Most of the allegations referred to incidents said to have occurred between 1960 and 1989

Church’s moderator tells annual gathering of decision making body it has endured ‘tough’ period over child protection shortcomings

In a Word ... Fiction

June began to ‘clean’ my place weekly after she had done the same for my landlady. ‘Weakly’ might be a more appropriate term

Warmly welcomed former taoiseach Bertie Ahern wishes Muslims `Eid Mubarak’ at ceremony

In a Word ... Climate

Patrick Pearse looked into his heart to determine what Irish people wanted. Some are still at it today

Rite & Reason: Even before becoming Pope, Leo was critical of Trump’s policies

In a Word ... Offers

Kesh Govan, who worked in Ireland from 2004 to 2007, is alleged to have abused girls in a UK youth group

Reasons to be cheesed off, Part 4

While the current US president takes to social media to hurl obscenities at his enemies, politicians have not always been so graceless

Migrants’ council chair says it is deeply regrettable that Act provides for detention of children, even if as a last resort

Inquiry is not limited to schools run by religious orders, says chair

Groups funded by ‘ideological entities, many from outside the State’ are spreading distorted narrative, chair of bishops’ council says