In a Word ... MalapropismOne of the great mangler’s of the King’s English is former taoiseach Bertie AhernSat Dec 10 2022 - 00:30
Abuse of pupils at Glenstal Abbey school in Co Limerick involved two monksIn no case were there criminal or civil proceedings, but financial settlements made in someSat Dec 03 2022 - 06:35
Second man alleges abuse by Spiritan priest Fr Patrick Hannan at secondary school in NairobiAnother man claims abuse by Fr Patrick Hannan at secondary school in NairobiSat Dec 03 2022 - 06:00
In a Word ... BallaghaderreenWhere our parents were concerned the great attraction to the town in 1962 was its schoolsSat Dec 03 2022 - 00:30
Pope Francis accused by Mary McAleese of ‘ludicrous lack of logic’ in comments on women priestsFormer president accused Pope of ‘misogynistic drivel’ following interview justifying exclusion of womenThu Dec 01 2022 - 19:19
Former Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan dies aged 78Catholic Primate pays tribute to a ‘deeply spiritual, devoted and generous priest and bishop’Mon Nov 28 2022 - 11:24
Eviction ban should be extended for two to three years, says Fr Peter McVerry`Should be illegal for anybody to offer an Airbnb if it doesn’t conform to the regulations’Sun Nov 27 2022 - 16:49
What is restorative justice and does it work?‘They can still smell the perpetrator, they can still see the saliva at the edge of his mouth, they can still feel the hand on them’Sat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Willow Park abuse survivor met ‘vacuum of silence and distaste’ after 1992 revelation‘Quasi-sacramental’ abuse involved three priests with two wearing green and gold stolesSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Dún Laoghaire named Europe’s Great Town of 2022Award presented by Academy of Urbanism at ceremony to recognise the best, most enduring or most improved urban environments across the continentThu Nov 24 2022 - 11:41
Failure by clergy to protect abused children ‘pathetic’ - Dublin archbishopArchbishop Dermot Farrell speaks in Blackrock about latest abuse revelationsTue Nov 22 2022 - 12:33
Franciscans received 36 allegations against single abuser at Gormanston CollegeCongregation reports total of 124 allegations of sexual abuse of children made against 26 friarsTue Nov 22 2022 - 12:05
‘We didn’t take sexual abuse seriously as boys in Terenure College,’ John Boyne recalls The word abuse wasn’t part of students’ lexicon, author says, although he wonders if the adults in the school now feel guilty about not doing moreSat Nov 19 2022 - 11:48
In a Word ... PinkIt’s such a wishy, washy, neither one thing or the other, fish or foul, colour — especially on a man’s trousersSat Nov 19 2022 - 00:30
Abuse survivor confronted with lawyers for Spiritans in 2015 despite 2012 apology to abusedOrder denied having received any earlier allegations against accused priest, though in 2012 it had said there had been ‘one confirmed case’ against himFri Nov 18 2022 - 05:00
Blackrock College was told of abuse claims 20 years ago, Dáil hearsSurvivors who approached person in ‘key leadership role’ was told to return with ‘proof and a solicitor’, Labour leader saysThu Nov 17 2022 - 13:38
Vincentians disclose 45 claims of abuse against priests in schools and parishesOrder says 17 alleged victims said were abused in Castleknock College, St Paul’s or other schoolsThu Nov 17 2022 - 09:14
Number of accusers who have made Spiritan sex abuse claims rises to 300Beleaguered congregation has been contacted by more than 60 people in past week aloneThu Nov 17 2022 - 05:00
‘No gagging order’ applies to settlements already approved by SpiritansSpiritans’ press conference hears a fifth of class of ‘79 experienced abuse at Willow Park schoolThu Nov 17 2022 - 01:00
Child sexual abuse: Restorative justice ‘a confidential process’, says practitioner appointed to Spiritan programmeIndependent practitioner Tim Chapman appointed to lead remedial programmeWed Nov 16 2022 - 21:09
Spiritans announce ‘restorative justice programme’ for abuse survivors‘What was done to you as innocent children was cruel and indefensible,’ head of congregation tells survivorsWed Nov 16 2022 - 13:25
‘Relentless homophobia’ at Blackrock College in 1980s drove pupil to attempt suicide twiceSecond man Leo O’Shaughnessy speaks of his abuse by Br Luke McCaffreyTue Nov 15 2022 - 19:44
Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese income down by €2.25m in 2021 amid pandemic Dublin archdiocese's financial report for 2021Mon Nov 14 2022 - 21:26
‘Blackrock Boys’ brother calls for inquiry into abuse at fee-paying schoolsAbuse survivor Mark Ryan (61) wants report to be ‘published before I die’Mon Nov 14 2022 - 18:48
