The 9 at 9: Easter Monday
Nine things you need to know at 9am: A week of teachers’ conferences begins, Brendan Smyth to be exhumed, and how the Irish aren’t so glum after all…
View ArticleRemains of paedophile priest Smyth to be removed so that land can be sold
The sale of the Co Cavan plot of land in which Brendan Smyth is buried can’t be finalised until he is removed from it.
View ArticleAbuse victim calls for Brady apology as lawsuits against Cardinal emerge
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.
View ArticleCardinal Brady faces new claims over role in sex abuse inquiry
Abuse allegations made by a 14-year-old boy were mishandled by the current head of the Catholic Church back in the 1970s with result that other boys were abused, a BBC documentary disclosed.
View ArticleIn full: Cardinal Brady responds to allegations over role in abuse inquiry
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.
View ArticlePoll: Should Cardinal Seán Brady resign?
As the pressure on Cardinal Brady shows no sign of abating, we want to know what you think.
View Article'Where's the humanity?' - prominent theologian says Cardinal Brady should resign
Fr Vincent Twomy says Brady “has unfortunately lost his moral credibility” over the 1975 abuse inquiry.
View ArticleDiarmuid Martin calls for independent inquiry into Brendan Smyth abuse
The Archbishop of Dublin said an international investigation of the actions of both Church and State was needed to reveal the “full story”.
View ArticleGood innings and Jedi Knights: The week in quotes
“They were absolutely stoned out of their minds.”
View ArticleParents should have been warned: Cardinal Seán Brady
Catholic Church leader apologises to abuse victims and says he regrets “very much” that parents of children at risk weren’t informed.
View ArticleBrendan Boland: My healing won't begin until Brady resigns
But the clerical abuse survivor welcomed yesterday’s public apology from the Primate of All Ireland.
View ArticleColumn: Ireland needs an international safeguard for our children
We need to draw a line under our tragic history of child abuse – and a new international standard is the perfect opportunity, writes Tanya Ward of the Children’s Rights Alliance.
View ArticlePSNI says abuse allegations in BBC programme did not happen in North
BBC’s This World programme alleged that Cardinal Sean Brady had failed to protect children from abuse.
View ArticleCardinal Seán Brady has offered to resign as Primate of All Ireland
The offer of resignation, in line with Canon Law, must be approved by the Pope.
View Article'He ought never to have been ordained' - Fr Brendan Smyth's order
The north’s historical abuse inquiry is to concentrate on the crimes of the notorious paedophile priest all this week.
View ArticleBrendan Smyth victim: 'Every time it happened another part of me died'
Loreto, who was previously known as Samantha, successfully campaigned to have the word ‘Reverend’ removed from the paedophile priest’s headstone.
View ArticleBrendan Smyth victim: ‘I could have been saved’
Rose said she would consider taking legal action against gardaí who were aware of his abuse.
View Article'Unspeakable cruelty and vicious abuse' - historical abuse inquiry releases...
The greatest number of complaints relate to four Catholic-run homes in the North.
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