‘It is vulgar to drink from your saucer’: 37 rules for life by the Christian Brothers
Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys like me
Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys like me
Former pupil says he told principal of sexual abuse by Christian Brother Liam Coughlan in 1970s – Coughlan later became principal of another school
Christian Brothers’ ‘morally bankrupt and totally unfair’ approach to victims criticised by judge in case of Liam Coughlan (90)
Plus: Government outlines spending plans for next year; withdrawal of services from solicitors enters second day
Man seeking damages for sexual assault by teacher in Kilkenny school could be permitted to publish names of 340 ex-brothers to expedite case
Liam Coughlan (90) is currently in prison for sexually abusing former pupils in Kilkenny in the 1970s
Mary Lou McDonald said survivors, forced to fight until 2021 for compensation, were ‘faced down so viciously by State’
Christian Brothers building on market for €3.75m next to Synge Street campus where transition to Irish is beginning
Congregation to use proceeds from sale of property next to Synge Street CBS to meet ‘charitable and legal obligations’
Liam McGrath (75), previously a teacher known as Brother Kilian, described in court by one of the survivors of his abuse as ‘evil’
Dublin man sentenced to 4½ years in prison for abuse of children aged 8 to 13 between 1980 and 1995
Solicitor says his client is serving a prison sentence that is due to expire in 2027
Paul Dunleavy (89) from Belfast was convicted of 72 offences involving 18 victims
Aidan Clohessy was principal of St Augustine’s School, Blackrock, Co Dublin, from the early 1970s until 1993
16.6-acre landbank occupies prime location next to proposed northern terminus of planned Metrolink
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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
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
Charities Regulator data shows that some religious orders linked to historical sex abuse at schools are sitting on substantial wealth
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
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