Education Minister 'not comfortable' with Brady as head of Catholic church

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has today said that he is "not comfortable" that Cardinal Sean Brady is in charge of the Catholic church, which runs the majority of schools in the State.

It follows claims by the BBC that the now Primate of All Ireland knew details of the abuse of children by Fr Brendan Smyth in the 1970s and did not bring it to the attention of the authorities or the parents of the children involved.