I do not feel a compulsive need to blog every day. Fr. Rafferty had met the girl on a choir trip to Canada in 2000. Carney was born in 1928 trained for the priesthood in Maynooth College. Criminals in All but Name, Sunday Tribune (May 31, 2009) Patrick Crowley It was the harshest sentence ever imposed on an abusive priest. Paul McDaid The Ferns report describes the abuse by Clancy of five girls out of many whom he violated, from Maeve, who was first abused in 1965, to Kate, whose abuse ended in 1991, when Bishop Comiskey transferred Clancy because of a complaint, from Ballindaggin, where he controlled the national school, to Kiltealy, about three miles away. Ex-priest jailed for sex abuse of boys, Irish Times (March 1, 2012) Former Christian Brother jailed for abusing two boys in Cork school, by Barry Roche, Irish Times (July 28, 2015) Vincent Downey, formerly Brother Bernard, pleaded guilty at Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court on June 6, 2007 to four charges of indecent assault against two sisters at Montfort House, a retreat center in Monaghan, when the girls were about eight and nine years old in 1977-1981. Fr. John V. Doe v. Holy See et al. Smyth sexually abused a girl at Holy Trinity Abbey beginning in 1952, when the girl was 8 years old; the abuse included taking the girl on his lap while he had an erection, fingering the girls genitals under her clothes, and ordering her to strip; Moore calls the girl Mary; in this early context, Smyth was already telling his victim to look away during the abuse, plying his victim with candy, and abusing in disciplinary contexts in this case, on the pretext that Mary had sung poorly in choir. Spokane diocese settles second sex abuse claim, The Associated Press (September 20, 2003) Jim Grennan Priests and Their Depraved Crimes, Belfast Telegraph (November 27, 2009) And there used be some wry and telling priceless ones from tongue in cheek contributors like Wee Maggie McGoo, Shankill Shirtlifter, Big Lily etc. One remembered McCarry threatening him, saying, Ill frighten the life out of you, as he started to assault him. I thought for a long time that he would reach a point when he got the message that he was unwanted and unwelcome. He eventually self imploded. Donaghy was found guilty in 2011 of 23 charges of sexually abusing three teenagers between June 1983 and December 2000: an altar boy and two young trainee priests. Priest guilty of twice raping girl in sacristy, Irish Times (June 1, 2006) We all know a Tom Humphries, even if we dont know we do, by Fintan OToole (October 28, 2017) He considered the new archdiocesan abuse guidelines to be optional. Fr. (Fr. Priest Wins Appeal over Sex Conviction, UTV (January 17, 2012) (Fr. Note: Priests and Brothers Convicted of Sexually Abusing Minors in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is based generally on reports published by reputable news sources in the media, as well as the reports of government inquiries commonly known as the Ferns report, the Ryan report, the Murphy report, the Cloyne report, and the HIA Inquiry report. Diocesan the Holy Ghost Fathers or Congregation of the Holy Spirit, to serve as a missionary in Nigeria. Cardinal Secrets, by Mike Peelo, RTE (October 17, 2002) [segment beginning at 41:16] Fr. The jury was directed to acquit Doyle on 15 counts of indecent assault of one of the girls, on the grounds that her evidence had been innocently contaminated by the other girl. During the garda investigation, investigating officers took complaints from at least 100 former residents who said they were sexually abused by Tobin. The Murphy report concluded that the handling by the Archdiocese of the large number of allegations and suspicions in relation to Fr Carney is nothing short of catastrophic. I realised that another individual was appointed to a (temporary) high office. REDACTED Bolands charisma was apparently at work in his suspended sentence, the failure to report his conviction, and the continued free movement afforded him by that silence. Cardinal Secrets, by Mike Peelo, RTE (October 17, 2002) [segment beginning at 22:56; no longer available online] The Priestly Predators, by Rachel Andrews, Catherine Cleary, and Liam Reid, Sunday Tribune (April 7, 2002) Some of the boys were molested beginning at age 7 and 8. Abuse priests frequently escaped jail, by John Downes, Sunday Tribune (November 29, 2009) Bishops praise for departing curate, Wexford People (March 1995) Murphy report, ch. Paul McGennis, DUBLIN (Br. REDACTED We will also be preparing Lists of Religious Orders, including an extensive List of Irish Christian Brothers, and Nuns. Joseph Keegan OFM Parents asked to