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BBC News
20-05-2025
- BBC News
Canon Patrick McEntee on trial accused of abusing boys in school
A County Tyrone priest has gone on trial on historical indecent assault charges against five young Patrick McEntee, 70, from Esker Road, Dromore, faces a total of nine counts of indecent assault dating back to the late McEntee, who was a teacher at St Michael's College in Enniskillen, has denied all the prosecution told Dungannon Crown Court that during the late 1970s and into the 1980s, Canon McEntee abused young boys who were pupils at the school. It was alleged that the priest took the boys, who were aged between 11 and 17, into his private quarters where some of the boys were made to sit on his knee or touched jury was told that it would have to decide if the priest's action "was pastoral care or sexual deviance".He is charged with four counts of indecent assault on one male between 1988 and is also a single count of indecently assaulting a second male between 1980 and are a further four counts of indecent assault against three males that allegedly occurred between 1978 and 1987. Accused 'categorically denied the allegations' The court heard that during a police interview Canon McEntee denied ever having touched boys in the way described, saying the allegation was "outrageous".During his second police interview Canon McEntee provided a written statement saying he "categorically denied the allegations" and then refused to answer police court heard that some of the witness testimony would come in the form of video from County Monaghan, Canon McEntee taught religious studies at St Michael's and was the college president from 1994 until has been a priest for more than 45 years and has been the parish priest of St Davog's in Dromore since March 2023, the Diocese of Clogher announced he had been granted a leave of absence while an alleged safeguarding issue was McEntee is on continuing bail of £500 and banned from any contact with the complainants and any person aged under 16.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Silver medal for Luke at Leinster/Connacht Championships
Enniskillen swimmer Luke Lannon impressed at the Leinster/Connacht Regional Championships in Dublin last weekend, returning home with a silver medal and a series of personal bests that have earned his place at the Irish Youth and Senior Summer Nationals. 14-year-old Luke, a student at St Michael's College and a member of Longford Swim Club, is aged up to compete in the 15/16-year-old category, took on a demanding race schedule over three days at the National Aquatic Centre. The highlight for Luke was the 1500m freestyle, where he swam with control and determination to secure a well-deserved silver medal in one of the most gruelling events of the meet. In the 400m freestyle, Luke knocked almost two seconds off his personal best to post a time of 4:51.40, finishing second in his heat and ranking as the third-fastest 15-year-old overall, which also secured his fourth qualifying time for the Irish Summer Nationals. Luke continued his strong form with a 5th-place finish in both the 400m Individual Medley and the 200m Backstroke, and rounded out the weekend with an 8th-place finish in the 200m Individual Medley, setting another personal best of 2:39.50, a five-second improvement on his entry time. He now prepares to represent Longford Swim Club once again in mid and long-distance events at the summer national championships.
