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“Church change welcome, albeit much too late” & related articles

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The Irish Times 09 September 2012 BREDA O’BRIEN AS A teacher, it is horrifying to read that a religious order, the Spiritans, which ran some of the country’s most prestigious schools, regularly moved abusers from school to school. Untold and … Continue reading

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Audits highlight delays in reporting child abuse

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RTE News/Ireland Updated: 18:47, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 Seven reports reviewing child protection practices in a number of Ireland’s Catholic dioceses and religious orders have been published. The audits found that full compliance with guidelines was still some way off … Continue reading

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Secret tapes reveal church reluctance to report abuser

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The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 18 August 2012 Rory Callinan, Richard Baker A SECRET police bugging operation caught a senior Catholic figure on tape saying it was not up to him to report a paedophile priest and encouraging a victim … Continue reading

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Abuse watchdog director quit before investigation into order

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The Irish Examiner By Claire O’Sullivan Monday, September 19, 2011 CORI’S representative on the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) resigned as a director of the board just days before the watchdog began investigating his own … Continue reading

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Solicitor horrified by deluge of abuse tales

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corkman.ie 08 September 2011 It is understood that at least 500 former students at Coláiste Chroí Naofa boarding school in Carraig na bhFear will be contacted over abuse allegations that have triggered three major investigations. By MARIA HERLIHY MHERLIHY@CORKMAN.IE Thursday … Continue reading

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Priest hits back at senator’s abuse claim

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Independent.ie  By Louise Hogan Saturday July 30 2011   A PRIEST named in the Seanad as a suspected child abuser has broken his silence to protest his innocence. Fr Donncha Mac Carthaigh also hit out at Senator Mark Daly, who … Continue reading

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Losing track

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Father Albert Leblanc has a court date today, 29 August 2011, for election and plea. At the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia  court house.  My apologies, I do not have the start time.   I urge those who are within driving distance  to … Continue reading

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‘We have waited years for this to come out’

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[see also http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/priests-brother-investigated-sex-abuse-claims-162604.html.  I am unable to post this article because software has gotten finnicky again, but a must read because from it we learn that  the first sex abuse allegations against Fr Donncha Mac Carthaigh were investigated by the … Continue reading

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Accused priest allowed to train youths

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The Irish Examiner   Thursday, July 28, 2011 Accused priest allowed to train youths By Claire O’Sullivan and Cormac O’Keeffe Thursday, July 28, 2011 A CORK-BASED priest was training under-age county teams and was a selector of the minor county … Continue reading

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