check on childrens contacts with sex abuse priest, by Dick Hogan and John Maher, Irish Times (October 13, 1994) 2.06: Magna, go, get lost, drink.yourself even more stupid. Just 12 Christian Brothers convicted after 870 allegations The NBSCCCI said the files they read left them in no doubt that a "great number of children were seriously abused by Brothers". Priest jailed for child porn offences, Irish Times (October 28, 2005) The Priestly Predators, by Rachel Andrews, Catherine Cleary, and Liam Reid, Sunday Tribune (April 7, 2002) Priest Sentenced in Waterford Abuse Case, RTE News (December 20, 2006) Administrator of Newry Cathedral. I am not a supporter of Magna or of anyone else for that matter but I can say that he adds to the debate, [] A listing of the pedophile priests busted in Ireland.https://bishoppatbuckley.blog/2019/09/18/full-list-of-irish-clerical-and-religious-abusers-from-bish… [], We (bishops) are the hollow men, we are the stuffed men.our voices.quiet and meaningless, Your email address will not be published. And to think only the other day Amy was complaining (during her 3,039-word lecture) about being excluded from the public square. your comments on this blog was v sharp and also some v good insights as well, which kept some Priests on check (clearly priest) and also on their toes as well. Hes been found out for the brutish bully he was and he urgently needs professional help. He only accused Fr Wrixon when he himself came to struggle with his own sense of vocation. Paul McGennis The victim reported the crime to the garda in 2007. REDACTED Tobin testified that for two years he stopped abusing boys because of his Confessor, who made it clear to him that the abuse was sinful. Victim Impact Statement, Irish Examiner (July 1, 2011) As a result of the Letterfrack investigation, with its 4-year garda inquiry, Tobin was brought up on 136 sample charges of buggery, attempted buggery, and indecent assault against 25 boys. Former Christian Brother faces 138 assault charges, Irish Times (October 11, 2012) These databases have confirmed for us the clarifying power of lists of names. Fr. 1979 Treacy was convicted at Limerick Circuit Court on May 4-5, 2017 on two counts of indecent assault on a boy in the late 1970s. Another victim of buggery or attempted buggery testified that a brother saw Tobin embracing him and merely knocks at the window. On July 13, 2010, Luanaigh was sentenced to 12 months in jail for indecently assaulting six of the boys. Murphy report, ch. Con Desmond FSC, Killaloe Ex-priest Patrick McCabe sentenced for child abuse, BBC News (March 22, 2013) More recently he seems to have a compulsive need to blog daily, and it seems, to me at least, that the relevance, and certainly the repetitious posting concerning gay issues are in danger of some of us switching off from the same old, same old. Yes the issues are relevant, but by times tediously repetitive. Diocese faces crisis over abuse claims, Wexford People (March 1995) In addition, the matron of a hospital and a mother visiting a hospital both expressed concern about Bolands behavior with children. Letterfrack cleric charged with sex abuse of 25 boys, by Brian McDonald, Irish Independent (April 26, 2002) Probe Reveals Sins of the Fathers, by Shane Phelan, Dearbhail Mcdonald, and Fiach Kelly, Irish Independent (November 27, 2009) Tony Walsh. The judge cited as aggravating factors the frequency and pre-meditated character of the abuse, and Treacys position of trust. Trying to pick up the pieces, Irish Times, October 29, 2005 nobody needs to read that. Sexual misconduct might have already been at issue in the novitiate, and there are indications in the file that he may already have been engaged in child abuse while in Rome. Singing Priest Gets Extra 15 Months Jail for Abuse of Boys, by Declan Brennan, Irish Independent, June 8, 2013 Michael Mullins Since then, there have been a number of civil claims. Murphy report, ch. The program also revealed that despite his knowledge of the priests crimes, McAreavey concelebrated a Mass with him in 2000 and presided at his funeral Mass in 2002. Priests and Their Depraved Crimes, Belfast Telegraph (November 27, 2009) 13 (Fr. We dont agree with him on many things but he often highlights necessary corruption and hypocrisy. DUBLIN So far up to now they didnt reply back. Ferns report ch. We began the latest revision of this database on January 8, 2019. Priest, 75, gets four years for assault (January 20, 1996) REDACTED Originally charged in 1999 with 76 counts of indecent assault against seven young female victims. Book reveals murderer was abuse victim, by Gordon Deegan, Irish Times (June 25, 2004) He was indicted on 271 counts and received a 10-year sentence in October 1997. Suspended jail terms for priest who sexually abused teenager, Irish Times (May 12, 2005) Some, not too many of his comments were worthwhile, but his comments mostly were incisively hate filled and encouraged hatred towards clerics. