Person: Deirdre Kenny

Person: Deirdre Kenny

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Since the broadcast of the RTÉ documentary, An Garda Síochána received 32 contacts in relation to sexual abuse at six schools run by the Spiritan Education Trust. Picture: Brian Lawless</p>

news

Jess Casey: Abuse inquiry must be wider than Spiritan order

'They must find out, why did the State do nothing? That's the biggest question of all'

<p>In the wake of the broadcast of an RTÉ documentary citing abuse of pupils at Blackrock College in the 1970s and 1980s, there has been a spike in contacts to gardaí and a survivors' group. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins</p>

news

Huge increase in calls to abuse helpline following Spiritans revelations

32 Garda contacts have been made, while One in Four says its calls have increased more than tenfold since airing of documentary

Scouting Ireland: Evidence that abusers were moved around organisations

news

Scouting Ireland: Evidence that abusers were moved around organisations

Claims of sexual abuse have been made against more than 200 people after a flood of calls to a confidential phoneline set up by Scouting Ireland.

Sex abuse victims more likely to be unemployed, sick or disabled, study finds

news

Sex abuse victims more likely to be unemployed, sick or disabled, study finds

news

Children of rapist father may sue State

news

Ferns paid out €8m to victims of child abuse

Puzzles hub