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February 2005 ArchivesBishop apologises to Derry parishioners over levy George Jackson in Derry 28/02/2005 The Bishop of Derry has issued a public apology for the way he handled the diocesan contributions to the Stewardship Trust, a fund set up by the Catholic Church in Ireland from which compensation... Bishop withdraws controversial levy for compensationGeorge Jackson and Patsy McGarry 26/02/2005 The Bishop of Derry, Dr S?amus Hegarty, yesterday withdrew his controversial decision to donate ?1 million (?1.4 million), raised by a levy on collections, to a church trust set up to pay compensation to... Anger as parish funds used to meet child sex abuse costs Bishop Seamus Hegarty who has admitted drawing ?200,000 (?289,000) a year from parochial funds to compensate sex abuse victims. Thursday February 24th 2005 THE Catholic diocese of Derry has admitted that it is drawing money from parochial funds at... Church's Stewardship FundMass collections used for sex abuse payments Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 24/02/2005 A spokesman for the Catholic bishops has said it is the practice in some of the Church's 26 dioceses in Ireland to use money collected at Masses... Catholic exclusivity Wednesday February 23rd 2005 Sir - David Quinn reports that the Bishops' Conference has set up a working group to preserve the Catholic ethos of church-run schools. Does this Catholic ethos include the educational 'apartheid' practised by some religious... Students questioned about arson Anne Lucey 19/02/2005 Two students have been interviewed by garda? in connection with arson attacks on a secondary school in Dingle, Co Kerry, over the past six weeks. A file has been sent to the DPP. The 130-year-old monastery... Background to Irish Child Abuse Commission On May 11, 1999, the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern issued an apology on behalf of the State and its citizens to victims of child abuse. The apology came after a long series of revelations from individuals who,... Rabbitte denies leaking report on deal with religious Martin Wall 18/02/2005 Public Accounts Committee: The proceedings of the D?il Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were delayed yesterday by a major argument over the leaking of internal documents and allegations that a Fianna F?il member was using his position... Priest admits 13 counts of sex abuse Wednesday February 16th 2005 A DOMINICAN priest pleaded guilty to 13 counts of indecent assault on five victims at Naas Circuit Criminal court yesterday. Vincent Mercer (58), c/o The Provincilate, St Mary's, Tallaght was originally charged with 49 counts... Words that need to be disarmed 15/02/2005 First, a warning. This column necessarily contains some offensive words, for reasons that will become clear. Anyone who finds such words intolerable under any circumstances should look away now, writes Fintan O'Toole In the mid-1990s in a girls'... Last of children to 'see' Fatima Virgin dies at 97 The last of three children who claimed to see the Virgin at Fatima and who revealed a vision the Catholic Church said foretold the attempt to kill Pope John Paul died last night, the Church said. Lucia de Jesus... Punishment for bedwettingMadam, - Child bed-wetting (nocturnal enuresis) is one of the most complex difficult disorders in the Western world affecting 30 per cent of the population at age four, dropping to about 5 per cent by age 12. Causes are multiple... Convent school forced to appoint first lay head Dearbhail McDonald LORETO on the Green, one of Dublin?s best-known convent schools for girls, is to appoint its first lay principal. The school, run by Loreto nuns and located on St Stephen?s Green, will advertise this week for somebody... Victim Support The Alliance Victim Support Group has asked that all funding from the Government to Support Groups should be conditioned on them having in place healing and reconciliation. We have also asked that at the time for the publication of... Rabbitte under fire over 'leak on abuse cash deal' Saturday February 12th 2005 A BITTER row has broken out in the Dail's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following accusations that Labour leader Pat Rabbitte has undermined the committee's work by leaking a draft report on the controversial compensation deal... Property deal with religious worth ?50m less, says report Liam Reid 11/02/2005 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is finalising a report on the Government's compensation indemnity deal with religious orders. It is expected to criticise severely the handling of negotiations on behalf of the State. The report is... 