# Abuse

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# Clare

Woman who took domestic abuse survivors into her home receives volunteering award

Mary Fitzgerald founded Clare Haven Services.

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Dec 8th 2018, 7:15 AM

# Courts

Former council worker sentenced to 10 years for sexual abuse of three girls

Bartholomew Prendergast pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the offences.

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Dec 3rd 2018, 1:06 PM

# abuse claims

Máiría Cahill accuses Mary Lou McDonald of 'bluster and spin' after meeting

Cahill said she received a qualified apology from the Sinn Féin leader.

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Nov 20th 2018, 8:11 PM

# Abuse

Mary Lou McDonald to meet with Máiría Cahill over abuse case

PSNI officers have said Sinn Féin members did not cooperate when interviewed in connection with Cahill’s allegations.

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Nov 19th 2018, 2:44 PM

# Trauma

UCD research to explore how child abuse survivors found strength in their struggles

The research aims to identify the positive factors that helped peole who experienced trauma in their childhoods.

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Nov 17th 2018, 4:00 PM

# Abuse

Stoke boss says McClean has received 'death threats' and 'stuff in the post' for poppy stance

‘We can’t condone certain parts of those [McClean's] actions,’ said Gary Rowett, ‘but we can understand some because the abuse is pretty bad.’

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Nov 8th 2018, 12:42 PM

# Magdalene Laundries

'Many still don't know where loved ones are buried': Irish abuse conference happening in Boston

Minister Katherine Zappone will deliver a keynote speech at the event which is exploring adoption and institutional abuses.

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Nov 1st 2018, 3:00 PM

# Waterford

Commission of Investigation into response to abuse allegations against Bill Kenneally to begin next week

The former sports coach is serving a 14-year prison sentence in relation to 10 counts of indecent assault against minors in the 1980s.

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Nov 1st 2018, 11:46 AM

# Abuse

Phil Neville highlights disgraceful rape and death threats sent to England Women's players

Chelsea’s Karen Carney shared the abhorrent messages on her Instagram page.

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Oct 19th 2018, 11:45 AM

# Pennsylvania

US opens national investigation into alleged abuse carried out by more than 300 suspected priests

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has confirmed that it will ‘cooperate’ with the federal investigation.

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Oct 19th 2018, 7:30 AM

# Waterford

Tusla has a file from 1980s on Bill Kenneally, says abuse survivor

The 20-page file was written in the 1980s, and was brought to the attention of survivors through an FOI request.

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Oct 2nd 2018, 8:11 AM

# mother and baby home

Taoiseach to meet Catherine Corless after 'paying respects' at Tuam site

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Dáil today that he made a private visit to Tuam on his way home from a conference in Galway recently.

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Sep 25th 2018, 9:26 PM

# Looking Back

'It does make you stay awake at night and struggle to sleep, and not want to get up in the morning'

Ex-Ireland international Noel Hunt on persistent abuse from fans as well as highs and lows at Reading, Leeds and elsewhere in his football career.

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Sep 2nd 2018, 9:30 PM

# Church Abuse

Explainer: What do the survivors of Catholic Church abuse want from the Vatican?

The papal visit saw many headlines about clerical abuse and about how survivor groups were unhappy with the Church’s response to it.

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Aug 28th 2018, 12:05 AM

# cabra meeting

Pope to Irish bishops: Way Church confronts abuse 'can offer an example to society as a whole'

The pope met with the bishops before heading to the airport.

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Aug 26th 2018, 6:12 PM

# Clerical Abuse

Coveney says pope has recognised 'magnitude' of abuse but action is now needed

The Tánaiste said Pope Francis is “clearly angered” by what took place.

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Aug 26th 2018, 1:49 PM

# call to resign

Former Vatican official accuses pope of failing to act on abuse by ex-Cardinal

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano has called on Pope Francis to resign.

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Aug 26th 2018, 8:42 AM

# pope francis

Pope compared cover up in Church to 'sh*t' in private meeting, abuse survivors say

The pope met a group of eight survivors this evening.

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Aug 25th 2018, 9:10 PM

# Catholic Church

Pope acknowledges Catholic abuse in Ireland but does not apologise to victims in keynote speech

Pope Francis is expected to meet survivors of clerical abuse during his two-day visit.

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Aug 25th 2018, 1:36 PM

# Papal Visit

Varadkar says 'there is much to be done to get justice' for Church abuse survivors

In a speech delivered at an event attended by Pope Francis, the Taoiseach spoke about the “dark aspects of the Catholic Church’s history”.

