New Garda Commissioner has described the Patten report as ‘a seminal document’

Ordinary Catholics are angry and in near despair due to the worldwide failure of the institutional Church to institute transparent mechanisms of accountability for the cover-up of abuse of children by clergy

Relatives marking 20 years since the August 1998 dissident republican blast

Former IRA prisoner recounted how she was haunted by killings of Disappeared

Anti-abortion medics feel threatened and fearful in a newly intolerant Ireland

Unionist politicians describe Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey’s move as troubling

Mr Justice McCloskey says he is withdrawing to restore confidence of victims’ relatives

Former RUC officers want report’s findings about 1994 UVF murders to be quashed

‘We are 19 years on and the criminals responsible for this are still walking the streets’

September 2018 deadline for final report suggests the Government is buying time

Cabinet to appoint members of external group that will conduct examination of the force

Howlin says FF should amend its motion to reflect Dáil’s lack of confidence in O’Sullivan

Howlin says Garda should proceed with recommendations of Garda inspectorate

Against fierce opposition, Patten commission brought about radical reforms

It is proper for religious believers to defend the constitutional safeguard

Archbishop Eamon Martin says the Catholic Church does not want an Irish theocracy

English police chief is examining over 50 murders linked to British army’s IRA agent

Daughter of one of six victims says report ‘vindicated’ suspicions of collusion in murders

‘It was, of course, the media which ultimately forced the Church and state authorities to begin to deal with child sexual abuse’

Setback drains energy and commitment from families in long campaign for justice