A Priest's Ties To The IRA And The Deaths Of Innocent Civilians

Killer Priest: Report Into IRA Atrocity Reveals British Government And Catholic Church Conspired To Cover Up Cleric's Involvement In Bombing -- The Daily Mail

* Priest was IRA director of operations and prime suspect, says report
* Nine people died in attack on village, including an eight-year-old girl
* Head of the church: 'Knew the priest was a very bad man'

A priest suspected of being an IRA leader and masterminding a bombing atrocity was allowed to escape arrest after a secret deal was struck between police, the Government and the Catholic Church, a report revealed today.

Father James Chesney was the ‘prime suspect’ after nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed and 30 injured when three car bombs exploded in the quiet Northern Ireland village of Claudy in July 1972.

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More News On The Claudy Bombing Report

Report: Cover-up in 1972 NIreland bombing -- AP
Claudy bombings cover-up revealed in police report -- The Guardian
Claudy bomb: conspiracy allowed IRA priest to go free -- BBC
Claudy bomb: A priest who got away with murder? -- BBC
Catholic Church accused of cover up -- ABC News (Australia)
Claudy bombings: Father Chesney, the 'Provo Priest' -- The Guardian
Suspect priest protected over N.Ireland bombings -- AFP
Catholic Church denies IRA cover-up -- Sydney Morning Herald
Cardinal Sean Brady on Claudy bomb report -- BBC
Families react to Claudy report -- BBC
Claudy families still looking for justice -- BBC
Claudy bomb: A dark day in the bloodiest year -- BBC
IRA bombing of Claudy described as Northern Ireland's forgotten atrocity -- Northern Ireland
Cover-ups and the church in Northern Ireland -- The Economist