02/05/2012 BBC Newsline

Good evening. This is BBC Newsline with Sarah Travers and Noel

Thompson. A headlines: Cardinal Sean Brady

rejects fresh accusations that he failed to act on the abuse of

children by a priest. When I gave an account of what I

did, then I don't think that is a concerning matter. Abuse victims

react with anger to the new revelations. He was and is a

spineless careerist in the Catholic Church. The daughter of a pensioner

who died in a burglary says their lives have been ruined. She is

devastated. Calls for resignations after an independent investigation

into a backlog of cancer X-rays. More financial trouble from one of

our biggest football clubs. We are live in East Belfast to find out

why Glentoran cannot pay their players.

And after a cloudy day, the sun will be back tomorrow. But for how

long? Find out later. The Catholic primate Sean Brady has

rejected fresh allegations that he felt to act. An investigation by

the BBC "This World" programme revealed that as a priest in 1975,

Cardinal Brady was among a small group of people given the names and

addresses of children being abused or at risk of abuse, but did not

notified their parents. Cardno Brady says he was part of what he

accepts was an unhelpful culture of deference and silence. -- Cardinal

Sean Brady but he said under church rolls, he had no authority over

Father Brendan Smyth. Even though he had been molesting

boys and girls and all sides of the border, for 40 years. One of his

victims was a teenage altar boy. He told the Church what was happening

back in 1975. It was already known one of those he taught to became a

Catholic Primate of All Ireland. But what has now emerged is that

the then Father Brady and to superiors had been given the names

and addresses of five other children who either had been abused

or who had been cut out risk. given him the names of the other

children. I knew for a fight that he was abused and the other boy, he

told me he was abused. -- new fund a fact. One other boy was

interviewed by none of that children's families were told. The

BBC documentary team traced the children, one of them to Belfast.

Nobody came to our House are should have came to her house and warned

our family. My sister, from the years after that, she was abused.

And then Cousins after that. "This World" showed documents. One

is in Sean Brady's own handwriting in which he states he was

dispatched to investigate a complaint. Even though in the

church having insisted that his role was that of an not figure.

When Cardno Brady was approach, he insisted his job had been done. He

insisted his superiors at the time had attracted and in 19 Sunday five

there were no church guidelines on how to handle child abuse. -- in

1975. But the programme makers talked to an expert in charge loss.

I did my duty, I followed orders. If he did not do it, he should have

told the bishop and the other families needed to be notified. The

man was not a robot. Cardinal Brady is now 72 and has said sorry many

times before. Today brought another apology, but as with each time

before, he also sees no reason to resign.

This morning, Cardinal Brady issued a statement claiming the programme

are exaggerated and misrepresented his role in the investigation into

Father Brendan Smyth. He deeply regretted those with the authority

and a spotty to deal with them fail to do so. -- and responsibility. He

told RTE's Tommy Gorman that he had treated the Smith case seriously in

19 Sunday five. I do not have the awareness that I now have of the

impact that behaviour was having on those children, but I did gather up

the notes and take them promptly to my bishop, confirmed by the

evidence of one other a wetness. And brought these to their

attention of those end position to take action. The only way that this

abuse could be stopped was to restrict the movement of Brendan

Smyth. -- witness. When you found out that one of the boys was living

in Belfast, that he was abused for a time afterwards, that his sister

was abused for several years after, that his first cousins were abused

up to 1988, did your stomach turn? Yes, definitely. I was devastated

by that. Had she not followed it through? I do not think it was my

role to follow through. I did my part. As a human being. I never

doubted that it would not be followed through. I was so sure

that it would be dealt with. I had no knowledge of Brendan Smyth's

history before that are after that. Until the 1990s. Are you asking

yourself in the circumstances because of what happened, not

through my deliberate action or inaction, but because I was a party

of what happened, that may be may be better for all concerned that I

stepped aside? Has across your mind? Obviously, that has crossed

my time. But at the sign time when I give an account of what I did, I

did what I was expected to do at the best of my ability, promptly

and effectively, then I do not think it is a resigning matter. --

at the same time. He has also released a lengthy statement which

can be found on the BBC website. Behind all the controversy about

clerical child abuse lie deeply painful stories. Our reporter met

one woman today who was abused by Father Brendan Smyth just a couple

of years after the church inquiry at the centre of the BBC

documentary. She has spoken for the first sign of how she is still

coming to terms with what happened 35 years ago. -- for the first time.

I was brought on to his knee. You wore skirts because you were young.

I do not remember leaving the room. I do not remember going back

upstairs. A 44-year-old mother of five, this woman is still

struggling to deal with the sexual abuse Father Brendan Smyth

inflicted on her. It happened in the late 70s when she was 10 years

old. It happened after the charge led inquiry in which father Brady

participated. Lots of us would not have been victims if it had been

dealt with. It would have been over. It should have been dealt with by

the police that there and then. believes Cardno Brady should resign

and she is ill coping with the legacy of what happened 35 years

later. -- she is still. You want to deal with it and then you close it

away with the -- calls it away again. But it keeps coming back.

