‘No mercy’ shown by former Belfast Christian Brother to abuse victims, judge tells court
Judge was responding to request for leniency for Paul Dunleavy (88) on grounds of age ahead of sentencing for historic child sex offences
Christian Brothers
Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools - ‘You looked at a teacher the wrong way and you got a slap’
Television: There are so many victims of corporal punishment, and each of their stories is so upsetting, that after a while anger gives way to numbness
How religious orders are sitting on assets worth hundreds of millions of euro
Charities Regulator data shows that some religious orders linked to historical sex abuse at schools are sitting on substantial wealth
Religious congregations have net assets running to hundreds of millions of euro
Figure significant in context of Government wanting congregations to contribute to compensating those affected by abuse as Department of Education indicates work on redress scheme will take time
Former Christian Brother found guilty of historic sex offences against schoolboys
Paul Dunleavy (88) committed the offences while teaching at Christian Brother schools in Belfast, Co Armagh and Co Down
‘Beast in black inflicted sexual and physical abuse on little boys on a daily basis’
Readers reveal their experiences following publication of scoping inquiry report on allegations of sexual abuse in schools
Dublin residents overturn permission for 299 housing units beside Clonkeen College
An Bord Pleanála had granted approval for the proposed development in south Co Dublin
A simple question stopped Ireland in its tracks: why were so many children incarcerated?
Journalist Mary Raftery exposed a shocking culture of abuse 25 years ago this month with her three-part documentary series States of Fear
Record-setting maths whizz was fascinated with abacus from a young age
Cork-based 19-year-old Fionn Kimber O’Shea has won Irish Maths Olympiad title for third year in a row
Child sex abuse survivor challenges his exclusion from State compensation scheme
Man, sexually abused by Christian Brother, excluded from scheme because he did not initiate damages claim in time
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
Former Christian Brother (87) appears in court on historical abuse charges
Jack Manning facing trial on charges of sex assaults in Westland Row CBS Dublin
Former head of Christian Brothers to drop legal action over freedom of city vote
Edmund Garvey had launched judicial review following councillors vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda award
Abuse victim secures public apology from Christian Brothers in landmark High Court case
Ken Grace had to sue all surviving members of the congregation from the 1980s because of congregation’s decision not to appoint a nominee for the purposes of the litigation
Former Christian Brother jailed for assaulting 19 boys investigated for alleged abuse in Co Laois
Abuse happened ‘in full view’ of other students, says abuse survivor who has made statement to the Garda about convicted former teacher’s activities in a midlands primary school
Former Christian Brother (80s) jailed for sexual abuse of former students at Kilkenny school in 1970s
Liam Coughlan (87) was subject of largescale Garda investigation that started in 2010
Former head of Christian Brothers stripped of freedom of Drogheda
Vote followed a campaign from survivors criticising the Christian Brothers’ legal strategy in abuse cases
Councillors to vote on rescinding Freedom of Drogheda from Edmund Garvey
Majority of councillors expected to back proposal from group of child sexual abuse survivors
Local TD supports removing Freedom of Drogheda from former head of the Christian Brothers
One abuse victim writes to board of Rape Crisis Centre North East complaining of position adopted by interim chair of the centre on the issue
Justine McCarthy: Enough of the meaningless hand-wringing over abuse by Christian Brothers
Are councillors compassionate enough to rescind Edmund Garvey’s freedom of Drogheda as a powerful symbol of support for victims of abuse?
