Fr Edward Gallagher: Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty to More than 100 Child Sex Offences

Priest pleads guilty to 109 child abuse offences

New Derry bishop vows to seek 'most serious penalty available under Church law' for paedophile priest Eddie Gallagher

The new Catholic Bishop of Derry Michael Router has vowed that the diocese will ‘move immediately to seek the most serious penalty available under Church law’ for paedophile priest Fr Edward Gallagher.

Fr Edward Gallagher: Catholic priest pleads guilty to more than 100 child sex offences

A Catholic priest who served in various areas of Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to a total of 109 sex offences.

'We will seek the most serious penalty' - Bishop Router on Fr Gallagher's 109 sex

The Catholic Bishop of Derry, Bishop Michael Router, is “petitioning the Holy See to submit the case directly to the Holy Father with a recommendation that Father Edward Gallagher be immediately dismissed from the clerical state”.

Priest Edward Gallagher pleads guilty to 109 sex offences

Edward Gallagher will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to 109 sex offences.

Derry Catholic priest pleads guilty to more than 100 child sex offences

Edward Gallagher will be sentenced on December 9