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May 2007 ArchivesConfession 'dictated' says sex claim accused Thu, May 31, 2007 A man who is pleading not guilty to making false claims that a priest sexually assaulted him has alleged again that garda? ordered him to make a "confession", which was recorded on videotape and shown... Man denies plan to sue priest on sex abuse claim Wed, May 30, 2007 A man on trial for falsely claiming a priest raped him has denied that he had planned to sue the priest as well as a nun and a Christian Brother whom he also named to... Clerical sex abuse inquiry seeks remit extension Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent Wed, May 30, 2007 The Commission of Investigation into Clerical Sexual Abuse in the Dublin archdiocese is expected to seek an extension to a remit requiring it to produce a final report by September... A CASE OF GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT Sunday Independent, 8 February 204 by Emma Blain [ It is noticeable how the false allegations against teacher Patsy McGlinchy and businessman Michael Fitzpatrick mirror those against priests and religious. Both were accused in 1997 i.e. the year after... Man on trial for claim that priest raped him repeats allegation Tue, May 29, 2007 A man on trial for falsely claiming a priest raped him gave evidence at his trial yesterday and repeated the allegations against the priest. In direct evidence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, he said that... Priest to be jailed for funding child rapist's grooming of 12-year-old girl By Will Batchelor Saturday May 26 2007 Father Jeremiah McGrath (63) gave more than ?20,000 (?29,000) to a friend, convicted child rapist Billy Adams, who used the cash to shower a 12-year-old Liverpool girl with treats and gifts. Having... Cleared priest may face abuse re-trial Friday, May 25, 2007 By George Jackson A Co Londonderry priest faces a possible re-trial after a jury yesterday failed to reach a verdict on two charges alleging he'd sexually abused a teenage girl almost 30 years ago. Fr... Written notice of decision Added on April 14, 2006 In answer to Ms Buckley's lack of knowledge about the Boards procedures. In all cases, you will be given written notice of the Board?s decision. When you receive this notice, you have one calendar... Clare bishop supports priest over 'breaches' Gordon Deegan The Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, last night offered his personal support to Fr Michael Hogan, a priest who is stepping aside from his ministry after acknowledging "breaches and indiscretions" in relation to his vow of... Priest nearly 'died of fright' when told of assault claims Wed, May 23, 2007 A jury has heard a priest recount that he nearly "died of fright" when then Archbishop of Dublin Cardinal Desmond Connell told him allegations of child sexual abuse had been made against him. He said... Accused says priest used devil to cover up abuse Tue, May 22, 2007 A Dublin man charged with making false allegations of sexual abuse against a priest told garda? he was threatened that the devil would kill him if he told anyone what had happened to him. The... Row in Italy over sex abuse documentary Monday, 21 May 2007 13:30 A political row has erupted in Italy over whether state television should air a BBC documentary about the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests. The dispute broke out after a conservative politician... MARTIN CAHILL: THE GENERAL AT DAINGEANMARTIN CAHILL: THE GENERAL AT DAINGEAN In 1965 when he was 16, Martin Cahill the future "General" was sentenced to two years for burglary. This was his FIFTH criminal conviction. He was first convicted (for larceny) at the age of... Probe into priest sex abuse claimsBy Sean O?Riordan GARDA? are set to interview an elderly priest after receiving a number of allegations that he sexually abused young girls. A senior garda spokesman confirmed yesterday that the complaints were made by several women, who allege that... Priest informed PSNI of abuse claims, court told Fri, May 18, 2007 A priest told a child sex abuse trial in Derry yesterday that he had informed the PSNI of the abuse allegations made against a fellow priest in the Derry diocese. Fr John Farren, PP of... Woman can sue bishop and diocese, court rules Thu, May 17, 2007 The High Court has cleared the way for a woman to sue the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry, alleging vicarious liability over alleged physical and sexual abuse of her by a now... Priest 'more interested in betting than child'Independent.ie By Will Batchelor Thursday May 17 2007 Father Jeremiah McGrath (62) is alleged to have given more than ?20,000 (?30,000) to his friend, 38-year-old convicted paedophile Bill Adams. Adams, originally from the Belfast area, used the cash to set... Diocesan sex trial hears of 'improper behaviour' By Dearbhail McDonald Wednesday May 16 2007 A former altar boy who claims he was abused by a priest in the Ferns diocese was asked in cross-examination if he knew it was "improper" for an altar boy to receive... NI priest faces sexual assault charge Tuesday, 15 May 2007 18:25 A court has heard claims that a Catholic priest from Northern Ireland gave thousands of pounds to a friend to help him groom a young girl for sex. Liverpool Crown Court was told Fr... Charge of false sex abuse claims denied Fiona Gartland Tue, May 15, 2007 The trial of a man charged with making false claims of sexual abuse against a priest began at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday. The 34-year-old Dublin man appeared before Judge Patricia