Church gave up land worth €28m for abuse compo

THE Catholic Church handed over properties worth €28.6 million, including a three-acre site in Dublin 4 and St Colman’s Home in Cobh, Co Cork, as part of its deal to compensate abuse victims.

It emerged yesterday that 21 properties or sites have been handed over to the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Department of Education and other bodies.

The properties and sites range in value from the e101,600 accepted in cash for a site given to the HSE at Cloughmacsimon in Bandon, to the e8.9m for the three-acre site at the former St Mary’s Asylum for the Female Blind in Merrion, Dublin, which has been handed over to Dublin City Council.