July 2008 Archives
Sr Mary Aikenhead
July 31, 2008
An Irishman's Diary Sr Mary Aikenhead: at her death, it was said that "Ireland's poor have lost their best friend".BRENDAN GLACKEN "THERE is no charity where there is no respect for the poor" was one of the favourite sayings...
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"JERSEY ABUSE": Syvret to take Straw to court
July 31, 2008
Jersey Evening Post, 31 July 2008 by Andy Sibcy SENATOR Stuart Syvret revealed today that he has formally notified Jack Straw - the UK Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor - that he intends to...
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Jersey Abuse Case: Why A Murder Prosecution Is Unlikely
July 31, 2008
Despite evidence which points to children being murdered at Haut de la Garenne, police have so far found nothing which identifies any possible suspects. Daily Telegraph, 31 July 2008 by Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter A police officer stands...
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JERSEY ABUSE: Bones may go back to 1650
July 31, 2008
Jersey Evening Post, 31 July 2008 by Diane Simon THE human remains found at Haut de la Garenne in May could date from any time between 1650 and 1960, staff at a UK laboratory have revealed....
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Remains of five children found
July 31, 2008
Last Updated: Thursday, 31 July 2008, 07:18 GMT - Search: Jersey home inquiry Remains of five children found Burnt and cut remains from at least five children have been found at Haut de la Garenne in Jersey, police revealed....
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Judge: 'Inconsistencies' lead to Christian Brother's acquittal
July 29, 2008
Judge: 'Inconsistencies' lead to Christian Brother's acquittal An ex-Christian Brother has been acquitted by direction of Judge Tony Hunt of sexually assaulting boys some 40 years ago in a Galway industrial school. Judge Hunt withdrew all 35 charges...
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Judge throws out sexual assault case against Christian Brother
July 29, 2008
Judge throws out sexual assault case against Christian Brother 29/07/2008 - 14:30:53 A Christian Brother has been acquitted, by direction of Judge Tony Hunt, of sexually assaulting boys 40 years ago in a Galway industrial school. Judge Hunt withdrew all...
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Christian Brother on trial for sex abuse
July 28, 2008
BreakingNews.ie > Ireland « Previous Next » 28/07/2008 - 19:37:58 The trial of a former Christian Brother for allegedly sexually assaulting young boys some 40 years ago in Galway has continued legal discussion in the absence of the jury....
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Man Insists Sex Abuse-Accused Escorted Him From School
July 28, 2008
IOL News, 16 July 2008 http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/default.aspx?c=ireland&jp=mhgbsnsnojsnA jury has been given copies of letters exchanged between a Christian Brother and the family of a boy who was lodged in a Galway residential school after his father lost their family home to...
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Man Denies Being Given Advice In Abuse Case
July 28, 2008
Irish Times, 23 July, 2008A GALWAY man who alleges he was one of six boys sexually abused in an industrial school some 40 years ago has denied he was given advice by a social worker on how to memorise...
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Archbishop's appeal on Croagh Patrick
July 27, 2008
Sunday, 27 July 2008 12:01 The Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Michael Neary, has appealed to people not to allow themselves to be seduced by consumer values that reduced everything to wealth and security. Speaking during the annual Croagh Patrick...
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TEXAS POLYGAMY SCANDAL: NEWSWEEK ARTICLE
July 27, 2008
[ This is an article about the woman whose hoax phone call sparked the raid on a polygamist community in Texas and the forcible removal of over 400 children. All of the children were returned to their parents after...
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Court hears of 'anticlerical' social worker at alleged abuse school
July 26, 2008
www.breakingnews.ie 25/07/2008 - 20:01:16 A court has heard that an "extremely anticlerical" social worker investigating alleged sexual abuse at a Galway school was eventually taken off the case by the former Western Health Board. Superintendent Jim Sugrue, now retired,...
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Dennis Ferguson Appeal Told Fair Trial Not Possible (Australia)
July 24, 2008
The Courier-Mail, (Queensland, Australia), 23 July 2008 by Mark Oberhardthttp://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24061865-3102,00.htmlBARRISTER Peter Callaghan, SC, said it was 'disingenuous' to expect jurors to ignore pre-trial publicity about the case of pedophile Dennis Ferguson.He said the internet made it easy for jurors...
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MP Demands 'Jersey Abuse' Inquiry
July 24, 2008
MP Demands 'Jersey Abuse' InquiryBBC NEWS, Tuesday 22 July 2008, 10:41[ QUOTE: "Fragments of a child's skull were discovered under a staircase but tests later turned out to be inconclusive".Tests actually showed that the "skull fragment" was a piece...
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Hooligans Deter Pedophile Protest (Australia)
July 22, 2008
The Herald Sun, July 12, 2008 by David Barbeler[ Which hooligans were bringing their children with them to shout abuse? ]THE furore over notorious pedophile Dennis Ferguson being housed on a property near Brisbane is dying down, according to...
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HELLFIRE
July 22, 2008
HELLFIRE Jersey Home Dossier to Reveal Children Were Murdered...Then Burnt News of the World, 13 July 2008, Exclusive by Lucy Panton A SHOCK secret police report into the Jersey House of Hell children's home reveals youngsters there WERE murdered...
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MOB BESIEGES ACCUSED PAEDOPHILE (AUSTRALIA)
July 22, 2008
Accused paedophile Dennis Ferguson was released from prison because the judge decided that he could not get a fair trial in Queensland due to prejudicial publicity from the media and public officials. Ferguson has since been driven out of three...
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Education - Please encourage everyone to Apply
July 4, 2008
Education Finance BoardEstablished in 2006 as part of the Indemnity Agreement reached between the State religious congregations, the Education Finance Boards makes finanical grants available to former residents of institutions and their relatives to assist them in the availing...
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