The Police Ombusdman Report is very helpful, Robbie. Thanks for the link.

It does appear that intelligence information gave strong reason to suspect that that Fr. Chesney was a leader in the IRA unit involved, not merely a bystander. Still, I think it would have been irresponsible for the Catholic Church to allow him to remain assigned in a place where he could do harm.

If he was moved to the Republic of Ireland, did that mean he was immune from prosecution for a crime committed in Northern Ireland?

I see in the Ombudsman report that one person was arrested in 1972 in connection with the bombings, but later released, and that others were arrested and released in 2005. Was anyone ever found to be responsible for this bombing? While it does appear that Chesney may have had some involvement, is there any information about the people who were primarily responsible?

-Joe-