Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan is among leading members of the Irish clergy locked in talks with the Pope about clerical child abuse.

An unprecedented series of meetings is taking place in the Vatican over the next two days to discuss the fall-out from the Murphy and Ryan reports.

Survivors groups are calling for a full apology from the Church and assurances that steps will be taken to prevent more cover-ups.

Bishop Drennan is resisting calls from survivor groups to step down.