Bishop John McAreavey
Bishop John McAreavey suspected paedophile priest Malachy Finegan was police informer
CONCERNS that paedophile priest Malachy Finegan may have been a police informer were raised by former Bishop of Dromore John McAreavey last year.
Former Bishop John McAreavey backs calls for public inquiry into alleged child abuse by Fr Malachy Finegan
FORMER Bishop of Dromore John McAreavey has backed calls for an independent public inquiry into alleged child abuse by Fr Malachy Finegan.
Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown named new CCMS chairman
BISHOP of Derry Donal McKeown has been appointed the new chairman of the the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS).
Interim Bishop of Dromore appointment is branded 'disgusting'
A RETIRED priest has criticised the selection of Philip Boyce as interim Bishop of Dromore.
Nephew of Bishop John McAreavey says he 'always acted with people's best intentions at heart'
A nephew of Bishop John McAreavey has said his uncle has "always acted with people's best intentions at heart" and that to see him "vilified in recent times.
Bishop John McAreavey's resignation was a `highly unusual' break from convention
THE surprise announcement which came on Thursday evening from Bishop John McAreavey was highly unusual and a break from the convention of the Catholic Church.
Police set up dedicated team to investigate abuse allegations against Malachy Finegan
POLICE have set up a dedicated team to investigate abuse allegations against Co Down priest and school principal Malachy Finegan.
Five 'missed opportunities' for Bishop John McAreavey to reveal Malachy Finegan's crimes
IN an interview with Bishop John McAreavey carried out by Martin O'Brien for The Irish Catholic newspaper, five 'missed opportunities' were identified when he could have put abuse allegations against Malachy Finegan into the public domain: * September 1999, on becoming Bishop of Dromore: "It pains me yet that I didn't, but what I effectively did was to accept the arrangements in place when I came [to be bishop],” Dr McAreavey said.
Bishop John McAreavey resigns after revelations he concelebrated Mass with paedophile priest
ONE of the north’s most high-profile bishops has resigned amid controversy that he celebrated Mass alongside a paedophile priest.
Time was not on Clint Massey's side
In January, Kincora abuse survivor Clint Massey called for the implementation of the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry report, revealing that he was in poor health and had been given just months to live.