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Allegations against 10 priests since 1960. According to the Irish Times, allegations have been made against 10 priests since 1960. Three are now deceased and one case is before the courts. The DPP has decided not to proceed with two other cases. There have been no convictions. The diocese says no priest under investigation is in active ministry.
Abuse scandal in the Sisters of Mercy. Allegations of abuse of children in certain institutions owned, managed, and largely staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, in Ireland, form a sub-set of allegations of child abuse made against Catholic clergy and members of Catholic religious institutes in several countries in the late 20th century.
Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Ireland. From the late 1980s, allegations of sexual abuse of children associated with Catholic institutions and clerics in several countries started to be the subject of sporadic, isolated reports. In Ireland, beginning in the 1990s, a series of criminal cases and Irish government enquiries established that ...
Laicized. Yes. Oliver Francis O'Grady (born 5 June 1945) is an Irish laicized Catholic priest who molested and abused at least 25 children in California from 1973 onwards. His abuse and Cardinal Roger Mahony 's attempts to hide the crimes are the subject of Amy J. Berg 's documentary film Deliver Us from Evil in 2006.
The scandal chipped away at the Catholic Church's authority and, as one former president of Ireland put it, signaled the "beginning of the end" of deferential trust in the church.
Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. The Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, also known as Magdalene asylums, were institutions usually run by Roman Catholic orders, [1] which operated from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. They were run ostensibly to house "fallen women", an estimated 30,000 of whom were confined in these institutions in Ireland.
Congregation of Christian Brothers. In Australia, there were allegations that during the 1970s sexual abuses took place at the junior campus of St Patricks College and St Alipius Primary School (now closed) in Ballarat, Victoria. After investigation, Brothers Robert Best, Edward Dowlan and Stephen Francis Farrell were all convicted of sex crimes.
Pages in category "Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in Ireland" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .