Person: Jim Grennan

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Motorboat accident survivor calls for 'hero' who saved his life to be honoured

A man who lost an arm in a motorboat accident has called for the hero who saved his life to be honoured posthumously.

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Stamp of approval marks Kennedy’s 1963 visit

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Stamps mark JFK's Ireland visit

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‘I don’t get downhearted. You just keep going’

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Ferns may face further €5m pay-out

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Calls for special garda protection units

Laity putting their faith in the future

IN the village that gave its name to the country’s most infamous Catholic diocese, a small middle-aged man stepped into the bar, trying to be inconspicuous.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2005

Ferns Inquiry 'spin' should stop, says O'Gorman

SPECULATION about the content of the imminent report into clerical sexual abuse in Wexford is not just inaccurate, it is also unhelpful, according to one of the support groups for victims involved in the probe.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2005

Vatican and gardaí accused in clerical abuse report

The gardaí and the Vatican is being accused of failing to act to stop priests abusing young boys and girls in Co Wexford.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2005

Ferns diocese settles with alleged abuse victim

SERIOUS questions remain unanswered now the Catholic Church has settled a legal action with an alleged victim of clerical sexual abuse in a Wexford diocese plagued by allegations, a victims’ group says.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004

Comiskey due to give evidence at sex abuse inquiry

FORMER Bishop of Ferns, Dr Brendan Comiskey, who resigned over his handling of sex abuse allegations against the late Fr Sean Fortune, is expected to give evidence to the inquiry into sex abuse in the diocese later this month.

Fri, 19 Mar, 2004

Ferns inquiry set to pass deadline

AN INQUIRY into clerical sexual abuse in a Wexford diocese will take more than a year, with an interim report most likely to be published in March, its secretary has estimated.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2003

Diocese hit by fresh abuse allegations

FRESH complaints of child sex abuse have emerged against a now deceased Catholic priest of the Diocese of Ferns.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2003

Inquiry must be conclusive

As the long-awaited inquiry into sexual abuse

Fri, 28 Mar, 2003

Sex abuse witnesses compelled to testify

HEALTH Minister Micheál Martin will have the power to compel witnesses to give sworn testimony at an inquiry into clerical sexual abuse in the Diocese of Ferns.

Fri, 28 Mar, 2003

Diocese buys 234,000 euro retirement base for Comiskey

THE Diocese of Ferns has paid 234,000 euro for a retirement home for Bishop Brendan Comiskey.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2002

Victim to learn if she can access Comiskey files on sex abuse priest

A SEX abuse victim who is suing Bishop Brendan Comiskey and the State in relation to the handling of abuse in the diocese of Ferns will find out today if she can have access to files on the priest at the centre of the scandal.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2002

Church paedophile victims demand abuse inquiry

The Government came under growing pressure today to launch an immediate inquiry into a child sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church as more victims of paedophile priests came forward.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2002

Victims to call for independent sex abuse inquiry

Victims of clerical abuse in the diocese of Ferns will call for an independent state inquiry into the matter later today.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2002