A judge has ordered that the name of a 76-year-old man accused of abusing ten children over a 12-year period can be published.
Patrick O'Brien, a former Church of Ireland lay worker from Knocklyon Road, Templeogue in Dublin, has been charged with 75 counts of indecent assault between 1977 and 1989.
The alleged offences occurred in a number of locations including Dublin, Kildare, Westmeath, as well as on a boat in Loughrea in Co Galway and at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
Judge Cormac Dunne ruled that the media could identify the accused following an application by RTÉ.
Mr O'Brien was arrested this morning by gardaí from the Child Protection Unit and charged with 75 counts of indecent assault on ten children - all male.
One of the indecent assault charges at St Patrick's Cathedral relates to a three-year period from 1977 to 1980, while another spans four years from 1978 to 1982.
Detective Garda Anthony Moloney from the Child Protection and Human Exploitation Bureau told the court that he arrested Mr O'Brien at 8.10am and when he was charged he replied "no comment" to each of the alleged offences.
There was no garda objection to bail and no application for legal aid.
Judge Dunne granted Mr O'Brien bail on his own bond of €500 on condition that he surrender his passport, sign on daily and live at the same address on the charge sheet.
The judge also said it was implicit that he was not to interfere with witnesses.
Mr O'Brien was remanded to appear in court again for service of the Book of Evidence on 28 July.
