Jesuits confirm sex abuse cover-up at Belvedere College
The order said the late Fr Joseph Marmion, who died in 2000, abused boys while he was on the teaching staff in the 1970s
Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – Varadkar
Findings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission head
Rejecting mother and baby homes report risks survivors’ redress, Minister says
Opposition calls for rejection of commission report over treatment of women’s testimony
Mother and baby home commission should ‘do the right thing’ and address Oireachtas
Minister says member’s appearance at UK event ‘added insult to injury’ for survivors
Impugning the mother and baby commission does not serve victims
Commissions are imperfect mechanisms devised to provide some justice and redress
Commission dealt with 1.3m documents and held 195 hearings
Report from body states that its conclusions ‘may not accord with prevailing narrative’
No grand conspiracy to protect those responsible for mother and baby homes
Without such confidentiality there would be no Ryan, Murphy, Cloyne or Magdalene reports
The Irish Times view on Mother and Baby homes: the State must allay survivors’ fears
The Government has an opportunity to act quickly to introduce legislation allowing adopted people access to the database
Inquiry report into mother and baby homes may be delayed
Exceptional length and general election flagged as reasons that could stall publication
Mother and baby home report delayed by late release of documents
Commission received 250,000 pages from Department of Health weeks from deadline
The faith of Ireland’s Catholics continues, despite all
What sort of country will Pope Francis encounter? One where Mass attendance – though falling – is still among the highest in Europe, where scandals have dented people’s faith in the church, but faith itself has not died
Vatican fears over redress costs drove Cardinal Sodano indemnity proposal
It had been estimated in 2004 abuse crisis compensation would cost Irish dioceses €50m
New project to aid those affected by mother-and-baby homes
Free service will help prepare witness statements for commission of investigation
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