Cardinal Connell denies protecting accused priest

Cardinal Desmond Connell has issued a statement denying that he tried to protect a priest accused of child abuse from a Garda investigation.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2002 - 20:01

Cardinal Desmond Connell has issued a statement denying that he tried to protect a priest accused of child abuse from a Garda investigation.

In his statement to reporters today, Cardinal Connell apologised to Mrs Marie Collins for his handling of the 1996 case.

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