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Over 300 men who left congregation years ago are about to be named in relation to a child sex abuse case they have nothing to do with
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More than 300 former Christian Brothers to be named in newspaper ad as part of abuse case
Move follows ‘morally bankrupt’ legal strategy adopted by congregation against damages claims for past child abuse
‘It is vulgar to drink from your saucer’: 37 rules for life by the Christian Brothers
Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys like me
‘He smelled of chalk and sweat’: Pattern of school-to-school abuse uncovered in Garda search of pupil rolls
Former pupil says he told principal of sexual abuse by Christian Brother Liam Coughlan in 1970s – Coughlan later became principal of another school
Former Christian Brother ‘likely to die in prison’ after being jailed for five years
Christian Brothers’ ‘morally bankrupt and totally unfair’ approach to victims criticised by judge in case of Liam Coughlan (90)
Christian Brothers sex abuse claims, Budget 2027, Aughinish Alumina ‘anxiety’
Plus: Government outlines spending plans for next year; withdrawal of services from solicitors enters second day
Court to hear breakthrough case that may fast-track Christian Brothers sex abuse claims
Man seeking damages for sexual assault by teacher in Kilkenny school could be permitted to publish names of 340 ex-brothers to expedite case
Former Christian Brother convicted of sexual abuse of boys in Offaly school in 1980s
Liam Coughlan (90) is currently in prison for sexually abusing former pupils in Kilkenny in the 1970s
Former Christian Brother’s 1970 abuse confession letter concealed for decades, Dáil hears
Mary Lou McDonald said survivors, forced to fight until 2021 for compensation, were ‘faced down so viciously by State’
Former monastery should be bought to secure Dublin Gaelcholáiste’s future, say campaigners
Christian Brothers building on market for €3.75m next to Synge Street campus where transition to Irish is beginning
Christian Brothers seeking €3.75m for Synge Street monastery
Congregation to use proceeds from sale of property next to Synge Street CBS to meet ‘charitable and legal obligations’
Former Christian Brother jailed for sexually assaulting two boys more than 40 years ago
Liam McGrath (75), previously a teacher known as Brother Kilian, described in court by one of the survivors of his abuse as ‘evil’
Former Christian Brothers teacher (83) sexually assaulted boys over 30-year period
Dublin man sentenced to 4½ years in prison for abuse of children aged 8 to 13 between 1980 and 1995
Man (89) appears in court charged with 44 counts of indecent assault
Solicitor says his client is serving a prison sentence that is due to expire in 2027
Former Christian Brother and school principal convicted of child sex abuse dies while serving sentence
Paul Dunleavy (89) from Belfast was convicted of 72 offences involving 18 victims
School principal jailed for indecent assault at Blackrock school described as ‘an ogre’
Aidan Clohessy was principal of St Augustine’s School, Blackrock, Co Dublin, from the early 1970s until 1993
Christian Brothers seeking €12m for Swords retreat centre and lands
16.6-acre landbank occupies prime location next to proposed northern terminus of planned Metrolink
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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
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