IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
BY GREG HARKIN – 21 AUGUST 2014
A victim of a paedophile priest has criticised Majella O’Donnell over her public support for singer Sir Cliff Richard following the launch of a police investigation.
Sir Cliff strenuously denies an historical child sex abuse allegation after his home was searched by police last week.
Majella, wife of country singer Daniel O’Donnell and a close friend of Sir Cliff, took to Twitter to defend him.
Majella (54) said she believed the legendary singer had been “treated appallingly” by police after his home in England was searched with the operation captured live by the BBC.
But Michael Connolly, who lives close to the O’Donnells’ family home in Dungloe, Co Donegal, said Majella should apologise for her comments.
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