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# Abuse

Inquiry hears of gun-toting paedophile priest who made children kneel between his legs

An Australian inquiry is in its third day.

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Mar 2nd 2016, 9:57 AM

Voices

'We've spent hours in the basement of Leinster House trying to find out what happened'

The final report from the banking inquiry is to be released today.

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Jan 27th 2016, 8:00 AM

# all or nothing

Rescued: The banking inquiry will now write a much shorter report

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the committee was attempting a “rescue operation”.

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Nov 24th 2015, 6:33 PM

# Naughty naughty

Why some TDs will have their iPhones and iPads taken from them next week

Members of the banking inquiry will be barred from using any electronic devices when they view the draft report next week.

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Nov 13th 2015, 5:30 PM

# Abortion

'Ms Y' to seek damages over treatment during abortion controversy

Yesterday’s proceedings were brought to quash a report, which has now effectively been achieved after the case was struck out following a settlement.

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Nov 4th 2015, 7:35 AM

# peter van geene

Kilkenny surgeon accused of removing women's wombs 'inappropriately' says he made the 'right decisions'

Dr Peter van Geene has been giving his side of events at a Medical Council Fitness to Practice inquiry.

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Sep 28th 2015, 4:30 PM

# peter van geene

Patient describes being "traumatised" by her treatment at hands of hysterectomy surgeon

Dr Peter van Geene is the subject of a fitness to practise inquiry by the Medical Council concerning a number of hysterectomies he performed between 2009 and 2011.

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Jul 22nd 2015, 4:25 PM

# Medical Council

Doctor accused of putting cancer patients' health at risk and showing 'lack of empathy'

Dr Saqib Ahmed worked as a registrar in oncology from July to November 2012 at University Hospital Limerick.

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Jun 29th 2015, 6:00 PM

# police violence

Police officer chokes a man holding his daughter

The incident happened in Philadelphia when 20-year-old Ellis Smith failed to pay for his ticket.

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Jun 28th 2015, 2:12 PM

# Inquir-lol-y

WATCH: There was a brief moment of hilarity at the banking inquiry earlier

It got fierce exciting for a minute there.

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Jun 18th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Bankers

Seán FitzPatrick and David Drumm have been asked to come before banking inquiry next month

While the banking inquiry has powers to compel witnesses, that power does not extend beyond this jurisdiction.

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Jun 11th 2015, 10:02 PM

# Dáil claims

Dáil hears new claims about Denis O'Brien's dealings with IBRC

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the businessman made three attempts to extend loan agreements with the liquidators of IBRC before a fourth attempt was accepted.

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Jun 9th 2015, 10:55 PM

# ibrc

I want proof, not a pat on the head and to be told: 'It's fine, go away' - Catherine Murphy

The independent TD said “serious questions” remain unanswered.

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Jun 5th 2015, 10:32 AM

# Inquiry

Police investigating alleged serious sexual assault want to identify this man

They say he may have vital information that would help them with their inquiries into the alleged incident.

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Jun 5th 2015, 8:57 AM

# New details

Missing files reveal Siteserv writedown was €9 million more than we previously thought

Previously undisclosed board minutes reveal new details about the Siteserv controversy.

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Jun 4th 2015, 10:51 PM

# SiteServ

IBRC inquiry: Department of Finance reveals details of filing error

Catherine Murphy found out via Twitter, but she’s very happy nonetheless.

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Jun 3rd 2015, 10:50 PM

# Inquiry

Family of garda who took his own life do not want GSOC involved in investigation into his death

The family of Sgt Michael Galvin are said to be traumatised and angry at how GSOC carried out its investigation.

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Jun 2nd 2015, 6:54 PM

# Portiuncula Hospital

Couple who lost two babies at Portiuncula Hospital hope review will help other parents

Lorraine and Warren Reilly asked that the deaths of their two girls be considered in he current HSE review of maternity services.

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Feb 12th 2015, 9:45 PM

# Unmarried Mothers

'Deeply wrong': Labour TD abstains from vote on mother and baby homes inquiry

Labour TD Anne Ferris abstained from the vote criticising the lack of objectivity of the investigation.

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Jan 29th 2015, 9:15 AM

# Ireland's Past

The Government is on track to finally investigate mother-and-baby homes

Survivors want a fully inclusive inquiry into what happened to them.

