IRELAND
Irish Independent
By Fionnan Sheahan and Anne-Marie Walsh
Friday May 04 2012
GOVERNMENT ministers on both sides of the Border ratcheted up the pressure on Cardinal Sean Brady to resign in the wake of revelations of his failure to report child-rape allegations against the notorious paedophile Fr Brendan Smyth.
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness both called for him to consider his position.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny held firm on his call for the Cardinal to “reflect” on the programme on the BBC, which contained revelations on the handling of clerical abuse. But the Labour Party went further, with strong statements from Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore and Mr Quinn.
Mr Quinn called specifically on Cardinal Brady to consider his position, with coalition sources saying the minister believes he should resign.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.