There is nobody you can talk to. It has affected me. Being a mother you

want to embrace your children. But it is hard. It is hard to turn

around and tell somebody you love them.

One victim's reaction there. But what are survivors of child sex

abuse by priests in the republic saying? What has the reaction been?

There has been almost universal condemnation of Cardinal Sean Brady

by the survivors are victims of child sex abuse by priests. One

woman said that the panel's position as nothing to do with

note-taking guidelines. She says that the programme last night made

it clear that a 14-year-old boy knew the difference between right

and wrong. She says the cardinal should have told the parents. She

says the cardinal has a free will and conscience which she seems not

have acted upon and is no position to continue in the position he is

in the church. When this issue first arose two years ago, the

cardinal said he would not stand down by Tea would lead the Church

as a wounded leader or a pastor. But he has now told Ben that is an

action and was unforgivable. He is a self-serving careerist and that

is why he has kept his mouth shut for all the years Father Brendan

Smyth was abusing children. Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been

outspoken about the Church this morning.

The Justice Minister described last night's revelations as disturbing

and shocking and a tragedy for the victims. Enda Kenny has been very

critical of the Catholic Church, notably last July in the wake of

that report into child sex abuse by priests. This afternoon I asked

Enda Kenny far his reaction to the programme last night and he began

by saying that the whole issue of child sex abuse was a priority for

his coalition Government, that is why he induced a Minister for

children at Cabinet level. -- introduced.

That is why it is important that every a organisation dealing with

children, including religious our organisation to, play their full

part in Government. Sort this can never happen again. Irrespective of

Cardno Brady. That is his reaction. In Northern

Ireland the First Minister has said he found the report very disturbing.

As for Cardinal Brady's position, that is the position for that

Catholic hierarchy and its individual members.

You're watching BBC Newsline. Still to come: The X-ray backlog that

delayed cancer diagnosis. As UN says his father should not

have suffered. They ate the head of the trust cannot give us answers

are take action to discipline someone, then she is not doing her

job. I think she should resign. the final pool for one of our

Olympic hopefuls ahead of the The daughter of Mr Addison said her

I was petrified, confused, she is not well and it has been the most

awful ordeal. The wider she tell you? She said they had been burgled

and that she had been calling out for dad and he wouldn't answer. She

didn't know where he was. What was your reaction at that time? Total

shock and devastation. It feels like a nightmare that I am going to

wake up from only I am not. In an instant, our lives have been

changed forever and it will never go back to the way it has been.

Tell me about your dad. Honest, private, cared for others, devoted

his life to looking after mum.. Everybody first. People have heard

about the situation that Drumaville is in. How is she at the moment?

She will never be the same again. She has lost her husband and they

were together 44 years. She is devastated, numb. It has taken

everything, absolutely everything. She will never be in her home again.

She is terrified, she won't stay in the bedroom at night on her own

here. Someone has to be with her. What d'you think of the person

responsible? If he could see what he has turned, it is all for

nothing. It was pointless and need less. He has ruined so many lives.

The deal -- daughter of Bertie Acheson.

The son of a man who died after a late cancer diagnosis said at the

hospital had been doing his job, the father would not have suffered

as he did. There is a backlog of X rays and they say a shortage of

staff was to blame. One family looked after by the Western Health

Trust has called for resignations. For some families, the consequences

have been devastating. Trevor Downey's father died last year.

Yesterday would have been his 83rd birthday. It took the Trust 11

months to pass on the results of X- rays, but by then, the cancer had

spread and his son says the report is weak. If they had been doing

their job as they should have been, I don't think dad should have

suffered. If the head of the trust can't give us answers or if she

can't take action to discipline somebody, she is not doing her job

and she should resign. So far be Western Health Trust hasn't

While three cases are identified in Craigavon, a report concludes the

delay in diagnosis was not detrimental to their care. However,

for the four patients, their treatment may have been delayed.

the business world, you end up costing clients' customers money as

you can be assured that someone at the trouble -- top of the tree

would show you the door. I don't think the trust should be treated

any differently. If they are falling down badly on that job, the

stakes are higher. The report concludes that the backlog was due

to unfilled consultant radiology posts and the increasing number of

X-rays. It recommends a standard regional policy for reporting X-

rays and all chest X-rays should be reported by a radiologist. Extra

support forced staff and better communication between hospitals and

families. Their report doesn't address the issue of accountability.

