Galway Cathedral removes remains of Bishop Eamonn Casey

The remains of Bishop Eamonn Casey, former Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, have been removed from Galway Cathedral, the diocese has confirmed.

Casey was forced to resign as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh in 1992 after it was revealed that he had fathered a child with an American woman, Annie Murphy. The situation gained national prominence and became a watershed moment in the relationship between Ireland and the Catholic Church, which had enjoyed an unrivalled position of moral and spiritual authority until events such as these began to erode its reputation.