'Heartening but alarming' surge in calls to support group for  child sex abuse survivors 

One in Four’s 2023 annual report will be launched on Thursday by Justice Minister Helen McEntee. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

There has been a “heartening but alarming” surge in calls to One in Four, the support group for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, since the publication last month of the scoping inquiry into allegations of abuse at religious-run schools.

The inquiry found that there were 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse in respect of 308 schools recorded by the religious orders that ran those schools. The allegations were made in respect of 884 distinct alleged abusers.