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May 2005 ArchivesDefence counsel calls for time limit in sex casesCarol Coulter 30/05/2005 There is a need for a limit on the time allowed to elapse between an alleged sex crime and the prosecution of the suspect, according to a leading defence counsel. Otherwise there was a danger the accused... Gardai will vet teachers to screen out abusersSaturday May 28th 2005 ALL 50,000 primary and post primary teachers are to be checked by the Central Garda Vetting Unit. Priority is to be given to the education sector to ensure that no one with a child abuse record... David did a great job Friday May 27th 2005 Sir - Congratulations to you, and David Quinn in particular, for his revelations regarding abuse committed in 'secular-run' (for want of a better word) institutions. It's quite extraordinary, in fact it defies belief, that despite... Claims about Marino beneath contempt, says TCD dean Se?n Flynn, Education Editor 26/05/2005 The dean of arts at Trinity College Dublin has described some of the allegations made in the Marino affair as "absolutely despicable" and "beneath contempt". Dr Howard Smith, the nominee of the TCD provost... Clerical abuse victim lashes McDowell over inquiry delay Wednesday May 25th 2005 ONE of the victims of paedophile priest Fr Ivan Payne has hit out at the Government for delays in setting up the fast-track investigation into how the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin managed child abuse claims... RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS REDRESS BOARD Madam, - Dr Michael Corry (May 19th) is not alone in believing that the Residential Institutions Redress Board "represents a crime against humanity" and "makes a mockery of the legal system". I was born in the early 1940s and... McDowell wants movement on child abuse issue Martin Wall 23/05/2005 Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has written to Minister for Finance Brian Cowen seeking to break the deadlock over the establishment of a planned fast-track investigation into how the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin managed child abuse... RECRUITING FOR THE C.I.D ?Patrick Malone to Florence hello Flo..now let us get down to the hard fact's ! now can you tell me if you stand by this statement made by Br.M.Reynolds. QUOTE=YOU Br. M. Reynolds STATE.. The facts, in summary form, are... Priests who abuse need to do 'meaningful work' Joe Humphreys 21/05/2005 Priests found guilty of sexual abuse must be given "meaningful work" if they are to be fully rehabilitated into society, a psychotherapy conference in Dublin has been told. Dr Geraldine Taylor, a clinical psychologist who specialises... CHILD sex abuse is rampant in Ireland, a judge warned yesterday. Thursday May 19th 2005 Judge John Neilan warned that the kind of attack which happened in England, in which two schoolgirls were murdered, could happen here if people were not more vigilant. "Are we prepared to see what happened... RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS REDRESS BOARD Madam, - The skewed view of evidence referred to by Mary Raftery at the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (May 12th) pales in significance compared to the activities of the Residential Institutions Redress Board. A place of secrecy,... Conference told abuse of elderly on a par with child abuse Alison Healy 19/05/2005 The abuse of older people was on a par with child abuse but society does not always see it that way, a conference on older people heard yesterday. ?ibhlin Byrne, chairwoman of the National Council on... Child abuse probe 'could cost ?100m by its completion' Wednesday May 18th 2005 THE Commission on Child Abuse could cost the taxpayer ?100m by the time it is due to finish its work in three years time, Education Minister Mary Hanafin has confirmed. Ms Hanafin, who was appearing... Child abuse commission to include judicial placements John Downes 18/05/2005 The role of the courts and the judiciary in the placement of children into circumstances where they could have been abused will be included in the work of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the... Ledwith spiritual film to open in Dublin Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 17/05/2005 A documentary film featuring Dr Micheal Ledwith, former president at St Patrick's Seminary, Maynooth, is to go on release in Britain and Ireland next Friday. In June 1994 Dr Ledwith left Maynooth prematurely,... Expunging of offencesMs Mary Hanafin, T.D. Minister for Education and Science Department of Education and Science Marlborough Street Dublin 1. 18th April 2004 Dear Minister, We are in receipt of a letter from your colleague Mr . Michael McDowell, T.D., the Minister... PROSECUTE MALICIOUS PUPILS, TEACHERS URGE UK Guardian, Matthew Taylor, education correspondent, April 1, 2005 Children who maliciously claim to have been assaulted or abused by a teacher should be removed from their school and prosecuted, union leaders said last night. OFFICIAL FIGURES SHOW THAT... WITCHFINDERS - a 17th CENTURY ENGLISH TRAGEDY I just read a very interesting review in the Sunday Times of a book by Malcolm Gaskill "Witchfinders - A 17th Century English Tragedy". A lot of it is relevant to our 20th Century child abuse witch-hunt. "In 1645-47,... Amendments to child abuse Bill may let some avoid responsibilityJohn Downes 13/05/2005 A man who raised concerns about child abuse in 1982 told a D?il committee yesterday that some proposed amendments to a Bill governing the child abuse commission will allow those involved to avoid "facing up to the... Irish priest accused of paedophilia Friday May 13th 2005 Patrick Colleary's case was only up for mention before Mr Justice O'Sullivan yesterday, while the Chief State Solicitor's Office waited for an explanation from the US Department of Justice. Just last month, Maricopa County Sheriff... Email claiming fear among staff 'had shady motivation'' Thursday May 12th 2005 AN email claiming there is a "palpable sense of fear" among staff at the Colaiste Mhuire teacher training college was "obviously crafted to appear in a national newspaper", according to a spokesman for the governing... Sex abuse priest (68) escapes jail term Thursday May 12th 2005 A RETIRED priest who forced a 16-year old boy into sex with him has escaped a prison sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Fr Harry Moore (68), formerly a north Dublin curate, admitted buggery and... A skewed view of the evidence 12/05/2005 With most of the tribunals