The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Marie Collins says caveats ‘litter’ Catholic Church’s changes to penal code
‘We owe him a lot’: Political leaders, religious figures and abuse survivors pay tribute
Move brings balance of rights to victim and allows sharing of files with civil authorities
Landmark inquiry ‘changed attitude to clerical abuse’
Clerical sexual abuse survivors say change must come from outside Catholic Church
Bishops must formally commit to implementing zero tolerance of offenders
Marie Collins claims lessons of abuse in Ireland not being used to change policy elsewhere
Question remains if Rome will allow the Dublin Archbishop to go
Archbishop tells conference focus on abuse prompted survivors to come forward
Ordinary Catholics are angry and in near despair due to the worldwide failure of the institutional Church to institute transparent mechanisms of accountability for the cover-up of abuse of children by clergy
‘It was robust’ – eight survivors of clerical abuse met the pope at papal nuncio’s home
Leo O’Reilly’s view differs from that of Pope Francis on issue of accountability tribunal
Pontiff used the Spanish word in a meeting with survivors of clerical sex abuse
Varadkar refers to ‘people kept in dark corners, behind closed doors’ whose cries for help went unheard
Former resident at Nazareth House calls on pope to do something for the survivors
Pontiff has no plans to announce measures to address clerical abuse during Ireland visit
To paraphrase the grim Pennsylvania report: can the shepherds stop preying on the flock?
Developments in child safeguarding over the past 10 years in Ireland have been effective
‘Tired of meaningless apologies and expressions of solidarity’ that do not involve action
Groups say Pope needs to acknowledge Vatican’s role in cover up and promise action
Second US Cardinal due in Dublin criticised in report for concealment of clergy abuse
Saying sorry it happened, sorry you were hurt, does not cut it any more
Church and aid bodies wield corruptible power over vulnerable adults and youth
Pope ‘needs to commit to doing something to stop this cancer,’ says Marie Collins
Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh
Irish abuse survivor says clerics should face disciplinary process over alleged cover-up
Dubliner Marie Collins played major role in pope’s admission of error in disbelieving victims
Marie Collins fears working groups set up to address care of survivors may be scrapped
February 16th ‘ Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of sexual abuse’
Pontif espouses ‘zero tolerance’ policy on abusers, but little has changed on the ground
Protection of minors: Cardinal says did not understand Collins’s talk of lack of co-operation
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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