Elliott ‘concerned’ there may be other complaints of abuse

THE head of the Church’s child protection board raised concerns that the Diocese of Cloyne’s failure to fully co-operate meant there could be other complaints of abuse against priests of which the watchdog was not aware.

The failure of Bishop John Magee’s diocese to co-operate was raised at a meeting between the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) chief executive Ian Elliott and Health Service Executive (HSE) chiefs.

Mr Elliott said he “had not been afforded full cooperation from the diocese and had not received all the documentation that he requested” from Cloyne.