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Jan 8th 2015, 7:09 PM

# Inquiry

Bloody Sunday murder investigation to recommence

The inquiry was delayed because of budget cuts at the PSNI.

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Jan 8th 2015, 12:48 PM

# Bethany Home

'For the first time in 16 years we were treated the same as Catholics'

Mother and baby homes, including one group from a Protestant home, met with Minister James Reilly this month.

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Nov 21st 2014, 1:52 PM

# Gardagate

It'll be next year before we find out just what happened right before Martin Callinan 'retired'

The Fennelly Inquiry into covert recordings at garda stations and the circumstances surrounding the ex-garda commissioner’s departure will issue an interim report next year

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Nov 11th 2014, 5:58 PM

# Derry

Families of Bloody Sunday victims launch legal challenge over 'end of murder investigation'

Cuts in PSNI funding have lead to a delay in the inquiry into the massacre.

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Nov 10th 2014, 5:35 PM

# Rubane House

Inquiry hears 1 in 5 boys at Co Down children's home say they were abused

It also heard that paedophile priest, Father Brendan Smyth, was among the offenders.

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Sep 29th 2014, 10:15 PM

# 8th amendment

Calls for independent inquiry into "Ms Y" abortion case

The HSE is running its own inquiry, but some want it to be independent.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 2:38 PM

# Pregnancy

HSE due to publish terms of its abortion case inquiry

The HSE ordered a report into the situation where a woman was given a caesarean section after she became pregnant through rape.

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Aug 21st 2014, 8:41 AM

# Alexander Litvinenko

Britain to hold public inquiry into fatal poisoning of former Russian spy

Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London with radioactive tea eight years ago.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 11:16 AM

Voices

Opinion: No person or institution can be left behind in the mother-and-baby home inquiry

There are serious concerns about the forthcoming mother-and-baby home inquiry; there is no international judge and a glaring lack of public debate.

Jul 17th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Inquiry

Exclusion of institutions from inquiry concerning to mother-and-baby groups

Groups representing mothers and their children question why some institutions may not be included.

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Jul 16th 2014, 8:14 PM

# Investigation

Number of maternity homes a difficulty for mother and baby inquiry

The Commission have been asked to include a wide range of institutions within their scope of their inquiry.

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Jul 16th 2014, 4:32 PM

# Investigation

Today we'll know who will chair the mother-and-baby home inquiry

We won’t know the terms of reference, however, or who else will be on the commission of investigation.

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Jul 16th 2014, 8:35 AM

# Commission of Inquiry

We'll find out more about the mother-and-baby homes inquiry tomorrow

The government will confirm the identity of the person that will chair the Commission of Inquiry tomorrow.

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Jul 15th 2014, 5:33 PM

# bad planning

Call for inquiry into claims of Donegal planning improprieties

Following a meeting with whistleblower Gerard Convier, one Sinn Féin TD said he believes there are substantial grounds for an inquiry.

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Jul 9th 2014, 7:38 PM

# The experts

Colm McCarthy among 9 experts who will help banking inquiry figure out what to investigate

The banking inquiry met again in private session this morning.

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Jul 9th 2014, 12:50 PM

# bessborough

Handover of 25,000 mother-and-baby files indicates "scale and breadth" of investigation

Some 25,000 files have been handed over by the Sacred Heart Adoption Society to the Cork offices of Government agency ‘TUSLA’.

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Jul 1st 2014, 2:49 PM

# Innocence Lost

"His eyes were cold and dead": Savile abuse in the victims' words

An investigation found shocking instances of abuse and humiliation at the hands of Savile in UK hospitals.

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Jun 27th 2014, 6:30 AM

# widening scope

It's not just Tuam... Mother-and-baby probe needs to examine at least 100 institutions, Minister told

Survivors, campaigners and academics say the scope of the Commission may need to be widened to take in private nursing homes, mental institutions and smaller mother-and-baby homes.

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Jun 25th 2014, 10:29 PM

# mother and baby home

Here are the state files recalled from the National Archives by the Department of Health

Two of the files requisitioned by the department as part of the investigation into mother and baby homes relate to the Bon Secours home in Tuam.

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Jun 21st 2014, 7:00 AM

# Job of work

Warning over legal challenges as banking inquiry's public sessions not expected until 2015

The first meeting of the joint Oireachtas committee set up to examine the banking crisis lasted some four hours at Leinster House today.

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Jun 19th 2014, 4:10 PM