1993: "The most talked-about woman in Ireland today"

Annie Murphy was the American woman who shook Catholic Ireland in the early 1990s by exposing Bishop Eamon Casey as the father of her son. Here she is interviewed on the Late Late Show with Gay Byrne. I've seen the interview uploaded in part elsewhere, but this is it in full.

[@clairemcginn4088]

Annie Murphy displayed such dignity, intelligence and integrity in the face of ignorance and cruelty.

[@Pauline-u2s]

💯

[@positvgal8]

💯

[@MargaretJaneLyons]

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[@tommongan553]

You're blind she was all about the money

[@tommongan553]

I'd say she got the broken bed scene from the quiet man😂

[@briankelly8710]

I watched this tonight and remember seeing it in 1993, breathtaking in how mysoginistic the whole thing is. Such class displayed by Annie Murphy in remaining incredibly dignified

[@lizlorraine463]

Totally agree! Chauvinistic males, and self-righteous audience women, playing the victims to support a sexually active secretive bishop they love. What a joke. It’s like devout Christian’s here in USA supporting a cheating, lying, criminal in trump. Truth hurts

[@marymolloy-vl8ef]

Awful way that woman was treated and he had his biased plants in the front row disgraceful

[@tomgreene1843]

Ah fairly typical of RTE ...then and now !

[@florenceobrien2822]

exactly alot priests bishops were paedos nothing done about it as church covered it up shame on them

[@andreamongey]

This is bullying from women at the time who had no voice fair play to Annie for talking the truth 😢

[@annette3085]

abi disappointed with interview I saw I live and feel Dear late Gay give her a hard interview but I loved Gay with more mature mind yoy see the wold is so different it was apaproiiate at time

[@tommongan553]

A clear liar . Couldn't keep eye contact when answering a question Clear as day a liar

[@joanheney1855]

Omg, I remember that interview and thought how unfeeling Gay was. But, after watching it all again I think what a horrible interview that was and how composed Anne stayed. I really hope we have come a long way since then. The way he allowed those people to speak to her for so long was just terrible.

[@joanheney1855]

Ps. The wrong in this was not what went on with the people involved, it was the terrible way this lady was treated by the Irish people and especially Gay Byrne ☘️☘️

[@timcotter8879]

I hope life worked out well for Annie and Peter, the way she was treated on the Late Late Show by Gay and the women lined up in the front row. ,,,lF his son is half the man his father was,, l loved her response to Gay when he said that,,, I am not so bad either,,,

[@amandaduggan3372]

Gay still acting like god of rte. Harangging the woman and the bishop a 5 times accused abuser. That we know of.

[@joanheney1855]

Such a pity that Gay was so horrible to this woman as he not only let her down but let himself down also. Just showed his real character and the Ireland the church groomed. Makes my stomach sick to watch the way that lady was treated and a lady she was and is.

[@admcdanny]

I was friends with Peter Murphy during my childhood in Simsbury, Connecticut, and also got to know his mother. They were lovely people. When the Eamon Casey scandal broke in 1992, I reconnected with Peter...but then we lost touch. I moved to Los Angeles in 1996, and am sorry I never connected with Annie while she was in Riverside, CA. Looking back, she was a woman with much bravery, and she and Peter were very, very kind to me.

[@DavidWhitty-o8d]

Well wasn't it his niece that said he sexualy assaulted her as a child. Obviously not that niece or was it.

[@timcotter8879]

It's so lovely to read your connection to Annie and Peter, it's a story I have followed and so impressed with Annie on the Late Late show, Not sure if you are aware of the present situation about Casey and if his body should be removed from the crypt under the church given to recent disclosures , Annie got a rough time from those women lined up against her on the Late Late show, l wonder what they think about Casey now and what he did to his niece and other children.

[@timcotter8879]

​@@DavidWhitty-o8dAnnie is the woman Casey had a child with.

[@marycahill6839]

I hope Annie and Peter are both ok and they feel vindicated that the real true colours of Eamonn Casey were revealed in recent times as the multiple child molester he was. I hope they are not affected by this but know that times have changed for the better since 1993. I think they’re welcome would be much better now.

