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	Irish Commission to Probe Dublin Sex-Abuse Complaints Catholic World News [Ireland] March 28, 2006 http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=43232 Mar. 28 (CWNews.com) - The Irish government has established a commission to investigate sexual abuse of children in the Dublin archdiocese. The commission, to be headed by Judge Yvonne Murphy, will look into the handling of sex-abuse complaints by Church leaders in Dublin. It will also be authorized to investigate any other Irish diocese where there are reports that Church leaders have not followed the guidelines established by the Irish bishops for handling such complaints. The commission will examine sex-abuse complaints lodged against the clergy of Dublin between 1975 and 2004, and look for "any evidence of attempts on the part of those authorities to obstruct, prevent or interfere with the proper investigation of such complaints." In March 28 statement announcing the formation of the investigatory commission, Michael McDowell, the government's Minister for Justice, Equality, and Law Reform, said that a final report would be expected within 18 months.
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