THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26TH 2009:Murphy report published. It finds child sexual abuse was covered up by the Dublin archdiocese and other church authorities, facilitated by the State, for almost 30 years.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH 2009:Taoiseach Brian Cowen says it is up to religious organisations and their members to determine the "appropriateness" of individuals to hold ecclesiastical office.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny calls on all bishops implicated in the report to resign immediately.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2009:Speaking on RTÉ 1's Prime Timeprogramme, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says he is writing to the auxiliary bishops who served in Dublin and who were named in the Dublin diocesan report.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 24th 2009:Bishop Eamonn Walsh and Bishop Raymond Field tender their resignations after coming under intense pressure from the media and victims' groups.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 8TH 2010:A letter is sent to Pope Benedict by victims in Dublin calling on him to accept "without any further delay" the offers of resignation from bishops Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 15TH 2010:A top Vatican official tells Irish bishops in Rome for talks that clergy who had sinned must admit blame for "abominable acts".
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11TH 2010:In a letter to priests in Dublin, Archbishop Martin says Bishops Walsh and Field will remain as auxiliary bishops.
