‘Justice was done,’ says Willow Park abuse survivor after ex-teacher Peter Kelly jailed for 10 years
‘At 11 years of age I never stood a chance,’ says original complainant who first made allegations to the south Dublin school 25 years ago
Clerical abuse
‘We have betrayed the trust’: Presbyterian Church apologises to parishioners for ‘inexcusable’ failures
Church’s acting leadership appealed to abuse survivors to come forward in statement read to parishioners on Sunday
Victim of abuse by priest at St Colman’s College, Newry to receive £170,000 in damages
Man sued Diocese of Dromore over historic physical and sexual assaults by Malachy Finnegan between 1979 and 1985
Investigating historic schools abuse a ‘major pull’ on Garda resources, authority warns
Fewer offences of possession of child sexual abuse material due to resource issues at online child exploitation unit
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s remains removed from Galway cathedral
Bishop’s remains have been moved from the cathedral crypt and entrusted to his family’s care
Sex abuse in schools: State accused of ignoring its liability for redress
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
School principal jailed for indecent assault at Blackrock school described as ‘an ogre’
Aidan Clohessy was principal of St Augustine’s School, Blackrock, Co Dublin, from the early 1970s until 1993
Spiritans commit to redress scheme for school abuse survivors in attempt to ‘offer atonement’
Head of congregation Fr Brendan Carr says it is seeking to be ‘accountable at this time for what happened in another time’
Highest number of abuse allegations in 16 years received by Catholic Church’s safeguarding body
Board reports 50 per cent rise in number of claims lodged this year in wake of scoping inquiry into religious schools
Brendan Comiskey obituary: Bishop who resigned over mishandling of child abuse cases
He was part of a group of prelates seeking to create a moderate, more liberal church
Michael O’Brien obituary: Former mayor of Clonmel who became an advocate for survivors of clerical abuse
O’Brien was widely praised after making a powerful contribution to RTÉ’s Questions & Answers in 2009
Brendan Comiskey: Bishop admitted his best efforts to deal with abuse allegations were ‘not good enough’
Co Monaghan native resigned at centre of storm that led to Ferns report, which set a template for various future statutory reports into abuse
‘I begged my parents to take me out of the school but they wouldn’t': Survivors on their abuse at the hands of Jesuits
Former pupils speak about abuse at Belvedere College in Dublin and Coláiste Iognáil in Galway
Spiritans have paid €8.8m in settlements to 125 abuse survivors since 1998
Incidents of sexual abuse by Spiritans were among 2,395 allegations at 308 schools run by religious orders
Jesuits to move special primary school in Ballsbridge to grounds of Gonzaga College in Ranelagh
Sale of building on Northumberland Road will go towards cost of new premises
The Jesuit teacher I knew was a bully, a sadist and a predatory paedophile
As 2021 dawned, no Jesuit had been named as a sexual abuser of children; now we have 18. But we know there are more
‘I thought I was the only one‘: Woman feels validated after Fr Shaun Curran named among 15 Jesuits credibly accused of abuse
Former Belvedere College teacher has largest number of recorded complaints against him, according to Jesuit document
Former Belvedere pupil says Jesuit teacher Jack Leonard ‘took pleasure’ in violence
Diocese of Raphoe notes that alleged child sex abuser Fr Diarmuid Ó Péicín had ministry there in the 1980s
Fifteen named Jesuits accused of child sex abuse were moved to new roles by order
Publication follows earlier naming of others which led to victims coming forward
Fifteen Irish Jesuits ‘credibly accused of child abuse’
Publication of names by congregation follows an investigation into the files of 37 dead Jesuit priests or brothers
Have Your Say: Did you experience child sexual abuse by the Jesuits?
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Priests at top Irish schools were moved to other schools, sent to Irish parishes and abroad following child sex abuse complaints
Italy’s first report on Catholic clerical sex abuse finds more than 60 cases
Investigators into Catholic clerical sex abuse warn of ‘dark field’ beyond cases examined
Sexual abuse of children by priests was known ‘at all levels’ in Catholic Church, says Archbishop of Dublin
There was ‘no effort made to deal with perpetrators’ Dermot Farrell tells US Catholic TV network
Spiritan abuse survivor group raises concern statutory inquiry could set back justice and support programmes
Restore Together writes to Minister for Education Norma Foley seeking urgent meeting to discuss terms of reference of any such inquiry
Catholic Church child protection board received 252 abuse allegations
Great majority of allegations arose from incidents that took place in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
German Protestant churches riddled with sexual abuse and cover-ups, report finds
Forum Study suggests many church features prized by German Protestants facilitated rather than prevented sexualised violence and continue to hinder full disclosure
Trust that owns Christian Brothers schools included as defendant in historical child sex abuse cases
Solicitors say taking of cases against the trust, which has property worth €133 million, is response to legal strategy being adopted by congregation
Up to €20 million in funds for school sex abuse victims unspent amid ‘restrictive’ terms
Leo Varadkar apologised in 2019 to those sexually abused in day schools, pledging they would not be failed again
Head of Germany’s Lutheran church resigns in protest over claims she failed to act on abuse
Resignation of Annette Kurschus rocks Germany’s mainstream Protestant church as study confirms membership collapse
Major international award for RTÉ documentary Blackrock Boys which exposed sexual abuse in religious-run schools
Programme about sexual abuse in Blackrock College of two brothers wins award for investigative work at world’s largest competition for public-service media
Why were the Jesuits silent about abuse in Belvedere, Crescent and Clongowes?
Rite & Reason: Until the rest have been named, there is no context for the life of Joseph Marmion SJ. He operated within an organisation that harboured child abusers
Abuse survivor Mark Ryan remembered with ‘deep, deep gratitude’
Speaking at his memorial service, Minister says Mark Ryan showed ‘enormous courage’ in speaking out about being sexually abused at Blackrock College
Hundreds of thousands suffered church abuse, Spanish inquiry says
Report following public inquiry criticises Catholic authorities for ‘cover-up’ culture
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