Ryan... Even on the day of my First Holy Communion, this pervert abused me [Published: Monday 14, May 2007 - 08:59] By Sarah Brett Like most little girls making their First Holy Communion around this time of year, Kelly Curran wore a long white dress on her special day. The symbol of purity... GERRY KELLY: VICTIM DEMANDS ANSWERS Gerard Kelly grapples with Auxilary Bishop of Dublin Martin Drennan outside Maynooth College yesterday. GERRY KELLY: VICTIM DEMANDS ANSWERS [I came across this article recently while researching something else. In April 2002 Gerry Kelly accosted the Papal Nuncio at... DALKEY "HOUSE OF HORRORS" - NEW DEVELOPMENTS [Apart from the conviction in 1999 of Nora Wall on bogus charges of raping a child, I think this is the ONLY case in which an Irish jury accepted "Recovered Memory" evidence. Of course a Coroner's Court is not... PAEDOPHILIA PANIC IN THE PLANNING PROCESS The following report in the Evening Herald can be seen as the reductio ad absurdum of our child abuse panic; alternatively it could be an illustration of "the banality of evil". Incidentally Paddy Crosbie grw up in the Stoneybatter... Bethany House, Dublin The Irish News FRIDAY APRIL 27 2007 Grandfather relives Irish child abuse nightmare on a difficult childhood in the care of the Church of Ireland. He tells AP Maginness of his fight for compensation from the Irish government In... Victims of Institutional Abuse - Still fight for ApologyIt?s quite clear that the Taoiseach and the Christian Brothers made apologies to Ron McCartan at the High Court hearing on the 24th April 2007 and read into the High Court record. It was the culmination of Ron McCartan?s absolute... Joint statement: religious condemn auction politics Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent Thu, May 10, 2007 The political parties have been accused of "fuelling cynicism about the electoral process "which could seriously damage democracy, in a strongly-worded joint statement by Sr Stanislaus Kennedy and Fr Peter... ?Hannah?s Shame?. I am seeking to get exposure for my book ?Hannah?s Shame?. But of course writing a book is one thing but then you have to be able to sell it but once you have written it you have to... Avoca House- Or The Waters? Family Home in IrelandSURVIVORS HOSTEL IN DUBLIN This is from a Magdalen Laundry Support website. I wonder what Survivors hostel in Dublin this man is referring to? Magdalene Laundry Survivors Website - Messages Section http://tethys.croydon.ac.uk/magdalenecircle.nsf/pages/HomePage Anonymous on Oct 5 2005 23:26 I am... Judge Bryan McMahon We have recently learnt that Judge Bryan McMahon has been appointed as the new chairman of the Redress Board and Judge Bryan McMahon, Judge of the Circuit Court, BCL, LLB, LLM, PhD has been appointed an Adjunct Professor in... Judge Bryan McMahon as Chairperson of the Residential Institutions Redress BoardHanafin appoints Judge Bryan McMahon as Chairperson of the Residential Institutions Redress Board The Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin, is pleased to announce her appointment of Judge Bryan McMahon as Chairperson of the Residential Institutions Redress Board. Judge... Vicar jailed for child sex abuse A parish priest has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for sexually abusing six boys over a 30 year period. The Rev David Smith, of St John's Road, Clevedon, groomed and molested his young victims during sleep-overs at the vicarage... Judge McMahon appointed chairman of redress board Ronan McGreevy Fri, May 04, 2007 Judge Bryan McMahon has been appointed as the new chairman of the Residential Institutions Redress Board. Judge McMahon, who was also appointed yesterday to the High Court, succeeds Judge Se?n O'Leary who died... Charity founder is made Senator by Ahern Marie O'Halloran Fri, May 04, 2007 Seanad elections:One-In-Four charity founder Colm O'Gorman has become a Senator after his nomination yesterday by the Taoiseach. Mr O'Gorman, a Progressive Democrats general election candidate in Wexford, fills the vacancy from the Taoiseach's... Revolt in Catholic schools over new staff transfer plan Friday May 4th 2007 CATHOLIC secondary schools are in revolt over a proposed deal that they say could force them to employ teachers who don't uphold their religious ethos. They vowed yesterday not to allow this to happen and... ?Cheating Abuse Victims? by Mary RafteryMay we refer to the article ?Cheating Abuse Victims? by Mary Raftery in The Irish Times dated 26th April 2007? We would like to congratulate Ron McCartan on winning his case in the High Court in Dublin on the 24th... Altar boy 'abused by priest for five years'Thursday May 3rd 2007 A MAN who claims he was sexually abused by a priest twice a week for five years has begun an action for damages against the priest and the Bishop of Ferns. Patrick Doyle (48) of The... ?7.8m paid by Dublin diocese for sex abuse claims By Dan Collins SOME ?7.8 million has been paid out by the Archdiocese of Dublin in settlement of sex abuse claims, according to newly released figures. The number of priests against whom allegations have been made has jumped from... HAVING IT BOTH WAYS WITH CHURCH Madam, - John T Kavanagh (April 25th) reminds me "that not all regular churchgoers are necessarily good people, no more than all those who do not attend are bad people". By this he seems to imply that the funeral... Comiskey to give evidence Wednesday May 2nd 2007 DISGRACED Bishop Brendan Comiskey is set to become the first member of the Church hierarchy to give evidence in an abuse case. The Irish Independent has learnt that Bishop Comiskey, who has made one public... |