Brendan Dowling made a complaint to the Christian Brothers about abuse by one of their members long before criminal cases were taken
Paul Dunleavy preyed on boys from deprived backgrounds, leaving them with feelings of worthlessness, self-hatred and guilt
Paul Dunleavy found guilty in September of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse against nine boys
Judge was responding to request for leniency for Paul Dunleavy (88) on grounds of age ahead of sentencing for historic child sex offences
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
Charities Regulator data shows that some religious orders linked to historical sex abuse at schools are sitting on substantial wealth
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
Paul Dunleavy (88) committed the offences while teaching at Christian Brother schools in Belfast, Co Armagh and Co Down
Readers reveal their experiences following publication of scoping inquiry report on allegations of sexual abuse in schools
An Bord Pleanála had granted approval for the proposed development in south Co Dublin
Journalist Mary Raftery exposed a shocking culture of abuse 25 years ago this month with her three-part documentary series States of Fear
Cork-based 19-year-old Fionn Kimber O’Shea has won Irish Maths Olympiad title for third year in a row
Man, sexually abused by Christian Brother, excluded from scheme because he did not initiate damages claim in time
Solicitors say taking of cases against the trust, which has property worth €133 million, is response to legal strategy being adopted by congregation
Jack Manning facing trial on charges of sex assaults in Westland Row CBS Dublin
Edmund Garvey had launched judicial review following councillors vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda award
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
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
Liam Coughlan (87) was subject of largescale Garda investigation that started in 2010
Vote followed a campaign from survivors criticising the Christian Brothers’ legal strategy in abuse cases
Majority of councillors expected to back proposal from group of child sexual abuse survivors
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
Are councillors compassionate enough to rescind Edmund Garvey’s freedom of Drogheda as a powerful symbol of support for victims of abuse?
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
Two victims of jailed former brother Jack Manning seeking information to progress civil actions
Congregation ought to be renamed the Cheapskate Bullies for its persistent torment of abuse survivors via the legal system
Company and land registry files show Christian Brothers has extensive property portfolio and investment funds worth millions of euro
Patrick Harte (81), former principal of Sancta Maria Christian Brothers primary school on Synge Street, denies allegations
Man sexually abused while school student is seeking to sue congregation but lawyers claim assets moved or sold since case was initiated in 2019
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Congregation has opted not to appoint a nominee in case taken by Kenneth Grace over abuse he suffered
Paul Hendrick (75), ex principal of Westland Row CBS, abused position of trust, says Judge Pauline Codd
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
Cases brought by survivors of sexual abuse by Jack Manning in early 1970s
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
Irish Times article highlighted case of Tom Wall, facing court over documents from Glin industrial school
Tom Wall is appealing District Court ruling to return records to religious order, including indentures for schoolboys likened to ‘slave documents’
Case reported to An Garda Síochana and Tusla after adult victim checked with congregation’s safeguarding service
Significant development in historical sex abuse case where congregation’s legal strategy has led to ‘procedural morass’
An inquiry dedicated primarily to one social class and exclusively to one religious denomination will be undermined before it even begins
Treatment of litigants alleging child sex abuse is a form of ‘secondary abuse’ says letter sent following council meeting
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
Judge rules that more than 100 surviving defendants should be served with papers in absence of nominee for the order
Judge in sex abuse action concerned that delay in advancing case raises constitutional issues
Claimants have to serve papers on hundreds of Brothers because the congregation chooses not to appoint a nominee
Journey home can be painful for emigrants but also for those who never left
State Claims Agency told man he was not entitled to apply for ex gratia payment
Stellar legal mind with ferocious output and common touch has become figure of criticism
Market Beat: Tesco is only one of the big four UK retailers to retain 2020 market share
Many properties transferred to trusts set up shortly before publication of Ryan Report
Net assets of one religious congregation found to be more than €1 billion in 2009
Fintan O’Toole, Frank McNally, Rosita Boland and others on their school memories
A new development in the city is a microcosm of 250 years of control of land in Ireland
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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