Justice a long time in coming

Five years after initiating a High Court action against the Diocese of Ferns, and 30 years after suffering sexual abuse at the hands of a priest, Colm O’Gorman yesterday received justice.

He settled his action against the diocese for €300,000 and an apology for the abuse he was subjected to by the late Fr Sean Fortune, after a long, courageous battle.

A statement read out in court on behalf of the