Bishop Casey's Buried Secrets

Reporter Anne Sheridan examines the Catholic Church’s handling of allegations against the former Bishop of Galway, Eamonn Casey who died in 2017 and the allegations of sexual abuse.


The documentary traces Casey’s life in the church, from his early days in Limerick to his time in London, when he helped set up the housing charity Shelter. It includes a powerful interview with one of the former Bishop's accusers, his niece, who claims that Casey first raped her at the age of five and that the sexual abuse continued for years.


Concluding with this funeral in 2017 and his burial in the crypt at Galway Cathedral the documentary.

1 x 90'

Production Company

An RTÉ Production

Genre

Programme Sales, New Season, Factual

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