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Aug 25th 2018, 12:40 PM

# stand for truth

Photos of people who spoke out about Church abuse projected onto Dublin buildings

Pope Francis is expected to meet survivors of clerical abuse this weekend.

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Aug 25th 2018, 11:00 AM

# Smyllum Park

Nuns among 12 arrested in Scotland over abuse allegations

Over 10,000 children had passed through the orphanage since it was established in 1864.

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Aug 24th 2018, 9:53 PM

# Clerical Abuse

'Survivors are tired of meaningless apologies': One in Four critical of Pope letter

The Pope arrives in Ireland on Saturday.

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Aug 20th 2018, 7:32 PM

# Justice

'We have a duty to keep personal info private': Tusla denies withholding child abuse details from gardaí

The agency has acknowledged that it is concerned about requirements it has to inform suspects about complaints made to gardaí.

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Aug 10th 2018, 6:20 AM

Voices

'I was 13 when the Pope came to Ireland and I was raped by a priest the next year'

Colm O’Gorman says he had believed Pope John Paul II when he said he loved the young people of Ireland – but instead, the pope protected his institution, not children.

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Aug 9th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Papal Visit

Colm O'Gorman: Pope should 'tell the damn truth' about abuse cover-up when he's here

A demonstration of solidarity with those who have been abused is being organised to coincide with the Pope’s visit.

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Aug 2nd 2018, 3:00 PM

# HIQA

Nursing home complaints: Staff member accused of 'physically and emotionally' abusing resident

The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Jul 29th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Allegations

Pope Francis orders US bishop accused of sexual abuse to live 'a life of prayer and penance'

The Holy See’s announcement about McCarrick said that Francis was taking action.

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Jul 28th 2018, 1:36 PM

# tuam site

'Putting our shameful past behind us': Mother and baby home forum meets for the first time

How to memorialise the past, as well as what health and well-being supports are needed for former residents will be discussed.

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Jul 26th 2018, 4:50 PM

# operation ketch

Gardaí seized a number of 'child sex dolls' in raids today

It is understood up to 30 homes are being targeted in today’s searches.

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Jul 26th 2018, 3:49 PM

Bus driver, who lost job after requesting CCTV which showed him on phone while driving, reinstated

The man had requested the footage in order to prove he had been verbally abused by a manager.

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Jul 15th 2018, 8:30 AM

# Christian Brothers

'I reported the teacher who abused me but he was left teaching for three years afterwards'

Damian O’Farrell was married with children when he learned that the man who repeatedly abused him when he was 12 was still teaching children.

37.7k

Jul 7th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Adelaide

Australian archbishop gets 12 months for concealing child abuse

But Philip Wilson could avoid jail.

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Jul 3rd 2018, 7:38 AM

# Louth

UK businessman who targeted neglected girls jailed for abuse in Ireland

The judge said these were “grave offences” and crimes at the most serious level.

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Jun 30th 2018, 7:16 AM

# Limerick

Abused aged 6: 'I was screaming and had to be tied into a buggy with a rope to be brought to school'

Thomas Hogan said that even as a child he knew the clergy ruled and that he couldn’t say anything negative about a Christian Brother.

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Jun 17th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Family Issues

Elderly abuse victims are 'most likely to have been targeted by their sons or daughters'

A report has found that the number of men suffering from abuse increases three fold in the over 80s category.

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Jun 14th 2018, 9:27 AM

# Cork

Abused by three men from the age of six: 'I shut down. All I know is I was crying for my mother'

John Allen first reported the abuse almost 20 years ago but feels he may need to take his case to Europe to get justice.

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Jun 10th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Sexual Abuse

Man (73) who admitted abusing two sisters will not face retrial for abusing their brother

A previous conviction was overturned following a successful appeal.

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Jun 8th 2018, 7:55 PM

# Plaza Hotel

Man 'threatened to make personal photos of ex public after beating her up'

A judge told Christopher Lenihan he is undoubtedly facing a prison sentence.

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Jun 7th 2018, 9:45 PM

# Limerick

Abused aged 8: 'School was about survival, I'd be looking at the teacher thinking 'just stay away''

Christopher Rainbow was abused by his teacher when he was just 8-years-old, he spent his life trying to forget about it until a knock came on his door 10 years ago.

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Jun 3rd 2018, 12:05 AM