[@carollucey111]

Annie was so brave, fair play to her for speaking her truth, little did she know about caseys prolific past and future. I pray she and her precious son are doing brilliant today🥰💖xx

[@positvgal8]

💯

[@nualadunne7420]

She died some years ago

[@barbararodgers1368]

How dare he treat this lady so badly.She has dignity, He is a looser.Funny how priest can have women . If it wasn’t her it would be someone else

[@tomohora5234]

I

[@Scotbarra]

Agree. Quite a bully indeed. Trying to justify his pal’s behaviour. Blame the victim tactics

[@AmandaBowe-be6vd]

I always felt gb was so patronizing...i remember him asking a man in the audience what he did for a living and when he said unemployed...he dismissed his comment...

[@Maguirearch]

That old woman in the pink cardigan (the Bishop's secretary) represents a very old fashioned reverence to the Clergy taking their side in blind obedience...and her sister in the glasses.

[@positvgal8]

💯

[@fionakelleher1663]

She is awful

[@bernadetteoreilly8369]

I was very disappointed in Gay Byrne that night. He treated Annie Murphy so badly.

[@distantrambler]

I agree he showed a small kindness that night.

[@mrwindsor9082]

Gay apologised, rightly, to Annie after this interview. He admitted that he had lost his professional objectivity during their discussion. She brushed off his apology. Annie told Gay that his brusque manner was mild compared to her treatment by the USA media. Annie told Gay that his antagonistic attitude towards her was indicative of the contemporary Irish people's view of her. Although a scandal at the time, Annie and Eamon's affair, was mild compared to the later revelations of clerical sexual abuse. These horrendous crimes were compounded by the Catholic Church and Irish state's failure to acknowledge and address the harm done.

[@pocketjeffs]

He was always incredibly patronising amd judgemental! I'm 35 now and as a young person at the time he encapsulated everything that bored me about certain irish people. My parents loved him of course. Everyone did

[@jackbuckley-oj5dp]

Wonder what the group in the front row would think of the Bishop now(if they are around)given the recent revelations about child sexual abuse?

[@timcotter8879]

My same thoughts, probably still hold the same views that they expressed on the night

[@timcotter8879]

@@jackbuckley-oj5dp Probably sadly still in denial,

[@norahickey975]

​them three were disgusting.

[@sharoncox4776]

That poor woman. How awful she was treated by all on that show - a total disgrace!

[@deireenpigott2344]

Gay not threet her well

[@marynolan3132]

Including Gay Byrne

[@fintonmainz7845]

Disgusting the way Byrne treated her and then he praised Casey.

[@frankthornton589]

100% horrible what was done to that lady

[@MarieHarvey-q8s]

Gay or public at that time knew nothing of his ‘peculiarities’ ! He appeared to be such a socialite while he now appears to be a paedophile….

[@maryhedderman]

OMG the way women were treated on the late late show Annie Murphy was a very elegant lady

[@danielcahill7618]

Massive stain on Gay Byrnes legacy.. that poor woman

[@timcotter8879]

Big time stain, You could see the tone in his voice early in the interview.Annie got a rough time from those women lined up against her on the night.I hope Annie and Peter are doing well, .

[@timcotter8879]

@@bettymermaid8346 Thanks for that, l am beyond sad to hear that about Annie, a dignified woman even under scurrilous attack especially on the Late Late Show.l hope Peter is doing well.

[@timcotter8879]

Oh the tone in his voice was evident early in the interview.

[@bettymermaid8346]

@@timcotter8879 . Annie is alive and living in New York. Her husband died and she lives with her sister now. Nice photo of her at 75 on google.

[@timcotter8879]

@@bettymermaid8346 There's was one particular part of the Late Late show that stands out,,,,You were more experienced than the Bishop in so far as he was inexperienced, presumably. There is a big debate at the moment as to whether his remains should be taken up from the crypt ,a lot of people have said that they will not put a foot inside the church door while there is a paedophile underneath and it is a mockery to others who are in the crypt, l was reading last night how Archbishop Mc Quaid at the time got booked by Edna Ó Brien banned.

