THE diocese of Cloyne has said it has “no plans” to use church basket collections to pay damages to victims of clerical sex abuse in civil cases.

THE DIOCESE of Cloyne has refused to disclose why it suddenly cancelled a meeting in Cork aimed at discussing potential “strategies” once the Murphy Commission report into clerical abuse in the diocese is published.

A PRIEST who described the Revenue Commissioners as “the biggest shower of b******s on the planet” after settling a near €500,000 debt will not say Mass in his parish this Sunday.

A PRIEST who described the Revenue Commissioners as “the biggest shower of bastards on the planet” after settling a near half a million euro debt is set for a crunch meeting with his archbishop on Friday.

A PRIEST in the Diocese of Cloyne has agreed to step aside from ministry pending the outcome of an investigation by Church authorities.

THE father of a woman who alleges she was sexually abused as a teenager by Father B in the diocese of Cloyne has said he is aware of at least 10 more victims of the same priest.

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.

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.

NEXT Tuesday was to be one of the proudest days of their lives — attending the graduation of their eldest daughter as a doctor.

AN Bord Pleanála has turned down a controversial proposal to rearrange the interior of St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh, Co Cork.

THE Office of Public Works seems to have embarked on a crusade of political correctness which, to date, has put the Sacred Heart across the gardaí in at least one station.

BLESS them Father for they have sinned. The boys in blue have blown the whistle on the Office of Public Works (OPW) after it took it upon itself to act as religious police.