A former Irish priest who was tried and acquitted
twice by Irish courts on child sex abuse charges has lost an appeal
against his defrocking by the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Daniel Duane, believed to be in his 70s, from Cork,
was defrocked following a canon law trial regarding abuse of teenagers
and minors, it was announced last January. Duane appealed to the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith in Rome but his appeal has failed it was announced over the
weekend.