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| Clogher report: Opportunities 'missed' to tackle child abuse | |
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| Opportunities for the Catholic Church to step in and tackle child abuse in the Clogher diocese were consistently missed, according to a report. | |
| The church's National Board for Safeguarding Children has published its report as part of the ongoing audits of dioceses across Ireland. | |
| It said claims were made against 13 priests in the diocese over almost four decades. | |
| Two of the priests were subsequently jailed. | |
| In one case, the report says there was "an unacceptable delay" in taking action against a priest after what it describes as "a credible allegation". | |
| In another, a priest suspected of being a serial abuser was not removed from ministry but instead moved to another parish and then sent overseas. | |
| He was eventually extradited back to Ireland after several years but died before he could be brought before a court. | |
| The diocese of Clogher covers Monaghan, most of Fermanagh and parts of Tyrone, Donegal, Cavan and Louth. | The diocese of Clogher covers Monaghan, most of Fermanagh and parts of Tyrone, Donegal, Cavan and Louth. |
| It is made up of 37 parishes and served by over 80 priests. | It is made up of 37 parishes and served by over 80 priests. |
| The two previous reports affecting dioceses in Northern Ireland were in Dromore and Derry. | The two previous reports affecting dioceses in Northern Ireland were in Dromore and Derry. |
| The report into the Clogher diocese is one of seven relating to the Catholic Church in Ireland being released on Wednesday. |