Letters are to be sent to abuse victims in the Diocese of Cloyne in the coming weeks asking if they would like to participate in a secret church trial that will hear evidence against a North Cork priest accused of 11 counts of abuse.

Gardaí have recovered priceless relics that were stolen from Holy Cross Abbey in County Tipperary last October.

The Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dermot Clifford, has confirmed that he has written to priests in his diocese asking them to contribute to costs associated with child protection.

VICTIMS of clerical abuse in Cloyne have said they will co-operate with the Church’s secret canonical tribunal into the actions of Fr Ronat, a North Cork priest who was the subject of 11 complaints of abuse in the Cloyne report.

VICTIMS of Fr Ronat, the priest at the centre of the latest Cloyne report, have said that they have “little interest” in meeting Bishop John Magee and former child protection delegate, Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan — unless the media is present.

THE Vatican is believed to be meeting resistance from Irish archbishops to its plans to cut the number of dioceses by up to a half — meaning the country would need fewer bishops.

TWO weeks ago, their senior hurlers returned home disconsolate after giving up their All-Ireland title, but last night Tipperary GAA supporters were en fete again as they welcomed their young footballing heroes home to the GAA’s birthplace.

THE child protection tsar in Cloyne wrote to clerical abuse victims to tell them he had done everything he could to help them obtain justice — even though the Cloyne report revealed the opposite to be true.

Monsignor Denis O'Callaghan - who was responsible for child protection in the diocese of Cloyne - has admitted that he should have resigned as a child protection delegate.

THE Catholic Bishops Conference, in a synchronised set of four announcements in March 2009, advised that Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Archbishop of Cashel & Emly as Apostolic Administrator to the Diocese of Cloyne at the request for Bishop John Magee.

A PRIEST from the Diocese of Cloyne has called on diocesan officials to provide details of the 1999 unfair dismissal case, which was withdrawn after Bishop John Magee reportedly paid the former employee £40,000 and demanded a confidentiality clause.

ARCHBISHOP Dermot Clifford said he’d have been “very happy” if Bishop John Magee was standing in front of the press responding to questions on the Cloyne report instead of him.

THE report into clerical sex abuse in the Catholic archdiocese of Cloyne is expected to heavily criticise Bishop John Magee, in line with a previous inquiry by the Church’s own watchdog.

MOYLE ROVERS had their reign as Tipperary SF champions ended by a Noel McGrath inspired Loughmore-Castleiney in yesterday’s semi-final at Leahy Park, Cashel.

THE resignations of three more Irish bishops will be accepted by the Pope in the coming weeks following the departure yesterday of the Bishop of Cloyne.

THE resignations of three more Irish bishops will be accepted by the Pope in the coming weeks following the departure yesterday of the Bishop of Cloyne.

THE Bishop of Limerick Donal Murray’s expected resignation from his post could be announced today, as attention turns to who will succeed him in the short term.

ARCHBISHOP Dermot Clifford, the new head of the Diocese of Cloyne, has met with several alleged victims of clerical sex abuse in the diocese and has extended invitations to others to meet with him shortly.

A PRIEST who left the Diocese of Cloyne over its handling of child sex abuse allegations has criticised the decision to allow a close friend of Bishop John Magee to take over as administrator of the diocese.

The senior cleric asked by the Pope to run the Diocese of Cloyne has said that he wants to restore trust and do everything he can to help the victims of clerical sex abuse in the Co Cork diocese.

The Pope has appointed the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dermot Clifford, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cloyne in Cork.

THE newly formed Alliance for the Betterment of Coursing held its inaugural National meeting on Sunday last in Nenagh and organisers were delighted with the huge turnout.

A US court has ruled that no admissible evidence could be produced to link Oliver O’Grady, the Limerick born priest convicted of child rape, and the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.

Two teenage girls who were described as “inseparable” in life have been buried side by side in a small Co Limerick graveyard.

THE Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dr Dermot Clifford, performed the opening ceremony at the opening of a historic dairy processing plant in Malawi last week.

GAA President Sean Kelly has voiced his backing for the historic new Belfast stadium proposal.

CHAMPIONS Tipperary have kept faith with their semi-final winning side for tonight’s Erin Munster U-21 hurling decider against Cork in Thurles (7.15pm).

The Tipperary Under-21 hurling team to play Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds on Wednesday evening in the Munster semi-final has been announced with senior stars Diarmuid Fitzgerald, Shane Sweeney and Tony Scroope included in the line-up.

WITH his side already through to the knockout stages of the Allianz NHL, Tipperary manager Ken Hogan has rested a number of first choice players for Sunday’s clash with Cork at Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

The Government’s deputy chief whip has defended the length of time TDs take for their Christmas holidays.

THE Cork team to play Tipperary in the Munster U-21 Hurling Championship final at Thurles tomorrow night has two changes from the side that beat Limerick in the semi-final.