RTE and Fr Kevin Reynolds

Arianna_26

ColeTrain wrote: »

Twaddle WTF are you on about. Where did I look to excuse it?

My point was a lot people will always be cynical towards priests and the church after what's happened.

There is a difference between being cynical (which is understandable) and tarring all priests with the same brush like RTE did in this case.

Freddie59

Show Time wrote: »

At Nuremberg the Nazis in the dock also claimed to be innocent in regards to all the people slaughtered in the concentration camps.

The type of comment that typifies the anti-Catholicism of a minority of posters on here. Guilty even if you're innocent. The diet of dictators.

Freddie59

ColeTrain wrote: »

Twaddle WTF are you on about. Where did I look to excuse it?

My point was a lot people people with slanted outlooks will always be cynical towards priests and the church after what's happened.

There.

harry155

ColeTrain wrote: »

Every profession has abusers but not on the scale we've seen with the catholic church.

Oh yeah and your empirical evidence is?

As for your comment above - it is the mentality that says

all paddies were bombers
all blacks are muggers
all Muslims are terrorists
all Germans were Nazis

such ignorance and bigotry - I pity you

harry155

Show Time wrote: »

The days of the frock wearing freaks putting the fear of an invisible deity into the hearts of people are well and truly behind us now.

Another wanker!

dr.bollocko

^^^
Banned.

passarellaie

Who were the production team on this disgraceful piece of work.If RTE arent going to sack them people at least should know who they are

Long grass

tinofapples wrote: »

As already suggested, heads for the block.

Some hope! Perhaps the Minister for Justice might call in the gardai to investigate this broadcast. Total silence here too

The Left Hand Of God

Their ability to please their pay masters never ceases to amaze me.

Go Gay Mitchell and what not.

This country is way too small

anon123456

Yes, it is a terrible mistake for RTE to make. But Fr. Reynolds must be pretty happy with the money he's gotten out of this.

I Heart Internet

passarellaie wrote: »

Who were the production team on this disgraceful piece of work.If RTE arent going to sack them people at least should know who they are

The lengthy terms of settlement, which took 20 minutes to read and stretched to 35 paragraphs, was read out in front of the reporter Aoife Kavanagh, the executive producer Brian Páircéir and the Prime Time Investigates editor Ken O’Shea. The producer/director of the programme Mark Lappin has since left RTÉ.

- from the Irish Times

Freddie59

anon123456 wrote: »

Yes, it is a terrible mistake for RTE to make. But Fr. Reynolds must be pretty happy with the money he's gotten out of this.

Would you be? No money could compensate for this - EVER. Interesting to see the way some posters are making light of this on another thread. If the priest had been guilty the vultures would have been circling as usual.

jimmynokia

Case settled today.

So how much did he get? just as a matter of interest he deserves what he got.
Why is this sum been hidden~? dont we have a right to know as we pay a licence fee,this has been discussed on drivetime tonight and people want to know these things and who initially will pay for it..

Thursday November 17 2011
THE defamation action - involving a priest accused by RTÉ of having sex with a minor and fathering a child by her - has been settled.

Parish priest Fr Kevin Reynolds, Ahascragh, Co Galway, was “grossly defamed” by RTÉ in the Prime Time Investigates programme broadcast on May 23, according to a settlement read out in the High Court.

The case had been due to go to a four-day trial.

The damages were not disclosed. However, RTÉ has agreed to pay both compensatory and aggravated damages to the priest.

RTÉ has also agreed to broadcast corrections on RTÉ’s Prime Time and Morning Ireland programmes. Corrections will also be published in the Connaught Tribune, The Irish Times, Irish Independent and Irish Examiner.

The lengthy terms of settlement was read out in front of the reporter Aoife Kavanagh, the executive producer Brian Páircéir and the Prime Time Investigates editor Ken O’Shea.

Jack Fitzgerald SC, counsel for Fr Reynolds, said reporter Aoife Kavanagh had confronted the priest after first communion mass and accused him of sexually abusing a teenage girl in Kenya in 1982, fathering a child by the woman and abandoning the child.

Despite the priest’s repeated denials, an email from Fr Reynold’s former bishop Philip Sulumeti in Kenya and his offer to take a paternity test, the programme was broadcast.

Mr Fitzgerald said RTÉ and Aoife Kavanagh had choices prior to the broadcast and the ones they made was “utterly misjudged and wrong”.

Up to 519,000 viewers watched the programme, which was heavily advertised in advance.

The allegation was treated as fact on the following morning’s Morning Ireland radio programme, which had 338,000 listeners.

It was also broadcast worldwide on the web, he said.

- Independent.ie Reporters

Ghandee

Even if he got a cool million, its still less than Pat Kenny would take home in two years (the tit)

Financial damages can hardly repair the life that had inevitably been destroyed by some story hungry 'journalist' at RTE.

