THE revelation that the Dublin Archdiocese — the country’s largest with over one million registered Catholics — is close to financial collapse is likely to be mirrored in other parts of the Church in Ireland.

THE detective responsible for exposing the horrific sex abuse in the diocese of Raphoe in Donegal has said the lid is set to explode on the entire affair.

The Bishop of Raphoe has dismissed a newspaper article about the contents of a report into allegations of clerical child sex abuse in a Co Donegal diocese

A LEADING priest has revealed how younger priests in Co Donegal are afraid to be seen in public because of the recent child abuse scandals.

INTERNAL audits into child protection have been completed in six dioceses, it emerged last night, with the Diocese of Raphoe likely to publish its report “in the near future”.

CLOYNE Diocese used the profits from a community radio windfall to help pay its abuse bills.

A review of child protection policies at Catholic dioceses in the North, including the Diocese of Raphoe, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

THE Bishop of Raphoe, Philip Boyce, has dismissed claims that his diocese has child protection concerns despite claims by a Catholic lay organisation that “a widespread culture of covering up abuse” still existed in some areas.

Six Irish trainee priests will take part in a special ceremony with Pope Benedict today marking the Flight of the Earls.