Bishop Alan McGuckian (left) with the man he replaced, Bishop Philip Boyce.
Yesterday in Letterkenny Circuit Court, a former priest of the Diocese of Raphoe, was sentenced to two years imprisonment for the sexual abuse of a minor in 1985. He was a priest in the diocese from 1976 and was removed from ministry immediately on reception of the complaint in 1998. The Gardai and HSE/ Tulsa were informed then.
In a statement released last night, the Diocese of Raphoe, Bishop Alan McGuckian said he was deeply saddened that an innocent child had to endure this devastating abuse.
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“It is all the more serious that it involved abuse by someone in a position of sacred trust and power. I apologise sincerely to the man who suffered and to his family. I fully accept that no apology can undo the harm inflicted on an innocent child.
Minister McEntee encourages more Irish based tech companies to join Hotline.ie
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Minister hosts webinar to give tech industry an opportunity to engage with Irish and European experts in countering online child sexual abuse
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, is currently hosting a webinar on countering online child sexual abuse and providing the tech industry with an opportunity to hear from and engage with Irish and European experts in countering online child sexual abuse. The webinar is being attended by representatives from tech companies based in Ireland, law enforcement officials, domestic and European policy experts, and Ireland’s national reporting service for illegal content online, Hotline.ie.