WebFeb 1, 2014 · Brendan Comiskey, the disgraced former Bishop of Ferns, has broken his silence for the first time in 12 years on the clerical sex abuse scandal that ended his career. Web1984 : Bishop Brendan Comiskey, an auxiliary bishop in Dublin, installed as Bishop of Ferns following the death of Bishop Herlihy the previous year. 1988 : In the parish of Monageer in north Wexford, then parish priest Jim Grennan is accused of molesting 10 girls preparing for confirmation. Some parents tell the gardai, and Grennan is ...
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WebFeb 1, 2014 · IRELAND Irish Independent In 2005, Justine McCarthy revealed how during an interview years earlier, a drunk Bishop Brendan Comiskey issued an astonishing threat to rape her 01 FEBRUARY 2014 IT was 2pm. Bishop Comiskey was very drunk. He reeked of alcohol and was swaying. Then he told me, if you write a story like that I’ll … WebFeb 1, 2014 · THE disgraced former Bishop of Ferns Brendan Comiskey has broken his silence for the first time about the clerical sex abuse scandal that forced his dramatic resignation 12 years ago. Brennan was appointed Bishop-elect of Ferns by Pope Benedict XVI on 1 March 2006. He was consecrated by the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, on 23 April in St Aidan's Cathedral, Enniscorthy. In his first address as bishop, he praised the work of the outgoing apostolic administrator, Éamonn Walsh, in bringing justice and healing to victims of clerical sexual abuse in the diocese, saying that the greatest compliment which could be paid to him was "to continue st… cummings rare coins