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Wednesday 27 October 2021
The National Board for Safeguarding Children received 237 new abuse allegations in the year to 1 April, 2012, implicating 196 priests.
New figures show details of accusations against ten serial abusers in the diocese – one of whom had 97 allegations against him.
Our round-up of the day’s main stories – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
Catholic Church leader apologises to abuse victims and says he regrets “very much” that parents of children at risk weren’t informed.
One’s civic duties are not the same as one’s self-imposed religious obligations, writes TheJournal.ie columnist Lisa McInerney – nor are they superseded by them.
Fr Vincent Twomy says Brady “has unfortunately lost his moral credibility” over the 1975 abuse inquiry.
A letter by Al-Qaeda’s American spokesman says Ireland was ripe for conversion because of its ‘sympathy’ for Palestine.
Colm O’Gorman of One in Four also argues that Brady was following guidelines – in fact, he says there were clear processes enshrined in the church which he followed “to the letter”.
The primate of all-Ireland has released a statement in response to new allegations about his role in an inquiry into abuse allegations against the paedophile priest Brendan Smyth.
Fr Michael Kelly was due to give testimony yesterday afternoon but has instead returned home to Ireland.
Support and advocacy group asks for survivors to complete questionnaire to build picture of official response to abuse claims.
Statement from Irish bishops ‘welcomes’ findings of ‘pastoral’ Apostolic Visitation which was sent to Ireland from the Vatican – but Cardinal Brady says it doesn’t “supersede” the Church’s policy.
An Apostolic Visitation sent by Pope Benedict XVI suggests reforming admissions to seminaries, and organisation of dioceses.
Dutch paper reports on castrations in the 1950s ‘to cure homosexuality’ after youths complained about abuse.
Pope Benedict’s hand-picked ‘Apostolic Visitation’ will publish a summary of their findings later this morning.
The government’s first year in office has seen Twitter debates over Miss Piggy, print toner and internship schemes.
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church are due to release reports into a further seven dioceses by mid-summer 2012.
The Archbishop of Dublin has rejected suggestions that the abuse scandal is over.
Work on drafting the bill to allow for the establishment of a Statutory Fund is at an “advanced stage”.
An Irish priest, whose trial for alleged sexual abuse took almost 13 years, wins damages at the European Court of Human Rights.
The Archbishop of Cashel & Emly, Dermot Clifford, asks priests to voluntarily donate to cover debts incurred in child protection.
The Department of Justice publishes the final extracts of the report into the handling of child sexual abuse allegations in Cloyne.
Although the High Court ruled on the lifting of block on sections of Chapter 9 yesterday, the Government wants a few days to get support systems in place.
Survey estimates that ONE in TEN Dutch children suffered some form of abuse. That doubles to ONE in FIVE for those who spent time in Catholic institution.
Brendan Boland has called for an apology from Cardinal Sean Brady in the wake of settlement reached this week over the Bishop of Armagh’s handling of allegations of abuse by Fr Brendan Smyth.
Children’s minister Frances Fitzgerald said the government would take expense into account when considering whether to commission further probes.
The school will maintain its Benedictine connection however.
The court has ruled that the Catholic Church is responsible for its priests – allowing it to be sued over sexual abuse.
A study into the Ferns, Murphy, Ryan and Cloyne child abuse reports criticises the lack of prosecution against child sexual and physical abusers and those who concealed that abuse.
Police have arrested one person after a shooting incident this morning. Meanwhile, the Pope met with clerical abuse victims last night during his four-day visit to Germany.
Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said that Catholic education must fight its own corner in a more pluralist Ireland.
The payouts arise from the work of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, which was set up in 2000 and published the Ryan Report in 2009.
La Stampa newspaper says the 15-page response has been prepared and is awaiting final approval before being published.
Dr John Magee has apologised to child abuse victims, and said he “let down” other priests by going into hiding.
US man claims the Vatican knew the priest was a danger to children when they transferred him from Ireland to Oregon, where the man was allegedly abused in 1965.
The Catholic Church has abused its power in Ireland, but it still brings something essential to our lives, writes Fr Tony Flannery.
THE FAI HAS warned fans against buying tickets for next month’s sold-out World Cup qualifier against Portugal at inflated prices from third-party websites or unauthorised sellers.
Tickets for the game against a star-studded Portugal squad sold out within an hour of going on general sale yesterday morning, but some have since surfaced online, some priced at three times their face value.
The Association say anyone buying a touted ticket risks being denied entry to the game.
This morning we want to know: Have you ever bought a ticket from a tout?
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