Organisation: Spiritans

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<p>The Government's long-awaited report into sexual abuse at religious-run boarding and day-schools was prompted by revelations of systemic abuse by the Spiritan order at Blackrock College. Picture: Brian Lawless</p>

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'Molested, stripped naked, raped, and drugged amidst an atmosphere of terror'

Shocking report shows that abuse in 308 religious-run schools across Ireland was more widespread, more pervasive, and more flagrant than many had imagined

<p>Blackrock College past pupils, from left, John Coulter, Corry McMahon and Louis Hoffman, along with Philip Feddis joining via phone at a joint news briefing with the Spiritans in Ireland last week, where they announced a restorative justice process for victims/survivors of historical abuse at schools and institutions run by the Spiritan Congregation. </p>

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Restorative justice: Survivor on how meeting her abuser put her in a position of power

<p>The statements were made in the wake of the RTÉ documentary about abuse at Blackrock College. Picture: PA</p>

politics

Gardaí contacted about 32 cases of abuse at Spiritan-run schools in past three weeks

Fergus Finlay: Tribunal of inquiry could deliver justice for religious orders’ crimes

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Cork abuse survivor: Any inquiry into abuse in schools must probe State's own accountability

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Spiritans-run school reassures parents of 'comprehensive' policies to protect students

Foley: Response to Spiritan school abuse scandal will be 'survivor-led'

However, Norma Foley stopped short of voicing her support for a full inquiry into the scale of abuse across all schools

Fri, 18 Nov, 2022

Irish Examiner view: We must learn our lesson

Blackrock abuse

Fri, 18 Nov, 2022

Blackrock College survivor: 'A fifth of 1979 class came forward to report abuse'

John Coulter set up Facebook page and the stories starting flooding in

Wed, 16 Nov, 2022

Siblings to speak publicly about abuse suffered at Blackrock College

The Spiritans, also known as the Holy Ghost Order, today confirmed 233 people have made allegations of abuse against 77 Irish Spiritans in Ireland and overseas

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Bishop sparks controversy over attitude to paedophilia

A long-serving bishop has sparked a storm of controversy over his fitness for the job after revealing he once thought paedophilia was “friendship gone too far”.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2012

Order moved abusers around country

Serial abusers from the Spiritan order worked in schools across Ireland with unmonitored access to children throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2012

Abuse revelations - Shock has not lessened

The scandal of clerical sex abuse has been in the public arena for such a long time that people are in danger of becoming inured to what went on in the Catholic church in a shocking chapter of Irish history.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2012

Bishop apologises for moving abusive priests to another dioceses

The Bishop of Clonfert has today apologised for moving two priests from one parish to another in the 1990s after they abused children.

Wed, 05 Sep, 2012