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Nine News: Brendan Wright reports on secret talks that have been taking place in the Philippines that it is hoped will lead to the release of the elderly priest
A spokesman for the Columban Fathers here has said they are convinced that Fr Michael Sinnott remains alive since his kidnap 18 days ago.
Fr Donie Hogan told RTE News that the 79-year-old Wexford man would be of no use to his captors if he was allowed to die.
He said the Missionary Society was confident Fr Sinnott was being held in an area where his kidnappers could contact get the vital medication he needs since undergoing a quadruple heart bypass four years ago.
