Comiskey to stay away from diocese

FORMER Bishop Brendan Comiskey will not be returning to the €234,000 bungalow which the Diocese of Ferns bought for him just four months ago.

Comiskey to stay away from diocese
Mon, 16 Dec, 2002 - 00:00
Neans McSweeney

Dr Comiskey resigned in April in the wake of a BBC documentary on sexual abuse carried out by Fr Sean Fortune in his diocese. Since then, he has begun a year-long sabbatical and is studying in Ireland and abroad.

Dr Comiskey will remain in Dublin for the foreseeable future and will not be returning to

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