The Kilkenny school sexual abuse case involving Martin O’Flaherty reveals the suffering of 29 boys, with recent court proceedings uncovering new victims after 40 years.
John McClean, a former teacher at Terenure College, has been convicted of further offences in the Terenure College abuse scandal involving multiple former students.
Kilkenny school sexual abuse: 29 victims identified It has now come to light that a Christian brother who sexually assaulted seven boys while teaching at Kilkenny Primary School over 40 years ago had also sexually abused an additional 22 boys. 73-year-old Martin...
Delayed assessments of needs (AONs) in Ireland In an interview with Tabatha Monahan of the Irish Independent, the Minister for Children and Disabilities confirmed that the current system is letting children down. Under the 2005 Disability Act, Assessments of Needs...
Terenure College abuse: former teacher John McClean convicted again John McClean, a former rugby coach at Terenure College who is currently serving prison time for sexually abusing 45 boys, has been found guilty of abusing four more youths. Following his abuse of...
Fatal foetal abnormality misdiagnosis leads to wrongful terminations in Ireland It has been established that the State Claims Agency has received two cases involving an unborn child who was mistakenly identified with a fatal foetal condition, which resulted in the...
Landmark €2m settlement for Air Corps chemical exposure survivor The smell of jet fuel still haunts Gary Coll. Now 51 and forced to walk with the aid of a rollator, the former Irish Air Corps technician just secured a landmark €2 million settlement from the State. His...
