The Bishop of Killaloe Dr Willie Walsh has today admitted he was one of the three judges involved in the case of paedophile priest William Carney.

The Bishop of Killaloe says he believes that "many priests find celibacy a burden".

The Bishop of Killaloe Dr Willie Walsh has admitted that he referred a Clare priest later convicted of child sex abuse to a psychiatrist in 1995, but was told he posed no danger to children.

The Bishop of Killaloe Willie Walsh has called on the Catholic Church to allow priests to marry.

The Bishop of Killaloe, Willie Walsh, has reiterated that a parish priest who apparently committed suicide in Co Clare yesterday was not involved in any investigation into sex abuse.