Blackrock College

Further allegations against Dominicans and Salesians

Fee-charging sector seeks access to emergency funding for higher energy bills

Irish Times survey finds most of the 50 private schools increased fees by between 5 and 15 per cent this year

New child protection measures planned prior to recent scandal over abuse in Spiritan-run schools

Catholic bishops believe a ‘reckoning’ has yet to take place regarding sexual abuse in the church in Ireland

In the News podcast

We need criminal prosecutions and then a deep, wide, victim-led abuse inquiry that can obliterate our culture of denial

‘I think there is a reluctance because of the uncomfortable truths it would open up’

‘They can still smell the perpetrator, they can still see the saliva at the edge of his mouth, they can still feel the hand on them’

Archbishop Dermot Farrell speaks in Blackrock about latest abuse revelations

Many pupils of Blackrock, Rockwell, St Mary’s and other schools are scarred by recent revelations

At least 233 men have made allegations of abuse against 77 priests from the Irish Spiritans

Expert who previously investigated church child-protection standards backs call for inquiry

Revelations have been emerging for decades, yet we continue to assure ourselves that each new horror comes as a surprise

The Catholic Church richly deserves opprobrium for acts of horrifying evil, but that does not mean religious orders should have no right to speak or even exist

Inside Politics podcast:

Minister for Education says work to scope out inquiry will take place in ‘shortest possible timeframe’

The south Dublin private school has produced some of modern Irish society’s loudest voices. It’s baffling that what went on there didn’t seep out sooner

Men abused at Spiritan schools share accounts of their schooldays with The Irish Times

In the News podcast:

Order denied having received any earlier allegations against accused priest, though in 2012 it had said there had been ‘one confirmed case’ against him

Survivors who approached person in ‘key leadership role’ was told to return with ‘proof and a solicitor’, Labour leader says

Beleaguered congregation has been contacted by more than 60 people in past week alone

‘What was done to you as innocent children was cruel and indefensible,’ head of congregation tells survivors

I know which of us were richer, posher and more privileged. And I know which of us were better off

Taoiseach Micheál Martin describes revelations as ‘sickening, shocking’

Second man Leo O’Shaughnessy speaks of his abuse by Br Luke McCaffrey

Abuse survivor Mark Ryan (61) wants report to be ‘published before I die’

Documentary telling story of two brothers sexually abused by priests in 1970s prompted further allegations

‘What we’ve learned is sickening’: Micheál Martin says as at least 233 men make allegations of abuse against 77 Irish priests from the Spiritans

Many former pupils who came forward to tell their stories have asked not to be named

Radio: Liveline and Documentary on One’s cataloguing of sexual abuse is public-service broadcasting in the truest sense

Call for watchdog to oversee complaints in relation to schools

Former pupil says he was physically and sexually abused by a priest for a year

People abused while attending schools run by the Spiritans detailed new allegations

Union says it can offer support to those affected by sexual abuse at Dublin school

Religious order is unable to rule out paedophile ring at Dublin schools as past pupils detail abuse

Radio review: Documentary on One recounts the horrific experiences of Dublin brothers Mark and David Ryan at the hands of a trusted priest

Congregation formerly known as Holy Ghost Fathers reveals 233 men allege abuse against 77 priests

Spiritan congregation to make public announcement on abused who have yet to come forward