child sexual abuse

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>'I will never recover. I don’t know happiness anymore, what it’s like to be excited. It’s all just anger. It’s like a cancer which has grown roots right through me. I can’t cry anymore. I shout and a noise comes out of my mouth that I don’t recognise.'</p>

news

Battling for justice for the rape of your child

A single mother talks to Cormac O'Keeffe about the 'unspeakable' abuse her child suffered, the 'justice' achieved in the sentence, and the 'epidemic' of child sexual abuse in Ireland

<p>The ad campaign on Twitter/X excluded people whose profiles suggested an interest in Sinn Féin, as well as far-right groups such as Germany’s AfD and the English Defence League. Stock picture</p>

politics

EU ads about child protection excluded Sinn Féin supporters

<p>Women and girls all over Ireland will have nodded in recognition at Josepha Madigan's disclosure in the Dáil that she had endured sexual assault. File Picture: PA/ThinkStockPhotos</p>

comment-analysis

Clíona Saidléar: Sex attack survivors are 'worth' only 0.4% of a €4bn problem

news

National school sex abuse victim: We have been abandoned by the State

news

Tusla to open specialised facilities for children affected by sexual abuse in Cork and Dublin

news

Radical change needed in assessing child sex abuse complaints

State sued over compensatory scheme for victims of child sexual abuse in national schools

Scheme will not provide compensation for mental distress/anguish/lack of funds due to a delay in establishing an adequate compensatory scheme

Mon, 05 Oct, 2020

Judge rules State misinterpreted ruling connected to redress for child sexual abuse victims

A review of a redress scheme set up for victims of child sexual abuse following a landmark 2014 judgement has found that the State imposed an illogical and unfair requirement on victims seeking compensation.

Mon, 08 Jul, 2019

Waterford man and woman deny four-year sexual abuse of son that allegedly started when he was five

A Waterford man and woman sexually abused and exploited their son when he was aged between five and nine, it has been alleged at the Central Criminal Court.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2016

Study: Prevalence of UK child abuse ‘vastly underestimated’

The prevalence of child sexual abuse in England has been vastly underestimated after a major new study suggested only one in eight victims come to the attention of authorities.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015