Leo Hickey
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Taoiseach re-affirms commitment to survivors of sex abuse in day school
- Irish News
- July 6, 2020, 22:24
Taoiseach Micheal Martin has re-affirmed a commitment he made in opposition to set up an ex-gratia payment system for people who were sexually abused (...)

Louise O’Keeffe calls on Government to honour pledges on school sex-abuse redress
- Crime & Law
- July 5, 2020, 13:44
Children’s rights campaigner Louise O’Keeffe has called on both Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to deliver on promises to compensat(...)

Children’s rights advocate Louise O’Keeffe wins Spirit of Mother Jones Award
- Irish News
- July 31, 2019, 16:03
Campaigner Louise O’Keeffe told of how honoured and humbled she felt to become the first Cork person to receive the Spirit of Mother Jones Award, whic(...)

Campaigner for child sexual abuse victims to be honoured
- Irish News
- July 22, 2019, 21:39
Cork woman, Louise O’Keeffe is to be honoured for her work campaigning for justice for victims of child sexual abuse in Irish schools when she receive(...)

Historic Cork courthouse hears last criminal trial before move to new premises
- Irish News
- May 17, 2018, 12:42
Daniel O’Connell defended cases there, the IRA planned to free Tomás Óg Mac Curtain from the dock there and now after almost 200 years of hosting crim(...)

Department ‘misrepresented’ response to O’Keeffe judgment
- Irish News
- March 31, 2018, 01:05
The Department of Education has been accused of misrepresenting the way it has responded to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment in the(...)

Abuse survivor calls for inquiry into Leo Hickey case
- Irish News
- May 10, 2017, 14:23
Louise O’Keeffe, a survivor of sex abuse, has called on the Department of Education to hold a public inquiry into how convicted sex abuser Leo Hickey (...)

Retired teacher Leo Hickey (77) convicted of sexual assault
- Circuit Court
- February 24, 2017, 19:32
A retired school teacher (77) has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young boy while teaching in a school in Co Cork in the 1990s. Leo Hickey(...)

Council of Europe asked to review ruling on Irish sex abuse cases
- Crime & Law
- October 16, 2016, 17:01
The Council of Europe has been asked to sanction a review of how Ireland is treating people who allege they were sexually abused at school. The Iri(...)

Men who tried to resume actions over alleged abuse will not face costs
- High Court
- July 28, 2016, 12:57
The Minister for Education has decided not to pursue legal costs of cases taken by five men who sought to resume legal actions over alleged sexual abu(...)