Statutory inquiry urged into McQuaid

VICTIMS’ organisation One in Four has called for a statutory inquiry into Archbishop of Dublin John Charles McQuaid, as it emerged that gardaí are investigating two complaints of abuse against him.

Maeve Lewis, its executive director, said: “If the man is innocent we need to establish the truth. If the allegations are true then questions need to be asked about who else knew.”

It is unknown if complaints about the archbishop were ever made by alleged victims to gardaí or, if they were made, that they were followed up properly.