Paedophile priest uncovered as author of bestseller

A PAEDOPHILE former priest with three convictions for sexual offences against at least 10 young boys has been uncovered as the author of one of North’s top-selling books during the Christmas period.

Where Donard Guards, a historical account of life around the Mourne Mountains and Newcastle, is credited as being written by Nicholas Russell.

However, media accounts in the North claim that name is a pseudonym for Daniel Curran, a former priest given three separate jail sentences for repeated abuse of boys over a number of years.