The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Nuns who ran Magdalene laundries have not contributed to redress for women
Some €32m in awards of €11,000-€100,000 made to more than 800 survivors to date
Sr Margaret Hegarty – her devotion to helping children changed many lives for the better
An Appreciation
New book on Magdalene Laundries addresses ‘fundamental flaws’
Burials, exhumations and cremations of former Magdalene women ‘deeply troubling’
Redress for abuse in religious institutions falls short of 2009 commitments
Many properties transferred to trusts set up shortly before publication of Ryan Report
Mary’s story: The Magdalene laundry survivor who still lives there
“I never met my mother ... I wasn’t allowed to see her.” Mary Gaffney tells her life story
What is it in the Irish character that compels us to secrecy?
RTÉ’s Redress: Breaking the Silence was a brave and often unwatchable documentary
Religious congregations yet to fully honour compensation deals
About €250m of €1.5bn has been paid to survivors from agreements in 2002 and 2009
Audit critical of five Catholic male congregations on child protection
Tusla review finds ‘a clear shift in attitudes and culture within the congregations’
Grace Dyas: The dirty secrets of a Dublin Magdalene laundry
Her new play deals with a search at a Magdalene laundry, but is also a metaphor for things we hope will never surface
New Magdalene research presents complex picture
Rite & Reason: Is there room for more rounded and fairer assessment?
Abuse survivors angry at order getting ownership of hospital
Congregation being ‘gifted’ €300m hospital has yet to honour its redress commitments
The life-long prisoners of State-funded, church-run institutions
Many women were born in State homes then sent to industrial schools and laundries
Una Mullally: Tuam scandal shines a light on Ireland’s darkness
The shaming, secrecy and barbarity of the Catholic Church is still in force today
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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