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"I offended a lot of people I never intended to offend"

Father Paddy Byrne, Parish priest in Abbeyleix and Raheen, responds to the since withdrawn remar...

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17.05 4 Jul 2019


"I offended a lot of people I never intended to offend"


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17.05 4 Jul 2019


Father Paddy Byrne, Parish priest in Abbeyleix and Raheen, responds to the since withdrawn remarks Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's made to Micheál Martin in the Dáil yesterday, likening him to a priest sinning “behind the altar”.


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