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January 2005 ArchivesOrders facing loss of ?2bn if building on lands blocked Monday January 31st 2005 RELIGIOUS institutions could lose up to ?2bn and be forced to shut down schools and hospitals in Dublin and the provinces if Dublin City Council tonight carries out a plan to ban any private housing... Sex-abuse allegation priest a 'broken' man 31/01/2005 The Bishop of Derry, the Most Rev Dr Seamus Hegarty, told parishioners in Dungiven, Co Derry, yesterday that their curate, who has been given leave of absence as the result of a sex-abuse allegation, was a broken, wounded... Two former Brothers due for sentencing Christopher Cosgrove By Paul Deering With the conviction of Christopher Cosgrove on 180 counts of indecent assault at Sligo Circuit Court on Friday last, it will mean there will be two former Marist Brothers due for sentencing in March... Church plans to publish annual abuse claims against priests Saturday January 29th 2005 Religious and Social Affairs Correspondent THE CATHOLIC Church is to make public each year the number of abuse allegations made against priests and other church personnel in the previous 12 months. This is part of... Child policy agreed Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 28/01/2005 A final policy document on child protection for the Catholic Church in Ireland was agreed at a meeting in Maynooth yesterday. The Church's Working Group on Child Protection arrived at the decision in... Baby A demands the truth 27/01/2005 'There are a million questions you want to ask. One door just opens another. And finally you end up with the most basic question of all - why me?" These are the words of the man known as... Christian Brother found not guilty of sexual abuse Anne Lucey 27/01/2005 A jury yesterday cleared a Christian Brother formerly attached to St Joseph's CBS Industrial School in Tralee of eight counts of sexual complaints by a former inmate. The jury of six women and six men unanimously... LOVE call on all those acquitted of child abuse to pursue their accusers The 1998 Act ?Protection for persons reporting Child Abuse? Section 5 states that if a person knowingly makes a false report they are guilty of an offence and will be liable: a) On summary conviction, to a fine not... Church moves to block child abuse Wednesday January 26th 2005 A COMPREHENSIVE new child protection policy that covers even the use of computers and photos in church settings has been launched by the Presbyterian Church. Called 'Taking Care', it is going into force nationwide and... School 'mismanaged' abuse probe A government report into allegations of sexual abuse against young boys at a Belfast boarding school is highly critical of the school's response. The report, published by the Department of Education on Tuesday, catalogued a history of mismanagement. The... Advice on Financial Management of Award. As stated in the October newsletter the Board has appointed MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service) to operate a free, confidential and independent service through which applicants who have received an award may be given advice as to financial... Priest admits role in Derry sex abuse case George Jackson 24/01/2005 A Co Derry-based curate admitted yesterday that he was the priest at the centre of a sex abuse case for which he paid an out-of-court settlement to his 18-year-old victim. Father Andrew McCloskey, a curate of... Derry priest apologises to parish for sex abuse scandal 15:15 Sunday January 23rd 2005 A priest at the centre of sex abuse allegations in Dungiven, in County Derry, has today apologised to his parishioners. Father Andrew McCloskey, curate at St Patrick's Church in Dungiven, told worshippers at today's... Cleaner ?abused children in church? Enda Leahy THE first case of alleged sexual abuse of a child in a sanctified church building will go to trial in the central criminal court in Dublin later this year. A Donegal man, who was employed as a... Abuse case settled for ?200,00022/01/2005 A man who was sexually abused and assaulted at school by a former Franciscan teaching brother has settled his High Court action for damages for a sum believed to be close to ?200,000. Mr Justice Lavan was told the... Priest (68) pleads guilty to abuse A retired priest has been remanded on bail for sentencing after evidence was given yesterday at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of sexual abuse involving a 16-year-old boy. Father Harry Moore (68), formerly a curate in Bayside, Dublin, pleaded... Priest pays out over abuse claimA priest in the Londonderry area has paid out a five figure sum to settle claims of sexual abuse out of court. The allegations relate to an incident at a parochial house in 1992, involving an 18-year-old man. A civil... Pope dismisses controversial Irish priest Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 21/01/2005 Father Neil Horan, who sensationally attacked a leading contender in last year's Olympic marathon in Athens, has been dismissed from the priesthood by Pope John Paul. It means he has lost all rights,... Former teacher faces indecent assault charges 20/01/2005 A 62-year-old former teacher appeared in court yesterday charged with 104 counts of indecent assault at a school in south Dublin more than 30 years ago. A judge ordered that nothing should be published which would identify the... Former brother is guilty of assault Marese McDonagh 20/01/2005 A former Marist brother was yesterday found guilty of 180 counts of indecent assaults against six young boys at a Sligo national school in the 1960s and 1970s. He will be sentenced next March. A jury... Alliance Press Release19 January 2005 The Alliance Committee welcomes the process by which the Investigation Committee will carry out its tasks. It has the clear advantage of allowing everyone who wishes to take part to do so while at the same time... Relaxation of abuse inquiry rules criticised Joe Humphreys 19/01/2005 Representatives of former residents of religious and State-run institutions have given a mixed reaction to a decision by the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse to relax its rules on the interviewing of witnesses. In a... The Confidential Committee ? Commission to Inquire into Child AbusePRESS RELEASE 18 January, 2005 The Confidential Committee of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, chaired by Ms Norah Gibbons and established on a statutory basis in 2000, today heard evidence from its 1,000th witness. There are now only... Investigatation Committee-Programme of Work for 2005 This document sets out the Committee?s plans for proceeding with its inquiry function in light of statements made in 2004. In restarting the inquiry into child abuse and conducting our hearings to date, we have borne in mind the... Cherish all the children Fintan O'Toole 18/01/2005 One of the most eloquent moments at the funeral Mass for Robert Holohan was when the great Cork hurler, Se?n ?g ? hAilp?n, read one of the Prayers of the Faithful: "we pray that we work... Recognition?State Recognition that many Religious have been falsely accused of child abuse ? and deserve support ? Charity Status for L.O.V.E? Let Our Voices Emerge the group set up to ?Support all those claiming false allegations of child abuse against... Family of man in burial dispute call for bishop to meet themFamily of man in burial dispute call for bishop to meet them Alison Healy 06/01/2005 The family of a Fermanagh man who was buried without a Requiem Mass have called on the Bishop of Clogher, Dr Joseph Duffy, to meet... Daughter turns down bishop's burial plot offer for her father Wednesday January 5th 2005 THE grieving daughter of a man whose Requiem Mass has been deferred due to a dispute with the Catholic Church last night rebuffed offers by the Bishop of Clogher to intervene. The daughter of Vincent... THE ALLIANCE YEAR IN REVIEW The Alliance Website www.alliancesupport.org is without doubt a great tool allowing us to inform our members in England-Canada-America and even AbuDabui as well as here in Ireland on all aspects of victim support and relevant matters. MISSION STATEMENT The... |