McGuinness: I didn't recall meeting with Claudy priest

Martin McGuinness has defended his meeting with Father Chesney, the priest at the centre of the Claudy bombing controversy.

McGuinness: I didn't recall meeting with Claudy priest

Martin McGuinness has defended his meeting with Father Chesney, the priest at the centre of the Claudy bombing controversy.

A British government-led inquiry revealed last month that authorites in the North knew that the priest was responsible for the bombings, but did not make an arrest for fear of deepening tensions within the Catholic community.

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