‘He bate the f**k out of you - every day’: victims of corporal punishment on violence in the classroom
Survivors of physical abuse over decades in Irish schools want an apology for what they suffered at the hands of teachers
Schools abuse inquiry
Stories about the inquiry into sexual abuse at schools
Over 500 contacts made with gardaí since schools historical sexual abuse appeal
The majority of contacts came from older men who are sharing their experiences with An Garda Síochána for the first time
Schools abuse report shows how the legal system hurts victims and must change
The system must be changed so victims don’t have to campaign for decades to get justice and redress and so those liable can be held to account
‘Culture of denial’ about child sexual abuse addressed in sermon by Archbishop of Dublin
Church has not ‘come to terms with what was done to thousands upon thousands of innocent and vulnerable people’, says Dermot Farrell
Ashes of abuse survivor Mark Ryan laid to rest in Dublin Bay: ‘I’m doing my best to carry on’
Ryan brothers sexually abused at Spiritan-run Blackrock College campus in the 1970s
‘People were blind to reality faced by visually impaired children’: Abuse survivor of a special school speaks out
Michael O’Keeffe, a former pupil of a school for the visually impaired, has chosen to speak out after the recent scoping inquiry revealed a high level of abuse in special education schools
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
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
Schools abuse: Simon Harris describes revelations as ‘national trauma’
There is going to be a need for State apology and atonement says Taoiseach
‘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
Schools sexual abuse inquiry: It was open season on children’s bodies. These men did what they liked
We called the predatory paedophile in my school Little Plum. We all learned early the required habits of toxic silence
Vatican acknowledges ‘harm’ caused by abuse in Irish religious-run schools
Holy See accepts importance of scoping inquiry report into extent of abuse
We risk looking at child sexual abuse only through a rear view mirror
The Commission of Investigation is important, but we cannot let our focus on the past blind us to needs of the present
Sexual abuse report: Schools were routinely places of brutal, simmering violence
Violent and emotional abuse are part of the rich tapestry of wrongs done to children by the State and its agents
‘Your voice will be heard’: Over 160 contacts made to gardaí regarding schools abuse inquiry
Det Chief Superintendent Colm Noonan said the crimes are ‘insidious’ and have a ‘lifelong effect’
Norma Foley vows school sexual abuse commission will be set up ‘as quickly as possible’
Minister for Education says she has convened a high-level group ‘which will progress the work that is needed to establish’ a commission
Schools abuse inquiry: Redress scheme could cost €5bn
We have an opportunity to learn from the very clear lessons of the past if we are to avoid a massive inquiry running for years
Every child who experienced sexual abuse in schools should be compensated
Redress is owed to those people now; it has been owed to them for over 10 years already. It need not and should not wait until the completion of any Commission of Investigation Report
Amending law on time limits could assist victims seeking redress over child abuse in schools, says solicitor
Standard of proof for claims for redress is on the ‘balance of probabilities’
Ireland’s school abuse scandal: ‘He got me to do stretches. I remember thinking: this is really weird’
The scoping inquiry report into wide-ranging abuse in Irish schools was published on Tuesday. It has prompted another former student to tell his story
Time limit on school abuse inquiry being considered to speed redress package for survivors
Government seeking to balance establishment of full commission of investigation with not unduly delaying redress payments to survivors
Sickening but essential listening as victims tell radio shows about sexual abuse at religious-run schools
Radio: The Hard Shoulder and Liveline hear harrowing stories from former pupils while the Leinster House bike shed continues to exercise listeners
Labour calls for acceleration of divestment of schools from religious orders after abuse inquiry
Ivana Bacik emphasises need for timely redress scheme and says her party willing to work with Government to make this happen
The dam burst when the Ryan brothers came forward, but what happened at Blackrock College was not unique
It will be telling if the school remains an outlier in terms of the level of abuse when the commission finishes its work
Gardaí to investigate whether sex abuse rings operated in schools
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says force will investigate if abusers were working together
Religious orders under pressure to contribute to redress funding, but potential costs unknown
History suggests getting religious orders to pay will be easier said than done
Schools abuse redress: Concern in Government over costs running into billions
Taoiseach suggests compensation for those abused in religious-run schools cannot be ‘parked’ until after inquiry, but no decision yet made on nature of scheme
How abuse in Brothers of Charity special needs schools was exposed – and ignored – 21 years ago
Inquiry disclosed a disproportionately large number of allegations at these institutions
Did you attend a religious-run school named in scoping inquiry’s report on alleged abuse? Share your view
If you were educated by one of the religious orders you can share your experience or sentiments in the form below
Abuse suffered at Brothers of Charity school once described as ‘little short of permanent crucifixion’
Brothers of Charity failed in their duty of care to vulnerable and at-risk children at its school at Lota in Cork, report finds
‘A burden has been lifted off his shoulders’: Survivors of abuse welcome scoping inquiry report
Calls to establish Commission of Investigation without delay and include all schools
Schools abuse: Sorrow of religious orders just ‘hollow words’ if redress funding doesn’t follow, says Harris
An Garda Síochána appeals to victims to come forward but says there may be limitations as to the action it can take in some cases
How has the Government responded to the schools abuse report?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
School abuse commission has power to compel answers from religious orders. It should use it
It is time the State got to grips with the redress issue where religious congregations are concerned
‘Their childhood stopped the day the abuse started’: Almost 2,400 allegations of abuse in religious run-schools
Testimony from victims details instances of abuse in 308 schools, including special education facilities, spanning 30-year period
The Irish Times view on the scoping report on religious schools: a shocking outline of widespread abuse
The Government has accepted the recommendation to establish a commission of inquiry while a redress scheme for survivors will also be required
Government agrees to Commission of Investigation into sexual abuse allegations in 308 schools
No commitment given to setting up a redress scheme for survivors of sexual abuse
‘It felt like a monster behind you’: Survivors of school abuse - in their own words
More than 200 people, mostly men, gave detailed and often graphic accounts of the abuse they suffered and witnessed in more than 80 schools
Schools abuse: Almost 2,400 allegations at more than 300 religious-run institutions disclosed to inquiry
Minister for Education Norma Foley says level of sexual abuse at special schools ‘nothing short of horrific’
Abuse report: Full list of 308 schools and case numbers detailed
Some 185 allegations of abuse disclosed at Spiritan-run schools in Blackrock, Co Dublin
Statutory inquiry into sexual abuse of children at day and boarding schools agreed at Cabinet
Work on preparations for the inquiry by officials, including legislation to be brought before the Oireachtas, will begin shortly
Statutory inquiry likely after report on sexual abuse in schools
Intention of Government is to establish inquiry into potentially thousands of cases of abuse which occurred in the past
Blackrock College scandal: more than 290 people accuse 49 Spiritans and 12 lay staff of abuse
Survivors’ group urges ‘non-adversarial’ compensation scheme for those affected
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