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mvq6v, https://bishoppatbuckley.blog/2019/09/18/full-list-of-irish-clerical-and-religious-abusers-from-bish…. Sex assault during girls First Confession, by Liam Heylin, Irish Examiner (April 25, 2015) Anderson Timeline for Markey (2012) Santa Rosa Diocese Sued by Alleged Abuse Victim, by Juliana Barbassa, Press-Enterprise (August 19, 2010) Treacy denied the charges. Norbertines Tony Walsh: More jail time for a most notorious child abuser, by Patsy McGarry, Irish Times, July 19, 2016 Patrick John Kelly CFC 1978 5, section on diocesan response regarding Doyle allegations Cleere at the time was a student priest in the first of 3 pre-novitiate years in the formation programme at the monastery. The persuasiveness of Bolands religious example and his extensive abusive behavior merit more attention. Pleaded guilty to two counts of defilement of a boy in his early teens and one of possession of child pornography in 2006-2007. You teach us very valuable lessons and truth. I posted twice because my phone died and I was unsure whether my first post had gone through. Sex assault victim lashes out at friar abuser, by Sean ODriscoll, Irish Independent, April 23, 1999 Where is the God element biy. Br. Smyth victim tells of abuse on boat, by Alison OConnor, Irish Times (December 9, 1994) Priest who abused five boys jailed for six years, Irish Times (March 22, 2000) Sentenced on 2/12/02 to 12 months in prison for indecently assaulting three girls in a midland town in 1956-1959. Diocesan John Calnan Diocesan The Christian Brothers in Canada have had more than 300 former pupils alleged physical and sexual abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in Newfoundland. He admitted to sexually abusing the two young brothers in Dublin in the 1960s. Irish Christian Brothers His wife attended the hearing when he pleaded guilty, as did three of his victims. The amount of ad hominem abuse (from both sides in the comments is shocking) See how those Christians love one another indeed! Paedophile priest has three years of sentence suspended, Irish Times (March 25, 1999) Clogher But I also think +Pat has to take more responsibility for the ambience of the blog, particularly in his own, at times, intemperate choice of words. MMM. Gerard John McCallion OCSO Fr. Aidan Hamill, Vicar General of the diocese, apologized for the anguish and distress which the complainant and her family have suffered because of a betrayal of sacred trust. For the thousands of survivors whose perpetrators are not known except to them personally, to their great cost? Just 12 Christian Brothers convicted after 870 allegations - TheJournal.ie It was only as a result of your blog that, to my incredulity. Priest charged with abuse of young males, Irish Times (November 16, 1995) Br. Clem Leneghan, the youngest brother of former president Mary McAleese, and senior Sinn Fein politician Conor Murphy both gave public accounts of being physically abused by the priest when they were students at St. Colmans. One count was quashed, the rest were upheld, and the appeal was dismissed. Diocesan Brendan John Halpin CFC John McCallum Canon Martin Clancy I think that your blog is important and I would urge you to continue with it. Former singing priest who raped boy with crucifix jailed for over seven years, by Sonya Mclean, Irish Independent (July 19, 2016) MC Michael Gerard McQuillan Camillus ODonovan) Fr. Priest sentenced to 100 hours of service for indecent assaults, by Gerry Moriarty, Irish Times (February 1, 2013) Yes, Magna cut to the chase in abusive vulgarity, had no tolerance or respect for any differing opinion, constantly belittled, devalued and sneered at almost everyone, had no self respect after midnight, was obnoxiously poisonous andvrevelled in his hate speech. Fr. Jailed for 12 months in July 2015 at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two boys in North Monastery secondary school: one boy 1979-1981 and the second boy in 1986. Vatican says it can prove it is not legally responsible for Oregon priests sex abuse of minors, Reuters (June 29, 2010) Ryan report, (Br. 12 For decades I thought that I was the only boy raped by Finnegan or that it was in some way my fault ( after all I got cigarettes and nice trips out of it). as one of father Finnegans boys who is currently dealing with the PSNI I should have