[@jacqui9176]

Byrne was mean to this lady, shame on him!

[@timcotter8879]

He surely was bad to her.You could hear it early on in the tone in his voice, Condescending

[@bettymermaid8346]

@@timcotter8879 I remember watching this when it was broadcast. Was in shock how dreadfully abnoxious Gay was with Annie.And then the holier than thou group in the audience added to it. The secretary could have lost a couple of teeth there with her vicious spewing. The dignity Annie showed them was amazing. I never really liked Gay always thought he was too arrogant. Only watched because he had good guests on.

[@timcotter8879]

@@bettymermaid8346 l have the highest admiration for Annie and Peter, Annie was sent to Ireland to recover and I believe Annie's father thought the Bishop would take care of her, l will never forget the line up in the front row,,,,now Annie that never happened because,,,,

[@teijaflink2226]

How disgusting and sad that her father trusted the Bishop to help Annie and instead he used and abused a vulnerable woman.

[@timcotter8879]

@@teijaflink2226 lt surely was but a lot of people put the clergy on a pedestal. And we know how that went

[@connollybrid1984]

very brave woman to speak out.

[@maryfox7440]

??????

[@soeffingwhat]

Back then yes, now I think she would not be facing against so much. She did say in an interview a few years back that she is amazed at how Ireland has changed.

[@Munchkin.199.-.]

Absolutely horrendous how this lady was treated. She conducted herself with dignity

[@lipsaver]

Casey was a predator. He. Had no responsibility in life. An idiot. With. A goal. In mind. Annie. Wss very educated. And articulate. Gay. Was. Out to. HUMILIATE. HER. ON THST INTERVIEW NOTHING nowadays. These scandals. . Stilll going on . I hope. Annie. Finds. Great. Happiness. And.a long successful. Life.

[@eddyflanagan8867]

He was evil . A paedophile

[@marymcmahon2128]

What a woman she handled herself so well. People there should be ashamed of themselves

[@florenceobrien2822]

Absolutely

[@positvgal8]

💯...elements in Ireland back then were so backwards

[@appleeyes9476]

Wasnt she only 24 and him 46 or something. Even that tells you a lot. And sadly, if people dont kniw it later transpired he sexually abused at least 3 young girls, including one (his niece) as young as 5. 😢

[@aidanjoyce3248]

When she was taking a rogering from caseys big mickey it didn't matter to her what age he was.

[@seamusconlan9673]

What a great woman Annie Murphy is.

[@marienorman3731]

I am so proud of Annie Murphy, what a brave woman. I cannot imagine what she went through at the time and over the years. As for the the women in the audience attack her and as for Gay he was less than professional and very rude to her, there’s no words to describe their behaviour. She was stronger than any of them and I’m sure has no regrets and has had and given much love to her son Peter. I am full of admiration for you Annie Murphy. Live your best live💖

[@MarianPhillips-v4j]

Jealousy is all that's wrong with the rest.

[@user-cy4vw1qj9m]

@@gailm778 What does mean? Not what I think you mean I hope.

[@lesleymcshanemitchell9651]

@@MarianPhillips-v4j they were trying to diminish her And whitewash that awful man.Who tried to wheedle Out of his responsibility

[@maryteresaoflaherty1177]

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[@md21656]

This interview is twisted and unfair. Shame on this guy. I’ve have never seen this show, but his motive was to belittle this woman. She rose to the occasion. .

[@gwenfancello5384]

True.Thankfully Ireland is in a different position now. In those days the clergy ruled the country, the government were puppets of the Catholic Church.😮

[@meadowm1742]

Gay Byrne was absolutely disgraceful here. It amounted to a public pillioring of a refined lady and he stood back.

[@MissMaevisDavis]

We have to remember that “Bishop” Casey was revered and fooled every single person of a particular persuasion of his innocence. It is now public knowledge that this person abused his own niece from the ages of FIVE, and how many more. Ireland was still a very immature country in regards to abuse by the church at this time. It was only years later that it all came out. God Bless Sinead O’Connor for highlighting it, but see again, destroyed by the public and the press. Gay Byrne was guilty, like the rest of us, of believing the lies and deception of Casey and Cleary, lies, lies and more lies. We were a very different country then, we have grown up a bit more, but still a long way to go….

