Cowen: Murphy report is 'truly shocking and disturbing'

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen has released a statement on the Murphy Commission report, describing it as "truly shocking and disturbing".

Brian Cowen said the report into the abuse and cover-up of abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese over a 30-year period is "a crushing verdict that the good name and standing of the Church as an institution was placed above the basic safety of children".