High Court to rule today on publication of clerical abuse report

The High Court will decide later this morning whether the contents of the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation report can be published in full.

The report comes on the back of an investigation into how clerical child sex abuse allegations were dealt with by the Catholic Church in Dublin between 1975 and 2004.

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern referred the case to the High Court to seek directions on the matter because some of the individuals face, or may face, criminal proceedings.

The case was heard in camera earlier this month, but it is understood that the ruling will be delivered in public later this morning.