‘Honest belief’ of consent to sex may no longer be a defence in rape cases
Planned reform at advanced stage, with backing of Law Reform Commission
Schools abuse inquiry
Stories about the inquiry into sexual abuse at schools
Officials resist schools abuse redress scheme
Departments want ‘concrete data’ on possible bill, as Government seeks to tap schools’ insurance
Worry about funding redress scheme for abuse in schools runs deep
Opposition has Government in a bind on college registration fees
Government will ‘pursue all levers’ to make religious orders pay redress to victims of school sex abuse
Mr Justice Michael McGrath to be nominated to chair inquiry under proposal brought to Cabinet meeting by Helen McEntee
Commission on abuse in schools must examine how seminary training formed perpetrators
In her 2012 book, Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church, Keenan theorised that some priests who aspired to priestly perfection were so conflicted by seminary demands on them that they resorted to child sexual abuse
Sculpture to honour abuse survivors at Jesuit schools unveiled in Dublin
Replicas are to be put on public display in Jesuit schools throughout Ireland
‘I begged my parents to take me out of the school but they wouldn’t': Survivors on their abuse at the hands of Jesuits
Former pupils speak about abuse at Belvedere College in Dublin and Coláiste Iognáil in Galway
The Jesuit teacher I knew was a bully, a sadist and a predatory paedophile
As 2021 dawned, no Jesuit had been named as a sexual abuser of children; now we have 18. But we know there are more
Former Belvedere pupil says Jesuit teacher Jack Leonard ‘took pleasure’ in violence
Diocese of Raphoe notes that alleged child sex abuser Fr Diarmuid Ó Péicín had ministry there in the 1980s
Fifteen Irish Jesuits ‘credibly accused of child abuse’
Publication of names by congregation follows an investigation into the files of 37 dead Jesuit priests or brothers
Who are the 15 Jesuits named today who are the subject of child sex abuse complaints?
Priests at top Irish schools were moved to other schools, sent to Irish parishes and abroad following child sex abuse complaints
‘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
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
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