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Christian Brothers
Abused by Br Paul Dunleavy: ‘The real damage was not just what happened physically, but the lessons I learned from it’
Brendan Dowling made a complaint to the Christian Brothers about abuse by one of their members long before criminal cases were taken
Former Christian Brother jailed for abusing children was ‘like a dark shadow’ in victims’ lives
Paul Dunleavy preyed on boys from deprived backgrounds, leaving them with feelings of worthlessness, self-hatred and guilt
Former Christian Brother (89) sentenced to further 10 years in prison
Paul Dunleavy found guilty in September of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse against nine boys
‘No mercy’ shown by former Belfast Christian Brother to abuse victims, judge tells court
Judge was responding to request for leniency for Paul Dunleavy (88) on grounds of age ahead of sentencing for historic child sex offences
Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools - ‘You looked at a teacher the wrong way and you got a slap’
Television: There are so many victims of corporal punishment, and each of their stories is so upsetting, that after a while anger gives way to numbness
Religious congregations have net assets running to hundreds of millions of euro
Figure significant in context of Government wanting congregations to contribute to compensating those affected by abuse as Department of Education indicates work on redress scheme will take time
How religious orders are sitting on assets worth hundreds of millions of euro
Charities Regulator data shows that some religious orders linked to historical sex abuse at schools are sitting on substantial wealth
Former Christian Brother found guilty of historic sex offences against schoolboys
Paul Dunleavy (88) committed the offences while teaching at Christian Brother schools in Belfast, Co Armagh and Co Down
‘Beast in black inflicted sexual and physical abuse on little boys on a daily basis’
Readers reveal their experiences following publication of scoping inquiry report on allegations of sexual abuse in schools
Dublin residents overturn permission for 299 housing units beside Clonkeen College
An Bord Pleanála had granted approval for the proposed development in south Co Dublin
A simple question stopped Ireland in its tracks: why were so many children incarcerated?
Journalist Mary Raftery exposed a shocking culture of abuse 25 years ago this month with her three-part documentary series States of Fear
Record-setting maths whizz was fascinated with abacus from a young age
Cork-based 19-year-old Fionn Kimber O’Shea has won Irish Maths Olympiad title for third year in a row
Child sex abuse survivor challenges his exclusion from State compensation scheme
Man, sexually abused by Christian Brother, excluded from scheme because he did not initiate damages claim in time
Trust that owns Christian Brothers schools included as defendant in historical child sex abuse cases
Solicitors say taking of cases against the trust, which has property worth €133 million, is response to legal strategy being adopted by congregation
Former Christian Brother (87) appears in court on historical abuse charges
Jack Manning facing trial on charges of sex assaults in Westland Row CBS Dublin
Former head of Christian Brothers to drop legal action over freedom of city vote
Edmund Garvey had launched judicial review following councillors vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda award
Abuse victim secures public apology from Christian Brothers in landmark High Court case
Ken Grace had to sue all surviving members of the congregation from the 1980s because of congregation’s decision not to appoint a nominee for the purposes of the litigation
Former Christian Brother jailed for assaulting 19 boys investigated for alleged abuse in Co Laois
Abuse happened ‘in full view’ of other students, says abuse survivor who has made statement to the Garda about convicted former teacher’s activities in a midlands primary school
Former Christian Brother (80s) jailed for sexual abuse of former students at Kilkenny school in 1970s
Liam Coughlan (87) was subject of largescale Garda investigation that started in 2010
Former head of Christian Brothers stripped of freedom of Drogheda
Vote followed a campaign from survivors criticising the Christian Brothers’ legal strategy in abuse cases
Councillors to vote on rescinding Freedom of Drogheda from Edmund Garvey
Majority of councillors expected to back proposal from group of child sexual abuse survivors
Local TD supports removing Freedom of Drogheda from former head of the Christian Brothers
One abuse victim writes to board of Rape Crisis Centre North East complaining of position adopted by interim chair of the centre on the issue
Justine McCarthy: Enough of the meaningless hand-wringing over abuse by Christian Brothers
Are councillors compassionate enough to rescind Edmund Garvey’s freedom of Drogheda as a powerful symbol of support for victims of abuse?
Call for secret vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda from former head of Christian Brothers
Victims want honour rescinded over order’s legal strategy in cases where it is being sued vicariously for damages arising from historical child sex abuse
Disclosure orders granted against head of Christian Brothers in abuse actions
Two victims of jailed former brother Jack Manning seeking information to progress civil actions
Justine McCarthy: Staggering hypocrisy of the Christian Brothers, or Cheapskate Bullies
Congregation ought to be renamed the Cheapskate Bullies for its persistent torment of abuse survivors via the legal system
Christian Brothers accused of trying to deal with abuse legacy as ‘cheaply as possible’
Company and land registry files show Christian Brothers has extensive property portfolio and investment funds worth millions of euro
Retired Dublin school principal charged with sexual abuse of eight pupils over 19 years
Patrick Harte (81), former principal of Sancta Maria Christian Brothers primary school on Synge Street, denies allegations
Christian Brothers may be shielding assets from sex abuse victim, High Court told
Man sexually abused while school student is seeking to sue congregation but lawyers claim assets moved or sold since case was initiated in 2019
The Christian Brothers and a strategy that hinders abuse victims seeking reparations
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
Jailing of Christian Brother Paul Hendrick does not end victim’s legal battles
Congregation has opted not to appoint a nominee in case taken by Kenneth Grace over abuse he suffered
Former principal of Christian Brothers’ school jailed for four years for sexually abusing pupil in 1980s
Paul Hendrick (75), ex principal of Westland Row CBS, abused position of trust, says Judge Pauline Codd
Christian Brother who indecently assaulted five schoolboys in the 1970s jailed for three years, two months
87-year-old Co Waterford man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, found guilty by a jury of 30 counts of indecently assaulting five boys at Co Kilkenny school
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