currently operating, you expect to hear claim and counter claim, giving you a basis to weigh the evidence presented, notes Mary Raftery There is, however, one tribunal where this does not happen, where... Staff at crisis-hit college abandon meetingWednesday May 11th 2005 STAFF at the crisis-hit college of education in Dublin walked out after a brief meeting with the interim director of the Marino Institute of Education (MIE) yesterday. They declined the tea and coffee on offer, and... Severely beating boys was not abuse, insists priest Tuesday May 10th 2005 THE Oblate order, which ran Daingean Reformatory School, has refused to admit that sexual or physical abuse occurred there prior to its closure in 1973. The order was presenting evidence about the school to the... Order rejects claim of serious abuse Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 10/05/2005 Allegations of serious sexual abuse of boys at Daingean reformatory, Co Offaly, which closed in 1973, were strongly rejected yesterday at a hearing of the Child Abuse Commission. So too were suggestions that... ALLIANCE WEBSITE THE ALLIANCE COMMITTEE ARE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR FIGURES FOR THE ALLIANCE WEBSITE (WWW.ALLIANCESUPPORT.ORG) HAVE REACHED OVER FIVE THOUSAND VISITORS A MONTH AS FROM THE 3RD MAY 2005. WE ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO RECEIVE ALL YOUR EMAILS... RESIGNATION AT MARINO COLLEGE Madam, - "Slowly, slowly, catchee monkey". Are these the words of a school playground bully or the words of a board member of a college of education? - Yours, etc., Times Letter Page... Hanafin admits she was not briefed on Marino Se?n Flynn 09/05/2005 The Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin, acknowledged yesterday that she had not been briefed on the Marino affair before it became public a week ago. She said that while some information had been given to her... Is this the same Viscountess Jackson I knew in Goldenbridge? Sunday May 8th 2005 Sir - Gosh! I read recently, in another Sunday newspaper, the story about Viscountess Geraldine Jackson and her horrific time in Goldenbridge, Dublin. While I was there I met a girl, also called Geraldine Jackson.... Hanafin says Marino institute inquiry will scrutinise funds John Downes 07/05/2005 The Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin, has announced an inquiry into alleged financial irregularities at the Marino Institute of Education (MIE). In a press statement she also promised that the results of the inquiry - to... College crisis deepens as leaked figures reveal ?875,000 surplus THE row at the Marino Institute of Education (MIE) has worsened with the disclosure that the institute had a massive surplus last year of ?875,000 - nearly twice what it was the previous year. The Christian Brothers confirmed last... Independent audit to be carried out at Marino Institute 13:34 Friday May 6th 2005 The governing body of the Marino Institute of Education in north Dublin has announced plans to commission an independent audit and organisational review of the college. The move follows the resignation of the facility's... RESIGNATION AT MARINO COLLEGE Madam, - The resignation of Caoimhe M?irt?n from Col?iste Mhuire, Marino is bad news for Irish primary education. In a lifetime devoted to teaching she has been a giant of the profession, a forward-thinking and zealous enthusiast. She is... Former Marino president was 'humiliated and isolated' The former president of Col?iste Mhuire, Marino, Dublin, has described how she was "humiliated, punished, isolated and excluded" at the college, which is run by the Christian Brothers. In a letter to a senior figure in the Christian Brothers,... 'Resign at once or be dismissed', senator urgesThursday May 5th 2005 THE governing body of the Marino Institute of Education should be dismissed if it did not resign immediately, independent senator Joe O'Toole told the Seanad yesterday. He claimed that there was a 'States of Fear' type... College governors 'were warned of teacher unease'Thursday May 5th 2005 THE governing body of a crisis-hit Dublin college of education was warned six weeks ago of serious disaffection and alienation by both academic and administrative staff on the campus. Addressing the meeting, a staff member in... O'Reilly urges Church to fight back on abuse Thursday May 5th 2005 THERE is "a very strong case for a counter-attack" by the Church over the issue of child sex abuse, Sir Anthony O'Reilly has stated. Sir Anthony says in an interview with the religious monthly, 'The... 57 victims of abuse take own lives in five years Wednesday May 4th 2005 AT least 57 survivors of residential institutions have taken their lives in the past five years. That's according to a survivors' group which is to press for enhanced counselling services for people dealing with the... Marino college trustees deny misuse of funds Se?n Flynn and John Downes 04/05/2005 The trustees of a Dublin teacher training college whose head resigned amid allegations of bullying, intimidation and psychological abuse have denied that any funds had been misappropriated at the college. In a press... Calls for inquiry into Marino College 03 May 2005 19:24 There have been a number of calls for an investigation into the running of the Marino Institute of Education in Dublin. It follows the shock resignation of the director of the Institute, one of the... CARDINAL CONNELL AND BUDDHISMIrish Times-Letter pages Madam, - Congratulations to Rachel Stanley (April 28th) for attempting to summarise the central tenets of Buddhism in response to Cardinal Connell's criticism of Buddhism as "self-centred". Perhaps emboldened by the election to the papacy of his... Over 3,000 call adoption board to register for tracing services Tuesday May 3rd 2005 MORE than 3,000 adopted people or their natural parents have contacted the Adoption Authority of Ireland seeking information about their background or to register for tracing services, it has emerged. The registrar with the Adoption... Four years for sex abuse headmasterDerry teacher assaulted teenage boys By Debra Dougl 29 April 2005 A former Co Londonderry headmaster who abused three young boys was today sentenced to four years in prison. Jude Lynch (44), of Earmount Road in Park, admitted 33 sex... CBS crisis as college head resignsMonday May 2nd 2005 THE Christian Brothers face a major crisis over the shock resignation of the head of their teacher training college in Dublin. The former head Caoimhe Mairt?n had gone to the High Court claiming she was subjected... |