sympathy with Magna Carta but I dont any more. The Church will speak and proclaim the Gospel of Christ in season and out, in good times and bad. On June 23, 2010, just before trial in Circuit Criminal Court, Luanaigh pleaded guilty on 10 charges of indecently assaulting 7 boys age 8 to 10. Lawrence A. Angel Donate Photo Order: CFC Status: Settled Diocese: Archdiocese of Chicago IL Listed by the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers as accused by at least two persons in claims settled in bankruptcy proceedings. DUBLIN In fact, dozens of U.S. bishops and religious superiors have released their own lists of accused priests. December 21, 2017. Jury told to acquit Doyle of indecent assault, Wexford People (March 30, 2011) You are fair at times in acknowledging the better, kinder side of the Church and its personnel but your perspectives otherwise are generally more tolerable as you express them without anger, viciousness or vengeance. Kilmore document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); "THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE EVEN IF THE TRUTH IS REVOLTING", on FULL LIST OF IRISH CLERICAL AND RELIGIOUS ABUSERS FROM bishopaccountability.org. ordination Originally faced 49 charges of sexually abusing young boys. Full text of statement from Cardinal Daly, by Cardinal Cahal B. Daly, Irish Times (December 6, 1994) The assaults occurred between 1980 and 1986, while Walsh was a popular curate and in charge of 60 altar boys at the Church of the Assumption in Ballyfermot. According to the Murphy report, a UK therapeutic facility said in 1996 that Boland admitted about 100 offenses against 20 children. Paul Farrell CFC Parish priest involved in Donagh abuse case, by Julian Fowler, BBC (April 11, 2013) Andrew Allen OP Oliver OGrady McNamara also perpetrated similar assaults on a number of victims, all of them teenage boys, in Ireland during the 1970s and 1980s, Bishop Willie Walsh confirmed. The Brothers grim | Catholicism | The Guardian Good riddance to a LOSER, A REJECT ALL SELF IMPOSED. Disgraced Order in Spotlight Again As New Horrors Emerge, by Brian McDonald, Irish Independent (August 15, 2011) The sentencing of Walsh cleared the way for the publication one week later of the Murphy Reports chapter 19, which was entirely devoted to Walsh under the pseudonym Fr Jovito. Holy Ghost Fathers RI court denied damages for the 2. Kilkelly denied the two charges and asked that his name not be made public. Bishop Apologises to Kearns Victims, by Paul Neilan, The Anglo-Celt (March 21, 2014) Former priest convicted of child porn offence, Irish Times (October 15, 2003) She told Judge Anthony Kennedy: It ruined my life then and will continue to do so. Prunty was released from Curragh prison in less than 9 months. Finnegan, who died in January 2002, had also abused boys at St. Colmans College, a prestigious Catholic boys secondary school in Newry, Northern Ireland. Irish Christian Brothers / Congregation of Christian Brothers - CFC Pat, do not believe Magnas lies. We are preparing improvements based on your advice. ordination The Commission wrote that it knew of 40 named victims but that Walsh had admitted to abusing many others. US judge dismisses clergy abuse case that accused Vatican, by Andrew Stern, Editing by Cynthia Johnston, Reuters (August 20, 2012) Holy Ghost Fathers A church in holy disorder, by David McKittrick, Independent (October 3, 1995) TUAM Brilliant news. Cork and Ross James Donaghy Priest Fails to Have Conviction for Raping Schoolgirl Overturned, by Tim Healy, Irish Independent (February 27, 2009) Stenson established that Carney was living with a former resident of a care home. Finding the boy alone at home, recovering from a football injury, Cleere assaulted him. Could you imagine Magna in the question time audience? Magna. REDACTED 20 (with redacted portions restored after conclusion of criminal case) The other was abused as a teenager 1981-1983; the abuse included buggery. Molloy compelled the boy to give him oral sex and surrepticiously filmed the boy doing so. Colm OGorman made a complaint to the Garda in December 1995 that he had been raped by Fortune in the 1980s. Daly backs abuse inquiry, by James Penn, Catholic Herald (June 23, 1995) Fr. Priests and Their Depraved Crimes, Belfast Telegraph (November 27, 2009) Probe Reveals Sins of the Fathers, by Shane Phelan, Dearbhail Mcdonald, and Fiach Kelly, Irish Independent (November 27, 2009) In 1989, he returned to Ireland, not to Dublin, but to Armagh, where he worked for several years as an associate pastor. 