A planned protest at Archbishop Desmond Connell's House in Dublin by victims of child sexual abuse scheduled for next Sunday has been cancelled.
Calls by victims for the resignation of Cardinal as Archbishop of Dublin have been withdrawn.
The move comes in the wake of a statement from the archdiocese saying it was "co-operating fully" with the gardaí in their investigations.
The Cardinal yesterday also confirmed he had agreed to give gardaí access to the diocesan files concerning complaints of child sexual abuse against diocesan priests.
The Irish Times has also learned that victims are to be actively involved in helping the archdiocese deal with problems arising from such abuse.
These decisions were announced after a meeting at Archbishop's House in Dublin yesterday.
It began at 11 a.m. and continued until nearly 4.15 p.m., when a brief press conference took place in the grounds.
In attendance was Cardinal Connell, Bishop Eamonn Walsh, who is Apostolic Administrator to Ferns diocese and an Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Mrs Marie Collins, who was abused by Father Paul McGennis, and Mr Ken Reilly, who was abused by Father Tony Walsh.
The meeting was agreed following Mr Reilly's announcement on December 22nd that he and Mrs Collins were organising a protest march on Archbishop's House for January 5th, during which a letter was to be handed in at Drumcondra calling for the Cardinal's resignation.