Money for counselling was put through local charitable trust

A YOUNG man took his own life and his sister had to have psychiatric treatment when they were both abused by a priest who died in the early 1990s.

When the woman reported the case to Monsignor Denis O’Callaghan, he tried to funnel money towards her counselling through a local charitable trust. He subsequently sent cheques to the trust, which thanked him for the donation and he was assured the case would be dealt with sensitively.

However, when the victim discovered how the money was being paid she objected. She told a priest who was supporting her about her concerns.