The revelations of May 1992 robbed the country of a bishop with energy and vision, writes TP O’Mahony.

Former Irish Examiner Religious Affairs correspondent TP O’Mahony profiles the life of one of Ireland’s most controversial religious figures.

Latest: Archbishop Eamon Martin has said it is with great sadness that he learned of Bishop Casey's death and has commended him for his work with Trócaire.

We all know of folk who keep their Christmas decorations up all year round, to save on the hassle of taking them down. In Kilkenny, they may as well leave their black-and-amber colours on the streets, windows and telegraph poles on a continuous basis because come September (Sept-amber?) it’s likely they’ll be needed.

An arrogant Church hierarchy has a long history of scapegoating and trying to cover up serious scandals, says Ryle Dwyer

Gamblers have once again been banished from a temple in a modern twist on the biblical tale.

Siptu has claimed a former employee of the Diocese of Galway has been threatened with a legal injunction over plans to mount a protest outside a church on Sunday.

The orders who ran the Magdalene laundries need to offer redress to the survivors, writes Anne Ferris.

A woman who was abused for 10 years in the diocese of Clogher said he latest report from the Church’s child protection watchdog illustrates “how unsupportive” Bishop Joseph Duffy was to clerical abuse victims.

ONE of Ireland’s most controversial clerics, Bishop Eamon Casey, was admitted to a Clare nursing home last week because of ill health.

THE RECENT summit of the entire cohort of Irish bishops, the Pope and senior members of the Roman Curia seems to have been little more than a self-serving display of pious political theatre based on a disjointed script played before an increasingly sceptical and despairing Irish public.

I WOULD love to be communications advisor to the bishops.

EMBATTLED Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan has pleaded for patience as the Church deals with the impact of the Murphy report.

Victims of clerical abuse tonight accused Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of closing ranks with senior clergy over the cover-up of paedophile priests.

THE Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has denied his absence from a press conference by the Irish Hierarchy in Rome earlier this week was linked to any tension with his fellow bishops.

The authorities are paralysed to bring paedophile priests and the senior clerics who covered up decades of horrific abuse to justice, victims have claimed today.

Irish bishops meeting the Pope in Rome have been told that clergy who had sinned must admit blame for their "abominable acts".

A Vatican meeting between Irish bishops and Pope Benedict XVI gets under way today with the past handling of child abuse scandals on the agenda.

Survivors of clerical abuse tonight demanded leadership and accountability from Pope Benedict as bishops prepared for a major Vatican summit over the devastating scandals.

Catholic bishops gathered for an extraordinary general meeting today in the wake of the damning report into clerical child sex abuse in the Dublin archdiocese.

A LEADING theologian who called for all bishops named in the Murphy report to resign has backtracked, insisting the Bishop of Galway should not be forced from his post.

THE date after which the Catholic Church’s culture of covering up clerical abuse of children ended must be made known, a Catholic newspaper has written.

The last of five bishops named in an expose of the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child sex abuse will not resign, his spokesman said tonight.

Pressure is mounting on the only serving bishop named in the Murphy report yet to resign.

Two more Bishops have resigned in the wake of the damning Murphy report.

PRESSURE is mounting on three serving bishops named in the Murphy report to step down from office after Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin James Moriarty announced he had offered his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI.

A FORMER Government minister has said there is no need for the Bishop of Galway to resign in the wake of the Murphy Report.

Galway West Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey has said there is no reason for the Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan to resign.

A BATTLE-WEARY Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan has said he will not be resigning his post unless he can no longer “be a source of unity” in the diocese.

The country’s Catholic hierarchy faced further damage tonight after an under-fire Bishop clashed with a colleague over a sickening child abuse scandal.

THE Pope has said he was deeply disturbed and distressed by the findings of a sickening child sex abuse inquiry and plans to write a letter to the Catholics of Ireland.

Pope Benedict XVI today has expressed his "profound regret at the actions of some members of the clergy".

The country's most senior Catholic clerics are due to meet the Pope today to discuss fall-out from the child abuse inquiry in the Dublin Archdiocese.

The country's most senior Catholic clerics are due to meet the Pope tomorrow to discuss the fall-out from the child abuse inquiry in the Dublin Archdiocese.

Bishop Caasey has been cleared of sex abuse charges, it was confirmed today.

BISHOP Eamonn Casey was last night believed to be staying with relatives in Co Limerick following his arrival from England on Sunday.

FORMER Bishop of Galway, the disgraced Dr Eamon Casey, returned from a 14 year exile last evening.

A parish priest in Sligo has stood aside from active duties following allegations being made against him, it emerged today.

Dr Eamon Casey is expected to arrive back in Ireland today after a self-imposed 14-year exile.

LINKS between home, schools and parishes must be strengthened to build young people’s faith, Irish Catholic bishops said yesterday.

THE Bishop of Galway, Dr Martin Drennan, was asked on RTÉ radio if he thought Dr Eamon Casey should apologise.

A parish priest in County Galway has been asked to step aside while allegations against him are being investigated.

The Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan today called on Dr Eamonn Casey to apologise for his affair with an American divorcee before returning to the diocese.

The former Bishop of Galway Dr Eamonn Casey is reported to be returning to Ireland after a 14 year self-imposed exile.