[1] In June 2002, Denis McCullough SC was retained by the bishops to investigate the allegations that those complaints had not received a proper response.
[2] As part of his investigation, McCullough approached the five seminarians who were believed to have been the core group who raised concerns, McGinnity, all of the surviving bishops who had been involved with alleged the complaints, and Micheál Ledwith.
[8] Nevertheless, the report also found that McGinnity may have expressed concerns about possible improprieties in Ledwith's relationship with some students, although once again it was in terms of general propensities rather than any specific claims.
According to the report, it seems that the lack of evidence meant that those looking into the issue felt that there was no foundation to the allegations, and subsequently McGinnity went on sabbatical.
[10] The Archbishop of Armagh, Cardinal Seán Brady stated, following the publication of The McCullough Report, that "those seminarians who expressed concern in the early eighties were acting in good faith.