IRELAND
Wexford People
Wednesday March 14 2012
THE TRAGIC death on Tuesday of Wexford priest Fr. John Sweetman has shocked parishioners throughout the Diocese of Ferns.
Fr. Sweetman, who stepped down as parish priest in Riverchapel last year following an allegation of sexual abuse, died yesterday morning.
Medical assistance was summoned to Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre in Blackwater, where he was staying for a few days.
He was brought by ambulance to Wexford General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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