The Vatican “systematically” adopted policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades, a UN human rights committee said today.

It’s easy to get lost in the details of the current amendment.

We welcome the Oireachtas Justice Committee initiative under Deputy David Stanton to hear from interested parties on legal capacity prior to publication of this important bill.

A NEW national advocacy service for people with disabilities is giving a voice to vulnerable people with disabilities.

A US White House press release on April 16 confirmed the publication of legal memos issued by senior US administration legal officers between 2002 and 2005, that effectively authorised the use of torture on prisoners in US custody.

MICHEL PLATINI yesterday told the European parliament how UEFA plan to address two issues which he believes are blighting football — the frivolous spending of clubs and the exploitation of young players.

The Ombudsman for Children is calling for greater support for people with disabilities.

THE Big Ballot was a schools project organised by the Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern tonight vowed to secure the country’s right to exploit a massive area of seabed rich in oil and gas in the north Atlantic.

THE Ombudsman for Children has said three articles of the Constitution need to be changed to protect children’s rights.

The Green Party has expressed disappointment with an EU ruling scuppering Ireland's attempt to get Sellafield shut down via the United Nations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern has promised that the Government will continue to fight for the closure of the Sellafield nuclear plant in Britain.

TWO wealthy lawyers sat round a table at the Justice Committee on Wednesday pontificating about the contemptuous poor.

THE impact of a terrorist attack at Sellafield nuclear plant on Ireland is “unquantifiable”, a nuclear watchdog warned yesterday.

THE Government was last night urged to immediately end the deportation of migrant parents of children born in Ireland.

The Government was tonight urged to immediately end the deportation of migrant parents of children born in Ireland.

Former president and UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Mary Robinson has paid tribute to the work carried out by those responsible for a report on women's human rights.

IMMIGRANT workers are being shamefully exploited because their knowledge of their rights is totally inadequate, the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) said yesterday.