The Sexual abuse of children became a significant public issue in Ireland in the 1990s, with
frequent media reports about the issue. In the main these focused on the issue of abuse of …

It was not until the mid-1990s that the extent of child abuse within the Irish Catholic Church
began to be investigated and reported by the Irish media, yet why did it take so long for …

It was towards the end of May 2009 that the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Most
Reverend Paul Colton said that Ireland was in the midst of a 'a national trauma'. That …

The article will offer an historical perspective on the origins of institutionalised care for
children in Ireland during 1914 to 2000; the relevant period of inquiry for the Commission to …

This book by Dr. Marie Keenan, Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science in
University College Dublin, represents a comprehensive, well researched and wellarticulated …

Sexual crime against children is never an easy subject to discuss, which is part of the reason
it remained a hidden part of Ireland's history for so long. To discuss these crimes requires an …

Don't be put off by the formal, rather stuffy title. This is not simply a book of social history
relevant only to scholars of the nineteenth century but a study of huge significance to how …

This paper provides background to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church in Ireland
and outlines the particular Irish dimensions to the problem. It argues that a systemic …

Going back through some of my columns recently, I came across one that I wrote for the
Sunday Times in July 1998. At this stage the nation was already horrified by the Fr Brendan …

The reputation of the Irish Catholic Church has been damaged, maybe irrevocably, by the
extensive evidence of child abuse in its midst. This paper summarises the evidence for that …