[@Cornerforward]

Byrne let himself down so much with this interview. He had his attack dogs in the audience ready for the second half of the interview. As we now know Casey was'nt the sexually inexperienced man we heard of in this interview.

[@marienorman3731]

Eamon Casey was NOT SO INNOCENT!!!!!!!!

[@magzb2642]

He was a paedophile .😢

[@TomMcgrath-qb2er]

Þrue it takes two to tango

[@positvgal8]

The deluded catholics on this Island want to deny the truth...simple as....denial is a powerful state of being& a defense...

[@timcotter8879]

@@marienorman3731 Far from innocent as it turned out.

[@timcotter8879]

@@marienorman3731 As Annie said,,,,He was experienced and a good kisser,

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Annie was 💯 % RIGHT not to ADOPT out her CHILD.

[@florenceobrien2822]

oh the shame of it the church would think hush hush annie did right

[@bidbadgray]

How many woman had to give up their children that were raped by the those fuckers, because they would never be believed. Probably put into mad house's as punishment. Bastards

[@CatherineComerford-n8b]

It takes two to tango.Bishop Casey wasnt as holy or innocent as people thought he was years ago.

[@timcotter8879]

Obviously not given recent exposures.

[@Bulshie]

Gay Byrne: "Well, you (Annie) were rather more experienced (in sexual relationships) than he was; insofar as he was totally inexperienced in such matters". The same old jaded assumptions and prejudices. But we now know the truth about the respective experience of the two, and that "in such matters" Annie was by far the most innocent at the time.

[@Munchkin.199.-.]

Annie was most definitely the most innocent and intelligent by far . How dare anyone treat this lady in this way 🥰

[@alanfleming196]

Love Annie she is a wise courageous and beautiful soul.

[@cubs6583]

Gay was a total one sided prick that night and he was probably way more experienced than Annie, wonderful lady and a class act

[@feargusc]

What a difficult thing to watch. I remember this when it was aired and had little inkling of just what an inflection point it was on Ireland's trajectory into the future. Annie Murphy took the heat of the first angry pangs of denial for a nation that needed to admit what huge problems it had been cultivating for so long. Like Sinead O' Connor and some other early whistleblowers, at least she's lived long enough to see the country transform unrecognisably in attitudes in a single generation.

[@MargaretDeakin-d6m]

Once again women are held to a higher standard of moral behaviour. Eve the temptress. A bishop should be held to account far more than a woman recovering from abuse.

[@breeirish5743]

That finished me with Gay Byrne, he was friends with Casey and was not impartial on the night. He treated Annie so poorly and she had huge patience in the face of the negativity Gay showed.

[@morrigansraven]

You're right. That was one of the most biased interviews I've ever seen. If he really wanted Annie as a guest on the Late Late, but knew that he could not be impartial, due to his friendship with Casey, I really think that he should have had someone else conduct the interview in his stead for that leg of the show.

[@tonyflanagan4259]

Annie was selling book and possible films so the good with bad I'd say

[@breeirish5743]

@@tonyflanagan4259 I never saw any film made. Yes she had the book. She was confronted with friends and relatives of Casey whilst she was alone. Where are they now about his newly alleged crimes, some with a child relative.

[@timcotter8879]

Totally agree.

[@michaelwalsh9145]

⁠@@tonyflanagan4259did you see what he was up to in that program last week? I wonder what she thinks of him now molesting his niece and many more young girls.

[@johnobrien7860]

Byrne was so horrid In the way he set her up.

[@carolmccabe4359]

I remember watching this as a young woman and Gay B made me feel ill his judgement of Annie was v unpleasant to say the least 😢

[@roger_melly5025]

Not Gay's finest hour - this interview 😒😒

[@Miss_PANDAS]

This interview is mad. I know nobody knew it at the time, but Casey has since been found guilty of molesting at least three women when they were girls. This guy was a predator, and even though Annie had sensationalized her affair, she was in her twenties at the time; bishop Casey completely took advantage of an immature and vulnerable woman. It's him that deserves the rebuke, not her.

