Number of abuse allegations against Catholic church increasing
There has been a slight increase in the number of allegations of abuse being reported to the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland.
The group says 242 new allegations of abuse were reported to the Board between April 1 last year and the end of March this year.
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