NORTHERN IRELAND
The Journal
March 28, 2018
By Paul Hosford
The PSNI will also investigate if there was any abuse of children by any other person at the Newry school where he worked.
THE PSNI WILL investigate claims of sexual abuse made against Father Malachy Finnegan who worked at a school in Newry.
Fr Finnegan, who died in 2002, was a teacher at St Colman’s College in Newry from 1967 to 1976 and was later President of the school.
Abuse claims against him were detailed in a BBC Spotlight programme in February. The revelation that John McAreavey had officiated at the funeral mass of Finnegan led to his resignation as Bishop of Dromore earlier this month.
It was announced yesterday that Pope Francis had accepted his resignation.
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