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The quiet removal of Bishop Eamonn Casey’s remains from the crypt beneath Galway Cathedral has ignited both reflection and division across Ireland. The move, carried out discreetly in recent weeks and only confirmed in a statement from the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora last weekend, marks a historic and unprecedented decision in the Catholic Church in Ireland. It follows months of internal consultation and dialogue with the late bishop’s family and comes a year after explosive allegations of child sexual abuse were aired publicly in an RTÉ documentary.

The Galway Diocesan Office has said this week that it needs “time and space” before making any decision on whether to move Bishop Eamonn Casey’s remains. The office — which represents the Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora — issued a statement at the weekend in response to calls for the disgraced former bishop of Galway to be removed from the crypt at Galway Cathedral.

Over two days this week RTÉ Radio 1’s LiveLine programme was bombarded with callers demanding that the remains of former Bishop of Galway Eamonn Casey should be removed from their place of honour beneath Galway cathedral.