[@noraoconnor1895]

U need to have evidence before u accuse someone of these crimes, u could be charged with slander and find urself in prison so be v careful with ur language.!!

[@Miss_PANDAS]

@@noraoconnor1895Well two of his victims received compensation and his niece was only 5 at the time she claimed he abused her. Most priests are child molesters, I don't think that's news to anyone. I'm certainly not worried about defaming some dead pedophile priest who should of spent his years in a jail cell.

[@morrigansraven]

@@noraoconnor1895 The Church compensated his niece, Patricia O'Donovan, who was only five years old when he r***d her. The compo in itself is an admission of guilt. Plus there were many reports regarding Casey and his conduct toward young children to authorities in the UK, going back years, that the Church hushed up.

[@socrates123ish]

what a biased creature you seem to be..

[@conorsmith8551]

​@@noraoconnor1895slander?? Hahahaha the man is dead

[@ethereal5115]

Talking a child from it's mother is a masculine centred notion inflicted on society....woman being the dependants ensured their complicity.. She was a vulnerable woman but her mother's strength shone through.

[@peterlawlees2584]

This women changed Ireland for the better. Disappointed in Gay.

[@bridgeteasterbrook619]

What an amazing woman. Thank you for standing your ground with Byrne.

[@md21656]

This show was taken off the air I'm assuming. The worst thing I have ever seen on television. The hos t was an egomaniac.

[@mariecarton8611]

Gay Byrne was a legend. Missed very much by us all. But his behaviour was directly related to his own 2 daughters adoption from the Convent.

[@katoness]

@@mariecarton8611 What are you on about? Lots of people disliked byrne, a condescending and patronising ass.

[@iseultbourke4692]

@@mariecarton8611 How so? Would that not make him more sympathetic?

[@MarieHarvey-q8s]

Not taking off air! Watching it at present ??

[@margueritelamari5481]

Annie Murphy is a brave beautiful lady. Who has done a great job bring up her son. I hope she has found happiness in her life.

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Gay is sickening the way he makes out that a Archbishop can't be a man and is oh so innocent...and feagile and newds to be projected!! Sigh 😕 😞 😌

[@sheilaoneil18]

Innocent my foot!!!

[@victorias8865]

I'm late to this story. How brave of Annie Murphy to tell this story. I can't believe that Gay Byrne has just referred to Eamon Casey as 'so innocent'.

[@BridieGroarke]

Annie Murphy well done to you. I am so sorry you had to endure such ridicule. I would love to think your story would be believed and met with respect to day.

[@writersblockmemoirs]

Annie Murphy was so dignified and articulate. I remember watching this live and was appalled at some of the comments directed at her. I will say though, Gay softened his stance towards her in later years.

[@tonimcnamara2806]

Gayton was out of order

[@aidankelly840]

she was a victim church bishop then gay burn rte how would gay Byrne like it if the shoe was on the other foot and his daughter has a child for the bishop poor lady she was victimized end of story

[@maryfox7440]

She is not a victim she knew exactly what she was doing

[@aidankelly840]

@@maryfox7440 been abused by the so called church she was only 1 of many you seem to be jealous

[@maryfox7440]

@@aidankelly840 it appears you have a beef with the church and you are trying to justify Annie Murphy's Reckless Behavior having an affair with the bishop. Then she has the gall to write a tell-all book about the affair. From the beginning I believe she knew exactly what she was doing and the possible outcome of the event but decided to go ahead anyway. Let's agree to disagree on that on this matter. Goodbye

[@connollybrid1984]

not Gay's best interview

[@timcotter8879]

.No Doubt about that.

[@thereseflynn7615]

She's a very sincere person

[@patriciawhelan6376]

After everything that came out not long after Annie gave her story, I wonder what Gay's thoughts were about this interview.

[@angelamass8405]

Iv just watched this interview this poor woman was being attacked from elderly sad females that probably fantised about this mam in a frock. He's a man like any other taking advantage of a girl who had some mental health problems. Here we go again with frustrated Irish priest. I wished I'd been in the studio that day tight laced frustrated people who spoke on this. Hope she had a lovely life with her son.

