Claudy Bomb: Conspiracy Allowed IRA Priest to Go Free

[Stuart G]

Source: BBC

Claudy bomb: conspiracy allowed IRA priest to go free..

The police, the Catholic Church and the state conspired to cover up a priest's suspected role in one of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland Troubles, an investigation has found.

The report said police believed Fr James Chesney was an IRA leader and was involved in the bombing The police, the Catholic Church and the state conspired to cover up a priest's suspected role in one of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland Troubles, an investigation has found.

Nine people died in bombings in Claudy, County Londonderry on 31 July 1972.

The NI Police Ombudsman's probe found that high-level talks led to Fr James Chesney, a suspect in the attack, being moved to the Irish Republic.


No action was ever taken against Fr Chesney, who died in 1980


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