One in Four, the national charity which supports women and men who have experienced sexual violence today welcomed the announcement by Government of its proposed wording for a constitutional amendment on children and the publication of the 28th Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007.

Children's charities tonight welcomed plans to hold a referendum to amend the Constitution to protect the young.

IT is appalling that victims of sexual abuse are waiting up to two years before receiving full-time counselling support from a State scheme set up to help people recover after their traumatic experience.

IT would be outrageous to suggest that the behaviour of One in Four, the advocacy group for victims of sexual abuse, contributed to a client’s death.

A LIMERICK man, who claimed he was sexually abused by a priest, took his own life two days after he had mediation talks with priests in the diocese, it was confirmed last night.

The Church is using ‘Robo-bishops’ to take a tough stance on child abuse to win back the respect of the public, an Oireachtas Committee heard today.

A row has broken out in Co Meath over whether an allegation of clerical child sex abuse in the diocese was handled properly.