Consequences of ‘reign of terror’ by Dominican principal at Newbridge College in Kildare recalled‘What I cannot stomach were the other priests who clearly knew what was going on and did nothing about it’Mon Nov 14 2022 - 05:00
Catholic Primate speaks of ‘crying need for atonement’ over child abuseMary McAleese accuses Church of ‘systemic protection of perpetrators rather than child victims’Sun Nov 13 2022 - 16:11
Blackrock College: Who were the priests accused of abuse? Documentary telling story of two brothers sexually abused by priests in 1970s prompted further allegationsSun Nov 13 2022 - 13:16
Blackrock College abuse: ‘Code of omerta’ finally shattered by brothers’ braveryMany former pupils who came forward to tell their stories have asked not to be namedSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:02
In a Word ... graveyardOlder ones are different, an emotional detachment allows for curiosity about times pastSat Nov 12 2022 - 00:30
Jesuits have paid €7.4m in settlement costs to abuse survivorsCongregation encourages anyone abused by Fr Joseph Marmion or any Jesuit to contact them and/or relevant authoritiesFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Spiritan priests left trail of abuse in Ireland, Kenya and Sierra LeoneIn Kenya, one priest said: `I can’t hear your confession. We would have to stop what we do, and I cannot do that’Fri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
‘They roamed freely at night. We were easy prey,’ says Willow Park abuse survivorCall for watchdog to oversee complaints in relation to schoolsFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Sexual abuse ‘pretty rife’ at Spiritan-run Rockwell during 1970s, ex-pupil says Religious order is unable to rule out paedophile ring at Dublin schools as past pupils detail abuseTue Nov 08 2022 - 20:37
Spiritans expect additional survivors to come forward as 233 men allege abuse against 77 Irish priestsCongregation formerly known as Holy Ghost Fathers reveals 233 men allege abuse against 77 priestsTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:00
Dublin brothers relate how both, unknown to the other, were abused by priests at Blackrock CollegeSpiritan congregation to make public announcement on abused who have yet to come forwardMon Nov 07 2022 - 19:04
How cover-up by Spiritans in Ireland led to child abuse in leading Sierra Leone schoolHenry Moloney’s activities caused a crisis in Christ the King College in the city of BoMon Nov 07 2022 - 18:05
Spiritans reveal 233 boys at secondary schools in Ireland and abroad accused 77 priests of abuseMore revelations of alleged abuse by Spiritans in Ireland and abroadMon Nov 07 2022 - 13:59
Ireland’s growing tolerance leaves dogmatic religion at a lossAll churches and faiths struggle with that most thorny of issues — human sexualityFri Nov 04 2022 - 19:00
Obsession with sexuality partly responsible for sermon controversy, priests sayCatholic Church in Ireland now ‘paying the price for its anti-sexual tyranny in the past’Thu Nov 03 2022 - 18:46
More than a third of Irish Catholic priests are aged over 60, survey findsAssociation of Catholic Priests 'snapshot' survey makes grim reading for future of Catholic Church in IrelandWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
More than 230 calls to Dublin Fire Brigade over Halloween weekend as bonfire stockpiles targeted‘Intensive’ campaign to target stockpiles of bonfire materials across the four local authorities contributed to a lower number of callsTue Nov 01 2022 - 10:38
Woman dies following Limerick collision, while in Dublin a man is stable following a house fire in Ballymunround upMon Oct 31 2022 - 23:38
Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral among sites hoping to host Mansion House live cribIFA still hoping for courtesy meeting with Lord Mayor after it heard through media that 27-year partnership was curtailedSun Oct 30 2022 - 16:14
Churches call for ‘urgent action’ by Northern Secretary on ‘worst cost of living crisis in generations’Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris told protocol among issues that need to be progressed to address growing crisisThu Oct 27 2022 - 19:20
Children with autism must be educated locally, parents tell Dáil committee`We need to stop segregating our children and they need to be included,’ says chair of Involve Autism groupTue Oct 25 2022 - 22:05
Births rise 10% in Rotunda after declining during pandemicHospital planning new critical care wing on Parnell Square campusMon Oct 24 2022 - 15:02