Disgraceful all together.

J K

This is the seventeenth thread on this subject today.
Congratulations, you win a sarcastic round of applauds.

mikom

J K wrote: »

Congratulations, you win a sarcastic round of applauds.

After the applauds I'll give you a standing ovarian.

jimmynokia

J K wrote: »

This is the seventeenth thread on this subject today.
Congratulations, you win a sarcastic round of applauds.

Can you show us the other 16 seen your so on top of the subject.
god do we have another HBB?

Fulton Crown

Surely some heads will have to roll on this one....place is full of testeroned fuelled gimps who like to play fast and loose with someone elses money.

The damages in this case must have been very substantial if the level of apology required is anything to go by.

RTE bulletins mentioned no names of the RTE personnel involved ...surprise surprise.

The damage they have done to this innocent mans life is catastrophic.

This cannot be just covered up and swept under the carpet.

Wetai

I think it's good that he got SOMETHING, so RTE didn't JUST get away with a "We're sorry..".

dixiefly

J K wrote: »

This is the seventeenth thread on this subject today.
Congratulations, you win a sarcastic round of applauds.

I agree with the OP...where are all these threads you mention?

If you are going to be sarcastic then at least be able to stand over your facts!!


I agree with Fulton Crown. Heads must roll at RTE over this. I was told that "a seven figure sum" was mentioned on a radio station.

In my mind the reporter in question, the editor / producer of the programme and the director of television should be sacked over this.

Ghandee

J K wrote: »

This is the seventeenth thread on this subject today.
Congratulations, you win a sarcastic round of applauds.

Show me the money threads.

Jimoslimos

dixiefly wrote: »

I agree with Fulton Crown. Heads must roll at RTE over this. I was told that "a seven figure sum" was mentioned on a radio station.

In my mind the reporter in question, the editor / producer of the programme and the director of television should be sacked over this.

Heads should most definitely roll but a seven figure sum compensation? Its not as if he can claim loss of earnings or anything.

themadchef

Seventeen \ seventy threads are not enough. Fúck RTE

Some pretty awful shower of bastards made life terrible for the few good priests we had. Let this man have his day.

upandcumming

Ghandee wrote: »

Even if he got a cool million, its still less than Pat Kenny would take home in two years (the tit)

Financial damages can hardly repair the life that had inevitably been destroyed by some story hungry 'journalist' at RTE.

Disgraceful all together.

If I won ten million, it'd still be less that Carlos Tevez makes in 30 weeks.
A fucking terror.

My name is URL

It's funny that the settlement amount has not been made public considering it's the public that will be paying it.

Minstrel27

jimmynokia wrote: »

So how much did he get? just as a matter of interest he deserves what he got.
Why is this sum been hidden

Maybe the priest doesn't want you to know.

Ghandee

My name is URL wrote: »

It's funny that the settlement amount has not been made public considering it's the public that will be paying it.

Good point

My name is URL

dixiefly wrote: »

I agree with Fulton Crown. Heads must roll at RTE over this. I was told that "a seven figure sum" was mentioned on a radio station.

In my mind the reporter in question, the editor / producer of the programme and the director of television should be sacked over this.

And Miriam O'Callaghan.. just for good measure.

jimmynokia

Ghandee wrote: »

My name is URL wrote: »

It's funny that the settlement amount has not been made public considering it's the public that will be paying it.

Good point

thats my initial question why is this been kept a secret.
maybe they cant afford it but then again they are already broke.

AudreyHepburn

anon123456 wrote: »

Yes, it is a terrible mistake for RTE to make. But Fr. Reynolds must be pretty happy with the money he's gotten out of this.

I hope you're joking :rolleyes:

jimmynokia

Minstrel27 wrote: »

jimmynokia wrote: »

So how much did he get? just as a matter of interest he deserves what he got.
Why is this sum been hidden

Maybe the priest doesn't want you to know.

we will take him to confession so
i dont think thats the case its rte hiding again.

vicwatson

Did anybody hear the statement/apology by RTE tonight after the news? It was like speed reading.... if only Eileen Dunne read their (bad) news as fast we'd be laughing !

starbelgrade

The read out the correction about half an hour ago just before Prime Time started.

The woman reading it belted through the text so fast, one would be forgiven for thinking that RTE didn't really want to give you a whole lot of time to digest what was actually being said.

Though I'm sure they meant it in a heartfelt way.

baldbear

vicwatson wrote: »

Did anybody hear the statement/apology by RTE tonight after the news? It was like speed reading.... if only Eileen Dunne read their (bad) news as fast we'd be laughing !

Heard it. Twas fairly speedy alright.

Aoife Kavanagh should be sacked over that allegation. So the money the priest gets its from basically us!! Feck RTE.

