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June 2005 ArchivesSTATEMENT FROM SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF CHARITYWe have decided that it is necessary for us to issue a statement in response to the recently published book ?Kathy?s Story? and Kathy O?Beirne?s interview on the Vincent Brown?s Radio Programme on Wednesday night last. (22nd June) It appears... Priest abuse victim wins pay-out A man who was sexually abused as a child by a Roman Catholic priest has been awarded damages of more than ?600,000 at the High Court. The man, known as A, was abused by Father Christopher Clonan over a... Bishop apologises after teacher found guilty in schoolboy sex trialTuesday June 28th 2005 A BISHOP last night apologised to the victims of a teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting nine boys he taught at a primary school over an 18-year period. Patrick Curran (59) was a teacher at St... Sligo teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting nine boys 28/06/2005 A teacher has been found guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of indecently assaulting nine boys he taught at a Sligo primary school between 1966 and 1984. Patrick Curran (59) had taught at St John's National School, Temple... Orders dispute truth of woman's claims in book Saturday June 25th 2005 A DISPUTE has broken out over the veracity of some of the claims made in a harrowing new book about life in the Magadalene homes. The book, 'Kathy's Story', is written by Ms Kathy O'Beirne... School head faces new trial in sex assault case Friday June 24th 2005 A CASE against a national school principal accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old pupil in his class in 1999 collapsed yesterday after the judge discharged the jury. Following legal argument at Portlaoise Circuit Court, Judge... Sligo teacher strenuously denies indecent assault claims 13:11 Thursday June 23rd 2005 A 59-year-old teacher accused of indecently assaulting 10 primary school pupils has strenuously denied the charges in evidence to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Patrick Curran, who has been a teacher at St John's National... Sex abuse victim awarded ?88,000 Mary Carolan 23/06/2005 A young man who was sexually abused by a neighbour now serving a jail sentence on a charge relating to another person, has been awarded ?88,000 damages and costs by the High Court. The award includes... RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS REDRESS BOARD Madam, - Dr Michael Corry's letter of May 19th highlighted many of the reasons why I took the decision to go on hunger strike for 22 days in April 2004. I read his letter with keen interest and waited... Victims' anger at greedy lawyers Sunday June 19th 2005 LARA BRADLEY SOLICITORS are demanding huge slices of the compensation awarded to victims of residential abuse, according to successful claimants. Making representations before the Residential Institutions Redress Board is proving lucrative work for law firms,... Abuse claim dropped, court toldSaturday June 18th 2005 A MAN who made and withdrew an allegation of sexual abuse at a Dublin school in 1973 has told a jury he was earlier molested by a teacher at a primary school. Patrick Curran (59), a... 'No truth' in claims of secret deaths at industrial school Friday June 17th 2005 CLAIMS of a series of mystery deaths at the Letterfrack Industrial School in Galway which were covered up have been rubbished by a senior member of the Christian Brothers. There was "no shred of truth"... Top cleric admits sex abuse not dealt with as a crimeFriday June 17th 2005 INCIDENTS of sexual abuse in a notorious industrial school were seen as a moral failure rather than a crime, a child abuse inquiry heard yesterday. Brother David Gibson, a provincial leader of the Christian Brothers, said... Bishops sorry for failure to investigate complaints of abuse Patsy McGarry 17/06/2005 A report commissioned by the 17 bishops/trustees at St Patrick's College, Maynooth into events there in 1983 and 1984 found it "very difficult to reconcile" accounts given by Bishop Eamonn Casey and Bishop Brendan Comiskey "with... Brother says abuse took place in Letterfrack Martin Wall 17/06/2005 Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: A senior member of the Christian Brothers has accepted that boys were abused at St Joseph's Industrial School at Letterfrack, Co Galway, but has completely rejected claims that there had... Bishops ask Cura to stop distributing abortion information12:14 Thursday June 16th 2005 Ireland's Catholic bishops have asked the Church's pregnancy advice service Cura to stop distributing a leaflet that includes information on abortion. The Positive Options leaflet is being distributed by all nine groups that receive funding... Teacher caressed pupil as he corrected work, jury toldThursday June 16th 2005 A MAN in his 30s has told a jury at Dublin Circuit Court he was more afraid of the lay teacher whom he alleges indecently assaulted him than he was of the Marist Brothers who beat... Letters to the Editor, The Irish Times, 10-16 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2. 7th June 2005-06-07 Madam, I refer to Brother Michael Murray?s article ?Christian Brothers keep hope alive in fragile world? published in your newspaper on Monday the 6th June... Teacher on trial for indecent assault14 June 2005 17:37 The trial of a primary school teacher, accused of 237 counts of indecent assault against young boys between 1966 and 1984, has opened in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Patrick Curran, who is a teacher at... Notice of Public Hearing The Investigation Committee of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse currently proposes to hold a public hearing in relation to St. Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack, Galway, on Thursday 16th June, 2005. However, this date/time is subject to last... Church seen as winner after Italian poll fails Paddy Agnew in Rome 14/06/2005 ITALY: Supporters of an Italian referendum calling for the liberalisation of restrictive legislation on assisted fertility treatment suffered an overwhelming defeat yesterday when the final count... Bishops in crunch meeting to tackle litany of problemsMonday June 13th 2005 THE Catholic hierarchy begins a crunch three-day meeting in Maynooth today, at which they will discuss the crisis surrounding Cura, the status of the fund established to compensate abuse victims, and proposals to update and expand... CARE HOME SURVIVORS' ?2M LIFELINE Jun 12 2005By Marion Scott SHATTERED survivors of care home abuse are to be thrown a ?2million lifeline by the Scottish Executive. Ministers are set to announce that the cash will bolster the work of support groups helping traumatised victims of institutional... Medical view 'inconsistent' with Goldenbridge abuseA SENIOR surgeon who worked at the hospital where children from the Goldenbridge orphanage were treated during the 1950s has said that he cannot corroborate the description of the most severe injury inflicted on Christine Buckley. She claims injuries were... ?Unfathomable? damage inflicted on pupils ?Unfathomable? damage inflicted on pupils by former teacher Peter White leaving Sligo Courthouse to begin his prison term Wednesday June 8th 2005 A 74 years old former Marist brother had terrorised pupils in his care and the damage he... Musician jailed for sexually abusing his daughter Friday June 10th 2005 A FORMER keyboard player in Joe Dolan's band was yesterday given an 11-month sentence for sexually abusing his daughter when she was aged between three and eight. Mullingar District Court heard that James Mullally of... Abuse bill for State homes 'may soar to ?1bn'Friday June 10th 2005 A HUGE ?250m has been offered or awarded by the compensation board to victims of residential abuse, with thousands more claims waiting to be processed, latest figures reveal. At the start of June, 3,204 awards had... Outrage and then silence 09/06/2005 All the promises following the nursing homes scandal sound eerily similar to those given over 2? years ago in response to another scandal exposed by RT?'s Prime Time, writes Mary Raftery. The Garda will investigate, there will be... Newsletter June 2005 Friday, 3rd June 2005 This is the 9th in a series of newsletters which the Board has decided to produce to keep applicants informed from time to time as to the procedures it follows and other developments. The Board?s... Leading North school settles abuse case Carol Coulter, Legal Affairs Correspondent 08/06/2005 Northern Ireland's leading public school yesterday came to an out-of-court settlement with the family of a man who was sexually abused there at the age of 10. The case concerned the abuse of... SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES OF THE BOARDTuesday, 11th May 2004 The Residential Institutions Redress Board notes that inaccurate information has been disseminated concerning the settlement procedures of the Board. If uncorrected this may cause worry and upset to those whose applications are still before the Board.... Hiding the child abuseMonday June 6th 2005 Sir - Once again I find myself infuriated by the Irish Government and its legal system's closed-door view on child abuse. As reported recently, the diocese of Stockton, California paid a settlement of $3m to a... Christian Brothers keep hope alive in a fragile world 06/06/2005 The Christian Brothers have been indispensable partners in the tasks of nation building in Ireland, writes Br Michael Murray. Rite and Reason Edmund Rice was Ireland's first great social entrepreneur. In the unforgiving world of 18th-century trade, he... Query bishops' fund, advises groupPatsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent 06/06/2005 The Catholic lay organisation Voice of the Faithful - Ireland (VOTF-I) has advised Catholics "to consider the possibility that by contributing to the Stewardship Trust Fund, they may unwittingly be assisting a policy that... A VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDELetterfrack in the 50's..the weather is oppressively hot, Brother John (not long 'in the job, only 20 years old, and still missing mammy) was nervous. The lads were working up for trouble. The older ones down from Dublin, were hard... Cura expels volunteer counsellorsSaturday June 4th 2005 'Whistleblowers' criticised agency's policy on data relating to abortion clinics THE Catholic Church's crisis pregnancy agency, Cura, has expelled the members who 'blew the whistle' on their controversial policy of giving clients the numbers of organisations... An Irishman's Diary 03/06/2005 This time last year I wrote a column which I was certain would cause a stir. It concerned the largely unpublicised conviction of a man for the serial rape of six little girls - his two daughters and... $3m paid over abuse by Irish priest 02/06/2005 An American diocese has paid out $3 million (?2.5m) in a settlement over the sexual molestation of a former altar boy by an Irish-born priest who has since been laicised and has returned to live in Ireland, The... Third teacher from school to be convicted of abuseThursday June 2nd 2005 FIVE former teachers from the same national school in Sligo have been charged with - and three of them convicted of - indecently assaulting young children in their care. When Peter White, formerly known as Brother... Ex-cleric gets three years for torturing boys Thursday June 2nd 2005 A 74-YEAR-OLD former Marist brother was told by a judge yesterday that he had inflicted "unfathomable torture" on two small boys entrusted to his care. Peter White of Celbridge Abbey, Celbridge, Co Kildare, was sentenced... Disappointment at sentence given to serial sex abuser Barry Roche 01/06/2005 Some of the victims and their families who suffered at the hands of serial abuser James Lombard, Blarney Street, Cork, expressed disappointment at the seven-year sentence, with two years suspended, handed down yesterday at Cork Circuit... Sentence for abuser who hung boys on the door Wednesday June 1st 2005 A 74-year-old former Marist Brother accused of indecently assaulting young boys in the Sligo national school where he taught in the 1970's will be sentenced at Sligo Circuit Court today. Peter White, Celbridge Avenue, Celbridge,... |