Garda Commissioner: 'Special treatment' of priests will not happen again

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said the special treatment given by gardaí in the past to members of the clergy suspected of child abuse will never happen again.

Garda Commissioner: 'Special treatment' of priests will not happen again

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said the special treatment given by gardaí in the past to members of the clergy suspected of child abuse will never happen again.

He made the remarks in response to the Murphy report published last week, which criticised some members of the force for treating priests with undue deference.

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