Call for secret vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda from former head of Christian Brothers
Victims want honour rescinded over order’s legal strategy in cases where it is being sued vicariously for damages arising from historical child sex abuse
Disclosure orders granted against head of Christian Brothers in abuse actions
Two victims of jailed former brother Jack Manning seeking information to progress civil actions
Justine McCarthy: Staggering hypocrisy of the Christian Brothers, or Cheapskate Bullies
Congregation ought to be renamed the Cheapskate Bullies for its persistent torment of abuse survivors via the legal system
Christian Brothers accused of trying to deal with abuse legacy as ‘cheaply as possible’
Company and land registry files show Christian Brothers has extensive property portfolio and investment funds worth millions of euro
Retired Dublin school principal charged with sexual abuse of eight pupils over 19 years
Patrick Harte (81), former principal of Sancta Maria Christian Brothers primary school on Synge Street, denies allegations
Christian Brothers may be shielding assets from sex abuse victim, High Court told
Man sexually abused while school student is seeking to sue congregation but lawyers claim assets moved or sold since case was initiated in 2019
The Christian Brothers and a strategy that hinders abuse victims seeking reparations
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
Jailing of Christian Brother Paul Hendrick does not end victim’s legal battles
Congregation has opted not to appoint a nominee in case taken by Kenneth Grace over abuse he suffered
Former principal of Christian Brothers’ school jailed for four years for sexually abusing pupil in 1980s
Paul Hendrick (75), ex principal of Westland Row CBS, abused position of trust, says Judge Pauline Codd
Christian Brother who indecently assaulted five schoolboys in the 1970s jailed for three years, two months
87-year-old Co Waterford man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, found guilty by a jury of 30 counts of indecently assaulting five boys at Co Kilkenny school
‘Regrettable’ position adopted by Christian Brothers in civil cases over sexual abuse, court told
Cases brought by survivors of sexual abuse by Jack Manning in early 1970s
Christian Brothers trying to protect assets in High Court case, court told
Legal strategy criticised in civil case in which man is seeking damages arising from sexual abuse by former Westland Row CBS school principal Paul Hendrick
Report on private records held by religious orders due in near future - Varadkar
Irish Times article highlighted case of Tom Wall, facing court over documents from Glin industrial school
Former Limerick industrial school resident to appeal court order to hand back records to Christian Brothers
Tom Wall is appealing District Court ruling to return records to religious order, including indentures for schoolboys likened to ‘slave documents’
Head of Christian Brothers failed to report alleged historical child abuse claim to authorities
Case reported to An Garda Síochana and Tusla after adult victim checked with congregation’s safeguarding service
More than 100 Christian Brothers face possible judgment in default over abuse case
Significant development in historical sex abuse case where congregation’s legal strategy has led to ‘procedural morass’
What is the difference between a sexual assault on a Protestant school boy and a Catholic school boy?
An inquiry dedicated primarily to one social class and exclusively to one religious denomination will be undermined before it even begins
Christian Brothers’ legal strategy is a form of ‘secondary abuse’, says Dublin lord mayor
Treatment of litigants alleging child sex abuse is a form of ‘secondary abuse’ says letter sent following council meeting
Christian Brothers ‘mistreating’ elderly members by failing to appoint nominee for legal actions
Because congregation has failed to appoint nominee, legal papers in historic abuse cases are sent to all remaining brothers from the time, causing huge stress
New Christian Brother leader adopts same legal strategy in abuse case, court hears
Judge rules that more than 100 surviving defendants should be served with papers in absence of nominee for the order
New head of Christian Brothers ordered to appear before court in litigation case
Judge in sex abuse action concerned that delay in advancing case raises constitutional issues
‘A bit untouchable’: How the Christian Brothers make it very difficult to bring them to court
Claimants have to serve papers on hundreds of Brothers because the congregation chooses not to appoint a nominee
Driving home for Christmas is a trip through time
Journey home can be painful for emigrants but also for those who never left
Refusal of redress to man over sexual abuse irrational, court told
State Claims Agency told man he was not entitled to apply for ex gratia payment
Paul Gallagher: AG whose private case work thrust him into controversy
Stellar legal mind with ferocious output and common touch has become figure of criticism
When will Tesco investors give its Irish boss credit?
Market Beat: Tesco is only one of the big four UK retailers to retain 2020 market share
Redress for abuse in religious institutions falls short of 2009 commitments
Many properties transferred to trusts set up shortly before publication of Ryan Report
Value of church-owned lands and property in Ireland estimated at billions
Net assets of one religious congregation found to be more than €1 billion in 2009
‘The day I became fourth toughest boy in fifth class’: Irish Times writers’ school days
Fintan O’Toole, Frank McNally, Rosita Boland and others on their school memories
Fintan O’Toole: Marino shows us what the State could do on housing a century ago
A new development in the city is a microcosm of 250 years of control of land in Ireland
Generational Limerick hurlers out to create a dynasty
John Kiely’s side are the best in the country and are bidding to retain the All-Ireland title
Michael McAteer: ‘I just can’t believe that nothing can be saved’
Grant Thornton managing partner is optimistic about life after Covid
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices