VICTIMS of clerical child sex abuse are to stage a new year walk to Cardinal Desmond Connell’s residence to hand in a letter seeking his resignation.

>THE Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) yesterday called on the Catholic Church to bring in vetting procedures for any cleric working with children.

IT IS close to a decade since the issue of child clerical sex abuse started to become as common a feature of public debate as the weather.

CARDINAL DESMOND CONNELL was under fire once more last night following fresh allegations that the Dublin archdiocese repeatedly failed to respond to complaints of clerical child sex abuse.

Cardinal Desmond Connell is sending a letter to all diocese around the country expressing regret at mistakes made in dealing with child sexual abuse by priests.