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# 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.

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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

# Wales

Former head of children's home jailed for life for abusing boys in 1970s

Bryan Davies lured teenage boys to his room by offering them alcohol or cigarettes.

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Jun 1st 2018, 11:10 PM

# Minnesota

US Catholic Church archdiocese reaches €179 million settlement with 450 abuse victims

Victims welcomed the settlement with relief but stressed that their emotional scars have remained.

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Jun 1st 2018, 11:04 AM

# Abuse

Childline answered 381,000 calls, texts and online messages from children last year

72% of phone calls answered by the charity came from males.

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May 28th 2018, 10:45 AM

# Guilty

Australian archbishop guilty of concealing child sex abuse

Philip Wilson was accused of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher.

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May 22nd 2018, 7:20 AM

# Audience with the Pope

After being summoned to the Vatican over child sex abuse scandal, all Chilean bishops resign

The thirty-four bishops tendered their resignations today.

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May 18th 2018, 12:46 PM

# Human Rights

'Three men abused me but 46 years later, I'm still fighting the State'

‘Instead of standing right beside me, the State has stood right in front of me and blocked me every way and it’s going to fight me all the way to Europe.’

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May 6th 2018, 7:30 AM

# coercive control

'Groundbreaking' domestic violence law covers psychological abuse and the views of children

The legislation gives extra support to survivors.

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May 3rd 2018, 8:31 AM

# Child Abuse

Clare teenager thought about killing his mother to end 'years of abuse' against him and siblings

The woman is to be sentenced next month.

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Apr 25th 2018, 8:17 PM

# Galway

HSE apologises 'unreservedly' to women raped while they were children in foster care

“It’s not a life, I’m doing the prison sentence.”

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Apr 25th 2018, 10:52 AM

# Racism

'Nothing changes, nothing gets done' - Ireland star shares new racist abuse

Cyrus Christie was also subject to racist taunting last November.

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Apr 24th 2018, 2:41 PM

# Abuse

Trump declares April 'Sexual Assault Awareness' month

“Sexual assault crimes remain tragically common in our society,” said the US president.

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Mar 31st 2018, 7:32 AM

# tusla

Social workers have to develop skills to deal with allegations of historical abuse 'on the hoof'

The CEO of Tusla has said this area is “one of the most challenging” aspects of the agency’s work.

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Mar 29th 2018, 6:25 AM

# Review

Zappone to commission review into 'complex' child abuse case

The case is believed to involve a number of children.

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Mar 28th 2018, 5:48 PM

# telford

Solicitor says child sexual exploitation allegations in UK town 'tip of the iceberg'

Nazir Afzal – who has overseen similar high profile cases in the UK – said he knew “more would come out”.

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Mar 13th 2018, 10:42 PM

# malachy finnegan

Mary McAleese's brother calls for people who knew of priest's abuse to come forward

Clem Leneghan said he does not want his story to take the spotlight away from where it belongs.

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Mar 13th 2018, 10:31 AM

# Abuse

Mary McAleese says her brother was 'seriously, physically, sadistically abused by Malachy Finnegan'

“My mother, almost 90 years of age, had to discover that from the Belfast Telegraph three weeks ago.”

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Mar 12th 2018, 11:15 AM

# New Study

Boys account for a third of online abuse images and often suffer the worst horrors

A new study has been produced based on a review of over a million images and videos.

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Mar 10th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Abuse

Michael Colgan denies allegations of bullying and harassment in Gate workplace report

A report has been published today.

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Mar 8th 2018, 10:47 AM

# Child Abuse

11 people arrested in connection with suspected child exploitation released without charge

Files will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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Mar 7th 2018, 7:13 AM

# Domestic Violence

Change to PRSI arrangements could leave women in danger of abusive partners

Up to last year, if a patient qualified under their spouse or partner’s benefit, they simply had to sign a form at the clinic.

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Mar 3rd 2018, 6:30 AM