‘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
A Church of Ireland schism sees an archbishop sensationally hobbledChurch of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough Michael Jackson has been stripped of many of his executive powers, with opinion divided on what happens nextSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
Changes in Church of Ireland diocesan councils have reduced archbishop’s powers, warn supporters Members of clergy and laity vote on new Bill at first synodal meeting since pandemic, following 18 months of mounting bitterness within the churchSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
Shorter Mass and extra clothes: Churches look for answers to rising energy billsGovernment urged to extend energy supports to parishes and local community facilitiesFri Oct 07 2022 - 11:29
RV Tom Crean, commissioned at ceremony in Dingle, expected to put Ireland at forefront of marine science Vessel will be based in Galway and enable the Marine Institute to continue to carry out vital surveysThu Oct 06 2022 - 22:13
Statue marking 500th anniversary of conversion of Jesuit founder to be unveiled in Dublin‘Contribution of Jesuits to lives of countless generations of young people was and still is immense,’ says Jesuit-educated Bishop of Waterford and LismoreSun Oct 02 2022 - 18:00
Charlie Bird awarded Freedom of Co Wicklow in honour of his achievementsBroadcaster, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, joins Daniel Day-Lewis and Katie Taylor in accoladeMon Sept 26 2022 - 21:22
In a Word . . . PubAlways polite, he begged: ‘Chrisalmighty Mrs McGarry, just a naggin of Powers’Sat Sept 24 2022 - 00:30
McAleese calls on pope to remove ‘offensive sexist’ document from Vatican website Former president describes document as ‘the worst-ever offensive sexist material’Tue Sept 20 2022 - 04:56
Thousands more young people seeking mental health support due to Covid, cost-of-living crisisRecent figures show growing levels of depression among young men and womenMon Sept 19 2022 - 19:21
Israel treats Palestinians ‘in a way that is unacceptable and illegal’, says CoveneyMinister describes Israel as ‘an occupying power on Palestinian lands’Sun Sept 18 2022 - 17:57
Taoiseach pays tribute to queen’s ‘contribution to reconciliation on these islands’ Martin and Higgins joining other world leaders at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on MondaySun Sept 18 2022 - 17:49
Hundreds take part in anti-abortion rally outside Leinster HouseGovernment excluding anti-abortion representatives from abortion law review process, event hearsSat Sept 17 2022 - 19:35
In a Word . . . RockA gravedigger’s apprentice was faced with an emergency, but he took the phrase ‘knock yourself out’ somewhat too literallySat Sept 17 2022 - 00:30
Tusla issues urgent appeal for people to foster childrenGrowing numbers need to be fostered due to humanitarian crises and the Covid pandemic, the agency saysMon Sept 12 2022 - 14:12
In a Word...RoscommonSoon all true Rossies will be gone and the world will pine for usSat Sept 10 2022 - 00:30
Clare councillor quits politics to enter Catholic priesthoodMark Nestor had been put off by church scandals when he first sensed a vocation in his teenage yearsThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:25
