According to this brief November, 2002 news item at http://cathnews.acu.edu.au/211/143.php, a miracle attributed to Matt Talbot was rejected by the Vatican. It is surprising that no additional information about this important story has been found online.
Some months later, in July, 2003, a news item titled, "All Matt Talbot saint-maker needs is a miracle," was published and can be found at http://cathnews.acu.edu.au/307/38.php
In June, 2004, the article titled, "Bid for New Irish Saint," appeared, stating that Catholic clerics from the pulpits were appealing for people who were cured from addiction through prayers to Matt Talbot to come forward. This item can be found at
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040627/ai_n12899095
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