It's emerged the paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth wrote an angry letter from prison, criticising his Church and the media over their response to his conviction.

The letter was revealed at the Historical Institutional Abuse inquiry in Northern Ireland.

Smyth castigated a former leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland - the then Bishop Cathal Daly - for stating that his case had damaged the Church.

The serial child abuser's letter also blamed the media for creating an atmosphere of "shame" over his crimes.