Main pic: Fr Eddie Gallagher at a previous sitting of Derry Magistrate’s Court. Photo: Northwest Newspix
Police are working to contact possible victims in a case involving a former Donegal priest charged with child sex offences, a court has heard.
Fr Edward ‘Eddie’ Gallagher (58), of Orchard Park, Lifford, is charged with one count of attempted sexual communication with a child between 2 April and 17 April this year.
He faces seven further charges, including inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and causing a child to watch sexual activity, alleged to have taken place on 17 April.
Derry Magistrates’ Court was told today that detectives have now completed the examination of electronic devices in the case. A previous hearing was informed there could be more than 60 possible victims.
Today’s court was told the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is liaising with other police services as part of the investigation.
According to BBC Northern Ireland, defence barrister Stephen Chapman acknowledged the update but said the exercise to contact the people could “potentially take a very long time.”
He said the defence would need a more “detailed update as to what needs to be done and what is being done”.
Deputy District Judge Trevor Browne said the defence would need to be given “some sort of structured outline” of the investigation’s progress.
The case was adjourned until next month and Fr Eddie Gallagher was remanded back into custody.
Police working to contact possible victims of former Donegal priest was last modified: October 9th, 2025 by Staff Writer
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