Church of Ireland bishop-elect Andrew Orr is reported to have admitted forging bank statements and transferring €1,000 from a discretionary fund for people in need into his personal account while serving as rector in Castleknock, Dublin, between 2005 and 2007. The allegations matter because he was elected Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in June, although his appointment has not yet been formally confirmed and no consecration date has been set.

Documents obtained by the Mail reportedly show the fund accumulated an overdraft of roughly €33,000 to €35,000, despite normally raising about €5,000 annually, and that parish operating funds were used to support it. An audit found the fund had been run improperly but found no evidence that Orr benefited financially; the documents also allege a claimed €10,500 fencing payment was fictitious and that he later acknowledged falsifying bank records. A similar dossier was reportedly circulated among clergy when Orr became archdeacon in 2022.