IRELAND
Irish Independent
15 April 2013
THE case taken by three staff against the Dublin Archdiocese has done much to flesh out the emerging financial crisis facing the Catholic Church in Ireland.
The archdiocese is the largest in the country, covering 198 parishes in Dublin, most of Wicklow, and parts of Kildare, Carlow, Wexford and Laois.
Its fortunes are crucial to the well-being of the church here, and if the details revealed as part of the pay case are anything to go by, the future is not looking bright.
It is well known that clerical abuse claims have taken their toll on the archdiocese’s coffers, with over €13.5m paid out in settlements and legal costs.
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