'Times' slated over 'bastard' comment Thursday February 10th 2005 Columnist's remarks about unmarried mothers spark furious backlash THE Irish Times found itself at the centre of a furious row yesterday over controversial references to unmarried mothers in the newspaper's An Irishman's Diary column. Columnist... Former chaplain jailed for child sex abuse Thursday February 10th 2005 A 42-YEAR-OLD former British army chaplain has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail for sexually abusing a teenage boy. Glen Milne, originally from Berkshire and formerly of Castlepollard, Co Westmeath, had pleaded guilty to... Regret for the offence caused 10/02/2005 Irish society has changed hugely in recent decades and at a pace that has been breathtaking. Much of this change is for the good and has been led by The Irish Times. Stigmatising social differences is no longer... Bishop rejects discreet approach to sex abuse Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 09/02/2005 Dealing discreetly with allegations of child sex abuse "can lead to failure to take the necessary steps", Bishop Donal Murray has said. This was one of the painful lessons learned in 10 years'... Nuns 'did their best' for children in industrial school Tuesday February 8th 2005 THE Sisters of Charity have defended their record of management at St Patrick's Industrial School, Kilkenny, saying that the nuns who ran the school looked after the boys to the "best of their ability". The... Nothing in records to suggest abuse, says superior Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 08/02/2005 Nothing has been found in the records to support abuse allegations made by former residents of a Kilkenny industrial school, the child abuse commission has been told. The superior general of the Religious... Fast-track inquiry into abuse moves a step closer Liam Reid 07/02/2005 The Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to bring proposals to Cabinet in the next month for the first fast-track public inquiry under the new alternative to tribunals which will investigate child sexual abuse by priests... School manager denies hearing of sex abuse 05/02/2005 The former manager of St Joseph's Industrial School in Kilkenny and two retired Garda sergeants have denied before the High Court that a child inmate of the school had told them - in the presence of the late... Who do we Represent?The 'representative groups' that are ripping off the taxpayer and failing to properly support the position of the Survivors is a scandal. The two 'property based groups' are SOCA-UK and Right of Place and I have attended meetings organised by... CHRISTIAN BROTHER FOUND NOT GUILTY OF SEXUAL ABUSE The Irish Times, Thursday January 27, 2005, Anne Lucey A jury yesterday cleared a Christian Brother formerly attached to St Joseph's CBS Industrial School in Tralee, Co Cork, of eight counts of sexual complaints by a former inmate. The... Missionary indecently assaulted teenage nephew A MISSIONARY brother who indecently assaulted his teenage nephew has been remanded in custody for sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The Capuchin Order brother pleaded guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting his nephew between February 27, 1978,... Missionary to be sentenced over child abuse 03 February 2005 15:15 A missionary brother who indecently assaulted his teenage nephew while on holiday has been remanded in custody for sentence on 9 March by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The Capuchin Order brother pleaded guilty to two... Cleric who abused boy walks free Wednesday February 2nd 2005 AN 80-YEAR-OLD former Primitive Methodist Church cleric, who groomed a 12-year-old boy for sexual abuse, has walked free from court. John Wray of Old Barna Road, Newcastle West, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to buggering the... Court told care worker threatened to bury boy in cabbage patch 02/02/2005 A care worker who abused a 12-year-old boy in an industrial school brought the boy to a cabbage patch late at night and told him that he would be buried there if he informed anyone of the abuse,... Pensioner gets suspended term for abuse 01 February 2005 17:02 An 80-year-old pensioner has received a five-year suspended sentenced at Limerick Circuit Court for sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy in the mid-1980s. John Wray, originally from Rochdale in England, and with an address at Newcastlewest,... High Court hears aggravated damages claim 01 February 2005 20:01 A 45-year-old man who claims he suffered sexual and physical torture as a child in care is claiming aggravated damages from the State. Raymond Noctor told the High Court that the abuse continued at St... Religious allowed to sell lands Olivia Kelly 01/02/2005 Dublin city councillors last night reversed a decision that prevented religious orders selling their lands to property developers. Olivia Kelly reports. The council had voted last September to ban private housing on religious-owned lands in the... |