[@paulinelee1762]

What a Disgusting way to treat a guest on your show ! Shame Shame Shame on the late Gay Byrne for his Snide remarks and allowing those Scumbags in the audience to speak to her like that ! Not One Bit of Blame was put on Casey the Dirty Rat who gave his Innocent Son just 5 Mins of his time ! Like I say Truly Disgusting behaviour from them All. Annie you were just Beautiful, You stood your ground against All of them ! You certainly came out Best against there Blind Loyalty to The Bishop ! Wishing you and Peter All The Very Best of Good Luck in the future ! Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year to you both ! XXXXX

[@ellegraham4603]

Annie hold your head high.👋💚🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@sionnachog894]

Gaybo's contempt for Annie Murphy is barely hidden in this clip.

[@pascalennis9123]

I think,Gay byrne loved Casey more than Annie did

[@patriciamoore6212]

We all know about this man now .

[@eddieomordha9718]

Having an affair with a woman like Annie Murphy was one thing but not illegal. What he is alleged to have done with children is criminal. I believe the children and his niece.

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

ANNIE is very beautuful

[@mariewilliams602]

Gay Byrne was such an awful rude man doing this interview I remember I totally went off him after it 😢

[@TheRachelphillips73]

The women coming to Caseys defence, if they are alive today they are eating their words . Bunch of vultures!

[@RoisinOReillyOfficial]

Gay said "What woman doesn't pursue it?"...My question ...What man doesn't pursue it? She is excellent. I was a fan of Gay Byrne (RIP) to the end however this is one interview that I feel he would have done differently if he were to do it again . She was amazing in the circumstance.

[@marienorman3731]

Well done lady, God forgive the people who speak badly of you.

[@positvgal8]

'Coquettish'...a word uttered from Gay in reference to Annie...how judgemental and inappropriate at 30:00...😢 she reared her son single handedly while his father disowned him & denied his responsibilities & Gay has the audacity to call him a great man & not compliment her for keeping & rearing her child in the face of Eamonn trying to undermine her & make her give the child for adoption by calling into question her ability to be a good mother...wow ..male arrogant chauvinism on Gay's part...Annie did herself proud under the circumstances imo💔

[@katieb2098]

I think it's more the "upper-class " section in Ireland look down on everyone, even today still .

[@positvgal8]

Just look at how women & their bodies have been used & controlled, oh & then blame them & take their children!!...well done Annie in being so strong in the face of male bullies in all arenas: church, media, society.... powerful enlightened women are given a particularly hard time in holding to account endemic abuse of females😪💔

[@meadowm1742]

​@@katieb2098Nothing upper class about that bunch. Craw thumping peasantry more like.

[@timcotter8879]

My God we now know what Casey turned out to be, ,I wonder will he removed from the crypt.As Gay said ,,,if his son turns out to be half the man his father was,,, isn't he lucky he didn't.

[@marienorman3731]

Well said Annie

[@marynolan3132]

How many of the those people in the late late show ,where Gay interviewed Annie are ALIVE today ,now that the Irish nation accept that Bishop Casey was a child sex abuser. How do those hostile people NOW sleep at night ,in peace. Their hostility was such an "" insulated ignorance"". Their own cousin was Casey's victim at 5 years of age. How many relative announce their blood connection to Cast today. !!!!

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

Her son seems to be doing well today.

[@md21656]

It’s funny the Bishop did not deny it. How lame of these people. He is going to develop a relationship and he is not his son????? I must buy the book. Good luck to Annie and Peter. These people were not in the bedroom.

[@peterwomersley]

he decries the explicitness and then asks explicit questions

[@positvgal8]

This interview was allowed to become a witch hunt💔...the woman in pink was utterly disrespectful of Annie...& that should have been handled by Gay imo...it shows Gays chauvinism & he should at all costs 'mind' his interviewees...that's his job.

[@barbaratraynor6422]

It took a lot of courage to speak out

[@elizabethmckeown9763]

Bishop Casey innocent!!! That lady is telling the truth She is the innocent one.🇮🇪

[@md21656]

You care more about a cheating bishop than a young boy. All he wanted was to know his dad. That bishop was nervy.

