManus celebrated Mass along with Bishop Noel Treanor in Portaferry, Co Down last night and this morning (Sunday Dec 20) in Ballygalget.
The move came after he stepped aside in 2011 after allegations were made against him. However in June 2012, the Public Prosecution Service said there was no case to answer.
Fr McManus, from Portaferry, had always denied any wrong-doing but stepped aside during the investigation.
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