For our responsibility as a regulator is to undertake an

inquiry of what happened and to do that from a perspective of being an

inquiring organisation. The question of accountability and

responsibility is outside the remit of the review. That rests with the

Yet again another independent review into how health care is

managed and it concludes that there were lost opportunities and lessons

should be learned. The question still remains. When, by their

actions, while some managers start demonstrating that they are

listening and learning. 's BTR creating 120 jobs with the

opening of a new contact centre at the Riverside Tower in Belfast. --

BT. It will bring the number of people employed up to more than

2000. The families of people killed by

the army during the Troubles want independent reviews of claims that

be Historical Enquiries Team doesn't investigate the deaths

properly. The chief Constable Matt Baggott has called for a review.

This follows criticisms by Dave University of Ulster. The relative

sake his actions don't go far enough.

-- say his actions. Soldiers killed more than 150

people here in the 1970s. The historical inquiries team is

looking at the circumstances of the death. Dr Patricia Lundy spent two

years of reviewing how the killings are being reinvestigated and

delivered his verdict. I don't believe it is independent. The

evidence suggests it is not independent because the interviews

are not impartial and not transparent. If in West Belfast,

relatives of some of those killed discussed the report and the Chief

Constable's response. Matt Baggott has asked her Majesty's

Inspectorate of Constabulary to Lockerbie investigations. I have no

confidence in them whatsoever. I have been engaged with the head

team trying to get things stored -- sorted. They haven't interviewed

any of the soldiers. They know the soldiers' names. They know where

they are and haven't interviewed any of them. Shauna Carberry is

involved in eight campaign group that organised the meeting. She

says an independent review is needed. They feel let down. Some

had overcome personal hurdles to come to the table to look at these

investigations again. This is a grave disappointment to them. Their

confidence is at an all-time low. The police insist the H & I'm IC is

the appropriate body to conduct a review.

A football season could be drawn to a close but the financial worries

are far from over. Players and staff at Glentoran

Football Club have not been paid for the month of April. The East

Belfast Club has been asked to -- forced to ask the sport's governing

body for a loan. It is a problem for Glentoran. Ulster Callaghan is

live -- Austin O'Callaghan is live at the Oval. They have been meeting

to discuss the request for that alone. The players aren't the only

people who haven't received their wages. Some of the non-playing

staff members have not been paid either. This has happened days

after Glentoran finished their playing season with that win over

Linfield. Despite the victory, they have missed out on European

football and they have missed out on significant European cash. There

has been problems. There was a half a million pounds donated last year.

In February, half a million pounds was also received from a property

developer to help pay outstanding debts. Despite two significant cash

injections, people who followed this club will be wondering why

there isn't a patch -- cash to pay the wages. Last year, they were

meant �333,000 to Irish clubs. -- they were given. We understand what

Glentoran are asking far. They have a lifeline and there is planned

Government money for their proposed move to Belfast Titanic quarter and

they own the ground behind me. Whatever the outcome the, the

financial plight will feature prominently on the AGM agenda which

takes place tomorrow evening. For one of local football's top

players Matthew Tipton has signed up to Linfield. He meal -- he moves

from Portadown. Newry City and Lisburn Distillery produced a

scoreless draw in the first leg of their relegation play-off last

night. The second leg takes place on Friday.

Down are coming to tempt -- terms with the fact that they would be

out -- without their all-star forward, Benny Coulter. He broke

his leg on Monday night. He will be out and it will be a big blow to

his team-mates. He is a unique player. He is somebody that is a

fantastic media on the field. -- Leader. We are disappointed not to

have him. He will be there on the sidelines. It is up to us to do him

justice. Hopefully, he will get a plate -- chance to play further

down the line. Our newest Olympian has returned

from Russia. Lisa Kearney will represent Ireland in June -- judo

and her family always thought she would make it to London 2012.

parents booked flights and booked the hotel months ago. They had a

lot of faith that I was going to get there. Some of my family are

going. I am so delighted and really looking forward to the next few

months and will be training to prepare.

I know a lot of rugby fans that which they have got tickets for the

European Cup final. England, Scotland and Wales was

wetter and duller but that wasn't the case here. We have 13% more

sunshine than we normally have and we were 5% less on the rainfall

than we normally have. We have one or two spells of sunshine this

evening and the skies will clear. Further inland, it will stay around

seven Celsius. Tomorrow, these temperatures quickly rise and we

have more sunshine to come tomorrow. It will feel warmer. We have a

little bit of cloud here and there and that will gradually move away.

The best of their sunshine it looks as though it will be in the West.

We are expecting temperatures of 18 Celsius. Even further east, we will

have some coastal cloud and it will still be pretty decent. The north

coast will feel cooler. There is some evening sunshine to come

before the North, eventually the club will drift southwards and it

will bring in a change in the weather for Friday. It will be

cooler. The wet weather is mostly during the first part of Friday. We

have drier conditions. It will feel cooler and as we go into the bank