[@MrSandalwood]

The blind will never see.. this presenter is incredibly agenda driven...the presenter should be ashamed

[@mosw23]

Thankfully that style of interview is no longer tolerated.. Gay Byrne was a disgrace showing his narrow kindness

[@user-cy4vw1qj9m]

God rest Gay but he gave her a terrible time.

[@nualadunne7420]

Casey weren't innocent as it turned out ,he controlled Annie ...

[@sarahmurphy-nf4yl]

Clearly many of the women who claim to know Bishop Casey well have never heard of House devil Street angel syndrome!! 😇

[@mariecarton8611]

The women and man talking from the front row were planted to cause her the most pain. Did anybody read her book ?. I did and found it very well written. The part with the Cross was very telling. The book was written when Casey refused to acknowledge his son.

[@catherinecepuder3520]

What a sad and pathetic bunch of people in the audience, bleating like sheep as they try to protect "Their Bishop". Eamonn Casey was a man who succumbed to his emotional feelings in the moment and expressed them in a normal sexual fashion. He had a cosmic connection to Annie Murphy and she to him, the result was their son Peter, who now lives his life on his own cosmic level having inherited good human qualities from both his mother and father. Hopefully Ireland has become more enlightened since this archaic interview!

[@star3006]

My Thoughts And Prayers 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿are with Bishops Casey’s Victims 😢😢🌍🌍🇮🇪

[@TeresaKeane25]

Where are those women now !!! The secretary and her sister ? Wonder what they think after all that has been revealed since,regarding the bishop

[@dawnburke2756]

Shameful & brainwashed . We all know here in Ireland the cover ups & lies .

[@gerarddoyle2891]

All religions are ‘man made’ and the prime purpose was ‘follow the money.’

[@maureenmartin4730]

Why did Gay think Bishop Casey had no experience ??

[@julieodonnell8433]

documentary on tonight might answer that question.

[@star3006]

How Bishop Casey Fooled him 👿

[@taraann7753]

She’s a very truthful lady..Priests should be allowed to Marry and have a family..we live in modern and fast changing times but the Catholic Church is stuck in the past..time for change.

[@magzb2642]

I would find a man of the cloth a creepy partner.. not surprised he abused children ~a true psychopath ..vile man..

[@MarieHarvey-q8s]

And his last comment ‘If you’re Son ……… Horrendous!!

[@Annekeandrew]

What a disgrace the way she was treated. These two fell in love, that is human.

[@ThereseArthurs]

Annie has every right to voice her opinion these people just want to bring her down what a load of crap going to read this book now

[@colettelarkin9588]

Good God, both Gay and the audience gave Annie such a hard time - shows how men were still the poor victim and women to blame in the 70's and STILL in the 90's!!! Annie was both honest and gracious in my opinion - it just didn't suit the listeners. So glad that more had come to light in the meantime showing that things were not as innocent as they seemed back then. Disgraceful behaviour everyone. 😢

[@janetclaireSays]

A true lady.

[@maureenmartin4730]

Wonder where she is now??? And her son???? She was lovely looking… shame the way they were both treated

[@darnick54]

I’m glad my parents had gone before the abuse scandals broke, stating with Casey. Lifelong catholics, they trusted the church implicitly and stayed true to their faith till death. It would have broken their hearts to learn of the crimes and cover ups . A tragedy for all who trusted and for all the many decent priests who have been tarnished by association. Never again will the church wield such power over people.

[@williammcdonagh1216]

God bless you Annie Murphy you are a good mother and kind lady 🙏🏽🕯️

[@petercosgrove6530]

There is nothing in scripture which would prevent any bishop, priest etc from having a normal sexual relationship.

[@jenniferholden9397]

It takes two to tango, she wasn’t the one who took a vow of chastity. Why do they pretend/lie when we all know about the abuse that they inflict on people who put their trust in them. Sociopathic tendency’s, they use their their long black dresses as a form of control.

[@madsquidly]

Byrne was a disgrace

[@clairetierney1373]

This was a complete witch hunt, we'll done Annie on keeping your dignity❤