1955 Christian Brothers - tuambabies.org Its your blog and to cut down the frequency and venom of his /her postings is as much editing as it is censorship. It appears that he left the priesthood and in the process lashed out at his former vocations director. Mr. David Murray Priest removed from US post after sex abuse claims, by Sean ODriscoll, Irish Times (July 26, 2003) John Molloy Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora Fr. A Message from Heaven: The Life and Crimes of Father Sean Fortune, by Alison OConnor (Dingle, Ireland: Brandon, 2000) Weve moved on ! Br. Patrick McDonagh SDS, Salvatorians Martin: Is there a paedophile ring? Jailed for 36 years in 1999 for sexually abusing numerous young boys in his care in the 1950s and 1960s in Galway, and Our Lady of Good Counsel school for children with learning disabilities at Lota. Eugene Greene. Fr. I am disappointed that Magna Carta responded by calling me sub human and scum and then removed himself from the board. Irish Christian Brothers The judge delayed final judgment for a month, calling the assaults nuclear fallout for the victims and their families. Both were sworn to secrecy and one, Brendan Boland, ultimately wrote Sworn to Silence. Let us know about other articles and commentary that would help us understand the Irish abuse crisis better. Fr. Two of the four victims had attempted suicide, one writing his impact statement from a psychiatric ward after the attempt. 26 Br. Christian Brother jailed for barbaric sex assaults on boys, by David Raleigh, Irish Independent (July 29, 2017) Fr. TUAM He is the former Superior of the White Fathers House at St. Augustines College at Blacklion. Did some other Trollope brat force you to discontinue blogging? Fr Malachy Finnegan Was Accused of 12 Abuse Cases, BBC News (February 7, 2018) Victim Impact Statement, by James Moran, 37 Year Wait (March 1, 2013; presented March 22, 2013) The evil in Ferns, by Fergal Keane, Magill (October 26, 2005) Bishop John McAreavey resigns as Bishop of Dromore, by Susan Gately, CatholicIreland.net (March 2, 2018) (Br. His lawyer said he was tired of the long legal battle. Dominic Savio Boland OFM Cap 1.28: Hi Fly, youll be the next to go if you continue this trashy commentary. Fr. Debate never harmed anyone. Admitted 25 sample charges covering 320 photographs and nine movie files was also put on the police sex offenders register for 10 years. As a maths teacher, he assaulted some boys at Synge St primary school in 1965-1967. I fear that the blog will be poorer without his incisive comments. Diocesan Case Closed As Paedophile Priest Dies, Belfast Telegraph (November 21, 2012) Br. Former priest and missionary jailed for ten years for abusing 18 boys, Irish Times (July 9, 2013) Fr. In my case, i didnt know a certain Christian Brother who abused deaf boys for some 40 years until few years ago despite spoke with him, saw him staggering drunk, chasing young boys when i was only 10. Elsewhere in Europe, even convicted child molesters enjoy anonymity. The Rundle case: How it unfolded, Irish Times (January 29, 2003) The Days of Sex, Secrets, Scandal and Shame at the Seminary, by Colm Toibin, Sunday Independent (November 27, 2005) Time was when priests sat in churches and presbyteries and people came to them. Smyth sexually abused more than seven children at this assignment: 6 altar boys and one very serious case of sexual assault against a girl. Many Concealed by Pseudonyms Were Known Paedophiles, Sunday Business Post (May 31, 2009) He was 74 at the time. Former North Coast priest sent to Irish prison in molestation cases, Press Democrat (March 24, 2013) James McNamee Christopher Kilkelly Bernard Gallagher Simply to not allow ad hominem attacks by any poster; neither calling out popes for being ugly or old or latino and by the same token not to permit denigration by the other side; you are drunk, unemployed and yesterdays new low to say he masturbates all day. Sentenced to one year in prison in March 2009 for sexually abusing four boys in 1961-1964 at an industrial school. This is our fourth published database: we have maintained an accused U.S. clergy database since 2005, and we recently launched databases of publicly accused clergy in Argentina and Chile. Fr. Pleaded guilty in March 2018 to digitally penetrating a little girl in the late 1980s while hearing her first confession; received a suspended sentence because of his age. He calls Pope Benedict an evil old ugly bastard Really what does this add? It gives profound validation to victims. Andrew Ronan, who left the priesthood in 1966 and died in 1992, was at the center of a U.S. legal dispute over whether the Vatican could be held legally responsible for predatory priests. The boy and his friends played handball at a ball alley