This was completely terrible journalism on RTE’s part. A brash attack on the Catholic church without proper attention given to detail. It lowered the standard of RTE which is something the station will not raise up again for a long time.

Curran trying to protect himself! The whole thing stinks!

Peter surely the same logic can be applied to the church as well then. I consider it merely an uncontrolled vent of anger when people label all priests as pedophiles. It is even more unfair because that man’s life was probably hell for him after those accusations. I think that RTE will live with a little criticism of their journalistic standards whereas I think that a false accusation by a national broadcaster against a man who preaches peace is a crying shame and an embarrassment to us as a nation. Wouldn’t see the BBC attack an Anglican minister without informed reason.

RTE got it badly wrong & accused a priest of fathering a child, they paid out compensation & made a public apology. Thousands of children suffered at the hands of the clergy & it was RTE that broadcasted & funded the programs that led to these revelations, as a licence payer I understand heads need to role but to tar all RTE journalisim with this brush is ridiculous & unfair.