GARDAÍ are investigating two new allegations of child sex abuse against a Cloyne priest already accused of four counts of child abuse in a Catholic Church report into the handling of sex abuse complaints in the diocese.

CARDINAL Sean Brady has apologised for causing widespread offence in publicly backing beleaguered Bishop John Magee.

Catholic Primate Cardinal Sean Brady tonight said under-fire Bishop of Cloyne John Magee should not resign.

THANK God for Ian Elliott and the Church’s National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC), because without that report we wouldn’t have a clue about the extent of the child abuse cover-up in Cloyne.

Beleaguered Bishop of Cloyne John Magee today faced growing pressure to resign amid the damning scandal over his mishandling of clerical sex abuse allegations.

PRIESTS at the centre of child abuse allegations are no longer serving any public function, but continue to be maintained by the Diocese of Cloyne where alleged abuses took place.

DESPITE three separate allegations of sexual abuse, the Diocese of Cloyne did not report the priest at the heart of the allegations to gardaí and even considered returning him to full ministry.