 A colleague of Reynolds, Fr Arthur O’Neill revealed he had reported concerns about Fr Noel Reynolds when he was parish priest of Rathnew, Co Wicklow, and Fr Reynolds was parish priest in neighbouring Glendalough, but Reynolds was allowed to continue his duties.Reynolds later admitted that he abused more than 100 children in eight parishes.Reynolds resigned from his role as parish priest on health grounds but Connell neglected to inform National Rehabilitation Hospital authorities where Reynolds was to become chaplain in 1997 that Reynolds was a paedophile.