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Sunday 20 September 2020
The former sports journalist will be sentenced in three weeks time after a hearing yesterday.
The Polish-born filmmaker was accused of drugging and raping an underage girl in 1977.
A total of 278 victims have been identified.
The woman at the centre of an historical abuse allegation has written to the DPP asking for the reasons as to why her father was not charged.
Pell is the Vatican’s finance chief.
The man admitted to possessing 2,683 images and 721 movie files in total.
The decision to sell off the pitches has been described as “completely unacceptable”.
He will attend the trial at Southwark crown court from next week.
The former national basketball coach is serving a 14-year sentence for abusing teenage boys in Waterford in the 1980s.
The United Nations has been badly shaken by a wave of allegations of sex abuse by troops.
Pope Francis said he heard of the case “with great pain, very great pain, but the truth is the truth and we should not hide it”
Yesterday, Cabinet was informed about new disability protocols which will cost €7 million per year.
Five people have been found guilty of child sexual exploitation offences in Sheffield.
A study of 400 workers revealed how sex abuse and harassment is rife across the city.
Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan said the courage of those who report the crime must be rewarded.
Collins said that some members of the Vatican hierarchy were unwilling to make changes.
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald said revelations that such an error was made were “quite frankly disgusting and vile”.
Some of the claims go as far back as the 1960s.
The Pope made his position clear in a letter to bishops.
98% of the victims identified so far are male – with their ages at the time of the alleged abuse ranging from seven to 20.
The former lay worker at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin had pleaded guilty to a number of charges.
Patrick O’Brien will be sentenced next month.
The report from One in Four found that, in many cases, the victim is blamed for the abuse instead of the perpetrator.
The man’s partner will be sentenced for child cruelty next week.
The abuse was discovered when the boy’s sister found an indecent video on his phone.
Blackburn said the BBC are “destroying” his career because his version of events does not tally with theirs.
The former archbishop died overnight, the Vatican has announced today.
Maggie Kirkpatrick was found guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old in 1984.
He has been ordered to testify in court.
Previously confidential documents released to the inquiry show that Smyth was receiving psychiatric treatment in St Patrick’s Hospital in Dublin.
The judge said the Waterford man is a “very damaged human through no fault of his own”.
The 54-year-old man pleaded not guilty to 60 counts of sexual assault of six sisters between 1994 and 2005.
Social workers say they feel “ethically compromised” by the suggestion.
He appeared in court today.
Police said there has been a surge in complaints against prominent public figures since the Jimmy Savile scandal.
His offences took place between 1996 and 2002 and were described today as some of the most serious investigated by the Public Prosecution Branch.
There were calls for it to be moved to the Chamber of Horrors but a victim said it was probably too evil for that.
It follows further revelations by the BBC about alleged abuse in the republican movement.
The latest report investigates abuse at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Adams discussed the Mairia Cahill controversy in an interview with TheJournal.ie this week.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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