Bishop Casey and his son reunite

The son of Bishop Eamon Casey has spoken of his joy at being reunited with his ill father for the first time in almost a decade.

Peter Murphy flew into Ireland two weeks ago for an appearance on the Late Late Show to speak about being at centre of the first major scandal to hit the Irish church with little expectation of meeting his 86-year-old father, who has Alzheimer’s disease.

The fall from grace of the Kerry bishop after revelations that he had fathered a child with Peter Murphy’s mother, Annie, rocked the country when they emerged in 1992.