Priest faces archbishop’s wrath over €430k debt

A PRIEST who described the Revenue Commissioners as “the biggest shower of bastards on the planet” after settling a near half a million euro debt is set for a crunch meeting with his archbishop on Friday.

Fr Tadhg O’Donovan from Whitechurch in Co Cork was ordered to transfer €187,447 in unpaid taxes and €246,029 in penalties and interest after failing to supply accurate income tax returns and rental income statements.

Speaking after the huge payment relating to property income between 1998 and 2002 emerged, Fr O Donovan verbally attacked the Revenue Commissioners.