AudreyHepburn

No amount of money could ever make up for what Fr. Reynolds has been put through. His reputation is ruined, he was forced to leave his home and could have ended up in prison and on the sex offenders register.

I for one am happy to help pay for his compensation. If all that matters to you about this situation is how much Fr Reynolds is paid then you've either missed/ignored the point or you need to seriously reevaluate your priorities imo.

TheZohanS

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

No amount of money could ever make up for what Fr. Reynolds has been put through. His reputation is ruined, he was forced to leave his home and could have ended up in prison and on the sex offenders register.

I for one am happy to help pay for his compensation. If all that matters to you about this situation is how much Fr Reynolds is paid then you've either missed/ignored the point or you need to seriously reevaluate your priorities imo.

It's the child I feel sorry for.

AudreyHepburn

TheZohan wrote: »

It's the child I feel sorry for.

Which child?

starbelgrade

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

No amount of money could ever make up for what Fr. Reynolds has been put through. His reputation is ruined, he was forced to leave his home and could have ended up in prison and on the sex offenders register.

I for one am happy to help pay for his compensation. If all that matters to you about this situation is how much Fr Reynolds is paid then you've either missed/ignored the point or you need to seriously reevaluate your priorities imo.

I'm not happy to have to contribute towards his compensation, no more than I was happy about the indemnity deal that the taxpayer ended up paying for after the church were found guilty of committing & covering up sexual crimes.

It seems that if priests either commit sexual crimes or don't commit sexual crimes then the only ones who ever have to pay up are the taxpayers.

AudreyHepburn

starbelgrade wrote: »

I'm not happy to have to contribute towards his compensation, no more than I was happy about the indemnity deal that the taxpayer ended up paying for after the church were found guilty of committing & covering up sexual crimes.

It seems that if priests either commit sexual crimes or don't commit sexual crimes then the only ones who ever have to pay up are the taxpayers.

You sound almost annoyed he's been found innocent tbh

He deserves the compensation.

starbelgrade

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

You sound almost annoyed he's been found innocent tbh

He deserves the compensation.

I'm not annoyed that he is innocent & I agree that he deserves compensation.

However, I am annoyed that it's the state that will foot the bill for this and that those who oversaw the fuck up in the first place will get away scott free.

Gee Bag

It's probably just as well that RTE have to give away money, otherwise they might have spent it on a Fair City X-mas special.

Miss Olenska

starbelgrade wrote: »

The read out the correction about half an hour ago just before Prime Time started.

Oh, they aired the apology again tonight?

(Don't have RTE1 in these parts tonight - fúck you, Truskmore!)

biko

Some libellous posts removed. We don't want Fr Kevin suing boards ok?

Wertz

My name is URL wrote: »

It's funny that the settlement amount has not been made public considering it's the public that will be paying it.

Don't be silly... it'll be raised from ad revenue :rolleyes:

Red Alert

Has any action been taken against Aoife Kavanagh by RTE?

mikom

Settlement and legal fees to reach 5 million.
Well done RTE, more tax payers money wasted.

Unfortunately Hugo Brady Brown was not available for comment.

punchdrunk

I can in no way imagine Fr Kevin will keep the cash,a hefty donation to a local charity would be a PR coup to the church,and go some way to restore his reputation

Bosco boy

starbelgrade wrote: »

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

No amount of money could ever make up for what Fr. Reynolds has been put through. His reputation is ruined, he was forced to leave his home and could have ended up in prison and on the sex offenders register.

I for one am happy to help pay for his compensation. If all that matters to you about this situation is how much Fr Reynolds is paid then you've either missed/ignored the point or you need to seriously reevaluate your priorities imo.

I'm not happy to have to contribute towards his compensation, no more than I was happy about the indemnity deal that the taxpayer ended up paying for after the church were found guilty of committing & covering up sexual crimes.

It seems that if priests either commit sexual crimes or don't commit sexual crimes then the only ones who ever have to pay up are the taxpayers.

When were you ever happy with anything?

TheZohanS

punchdrunk wrote: »

I can in no way imagine Fr Kevin will keep the cash,a hefty donation to a local charity would be a PR coup to the church,and go some way to restore his reputation

Maybe it will go towards compensating the real rape victims of the catholic church...oh that's right the State pays for that don't we.

Bosco boy

TheZohan wrote: »

punchdrunk wrote: »

I can in no way imagine Fr Kevin will keep the cash,a hefty donation to a local charity would be a PR coup to the church,and go some way to restore his reputation

Maybe it will go towards compensating the real rape victims of the catholic church...oh that's right the State pays for that don't we.

About the most pathetic post I have ever read on boards.ie, what the **** has he got to do with those victims, maybe he has done more for victims in his time than you have had hot dinners! Just cause he has a coller on you can have a cheap shot, why not join primetime!!