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A review into the original investigation file on Bishop Eamonn Casey has been completed and no further investigative actions have been identified, An Garda Síochána (Irish police) have said.
It comes as his remains were removed from the crypt of Galway Cathedral.
He served as bishop of Galway from 1976 to 1992, and died in 2017.
Multiple allegations of child sexual abuse have been made against him, including by his niece.
Bishop Casey is the first senior cleric to be disinterred in Ireland following posthumous concerns about his conduct, according to Irish national broadcaster RTÉ.
[Ed: Interestingly this is the Bishop under whom Michael O’Flaherty served during his time as a priest in the Diocese of Galway and who he has described as “a remarkable leader who demonstrated a passion for social justice, the like of which I don’t think had ever been seen before”. Lets hope it is never seen again.]
Source: Bishop Eamonn Casey: Gardaí taking no further investigative action