attached to the Redemptorist Monastery at Cluain Mhuire, Mervue (diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora), and Cleere, wearing priestly garb, watched the boy and his friends play and visited his home. Talk at the Toward Healing and Renewal Conference, Pontifical Gregorian University, by Marie Collins, February 6, 2012 I hope his allies follow his example and disappear too. Society of St. Columban Fr. Died in prison 8/97. Raphoe Fr. ordination This was apparently the first complaint about McCabe, made at the time of the assault. Court Increases Priests Prison Sentence, RTE (March 5, 2007) Ex-priest Curran in court on historical sex abuse charge, Belfast Telegraph (June 11, 2018) P buckley is a human being with flaws just like ourselves. Called Fr Baird in Cloyne report. Convicted of sexuak abuse in 1997 and given a four-year sentence. Whatever happend that you discontinued? Br. Reports of allegations appeared in the press beginning in 2002. Another common thread was Carneys ability to put off the Archdiocese. Whoever was behind that composite and pseudonym is a curious creature indeed. Brendan Smyth O Praem, Rome It is unnecessary. Ex-priest Curran pleads guilty to child sex abuse 20 years ago, Belfast Telegraph (June 25, 2018) Pleaded guilty in 1999 to 10 charges of indecent assault of a 12-year-old boy at Sacred Heart College, Carrignavar, Co Cork, in the early 1970s. We have consulted 21 years of the Irish Catholic Directory regarding Donovans assignments, the earliest being the 1977 edition, when he was already at Bethlehem Abbey and the abbot was Dom Aengus Dunphy OCSO. Smyth trained for the priesthood at Holy Trinity Abbey, in Ballyjamesduff, Kilnacrott, County Cavan, in the Kilmore diocese, and in Rome at the Gregorian University. In one incident, Walsh tied the boys wrists to his ankles and laid him over a coffee table to rape him, playing loud music to drown out his cries. Sentenced to 12 years in prison. Galway priest given four year sentence for sexually abusing boy in school, Irish Times (May 21, 1996) For the behaviour of the church, most of whose misdeeds are not yet known? Bishops statement of resignation, by Dr. Brendan Comiskey (April 1, 2002) Died in August 2004. A BBC Spotlight episode called Buried Secrets featured several of Finnegans victims, including one to whom the Dromore diocese had paid a financial settlement four months earlier. 1989 Fr. Raphoe Joseph Summerville Cardinal Secrets, by Mike Peelo, RTE (October 17, 2002) [first segment; no longer online] You are not as strong as I thought you were. Donncha Mac Crthaigh MSC Malachy Finnegan Accused of molesting at least 7 altar boys there, and possibly as many as 15, including one who filed suit in 2003, alleging abuse in 1981-1982, and others who filed suit in 2004. Died in Ireland in September 2012 while awaiting trial for buggery. Your email address will not be published. As of August 2018, Walsh had been convicted six times of sexual offenses against children: Fortune took his own life on March 12, 1999. Diocesan Irish man shares story of sexual abuse by priest who later moved to Canada, Daniele Hamamdjian, CTV News (August 23, 2018) As of mid-April 2018, 18 of his victims had come forward. ordination We need TRUTH, constant analysis and debate but when we engage in the nasty, horrendous vitriol as evidenced here, then TRUTH becomes the victim. Ex Christan Brother jailed for abusing siblings, Irish Times (January 12, 2001) It serves as a resource for prosecutors, journalists, scholars and even church insiders: over the last few years, several church officials have asked us to add names or information to our U.S. database. Thus you are more insightful and your comments are worthwhile. James Doyle, Ferns I wonder how many of them are still being financially supported by the Cesspit church, Anon@ 8:57, and 9:08: the similarity of your comments begs questions? As principal at Colaiste Padraig secondary school at Roselawn in Lucan, he assaulted boys in 1970-1972. Convicted paedophile at meeting briefed by bishop, by David Tucker, Wexford People (May 9, 2002) The conviction and one-year suspended sentence were apparently not reported by the Capuchins, the Dublin archdiocese, or the press. by Maeve Sheehan, Irish Independent (November 29, 2009) Cork and Ross Diocesan Note: Priests and Brothers Convicted of Sexually Abusing Minors in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is based generally on reports published by reputable news sources in the media, as well as the reports of government inquiries commonly known as the Ferns report, the Ryan report, the Murphy report, the Cloyne report, and the HIA Inquiry report.