24 former pupils contact gardaí over school

UP TO 24 past pupils at a Co Cork boarding school have contacted gardaí with allegations of abuse.

In recent weeks, gardaí and the HSE launched separate investigations into allegations of sexual and physical abuse at Coláiste an Chroí Naofa at Carrignavar, after five allegations of historic abuse were made to the Sacred Heart Missionaries the month previous.

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church began an investigation into the missionaries’ handling of abuse complaints at the start of this month.