New HSE data reveals 3,000 deaths from 480,000 incidents since 2018, highlighting falls, assaults, and medication issues. Calls for reforms and investment grow as incident numbers peak in the last year.
Derek McCarthy settled his claim against the Spiritan Congregation for abuse suffered at Rockwell College in the 70s, marking a step towards his healing.
McDonald’s CEO Alistair Macrow announces an investigation into claims of workplace abuse following Ciara Mangan’s rape by a colleague. Mangan endured months of harassment, prompting calls for better workplace protections.
No appeal to US Supreme Court for Johnson & Johnson against $2bn awards in talc case The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by Johnson & Johnson against a Missouri state court’s award of $2.12 billion to women who claim the company’s talc products...
The Dáil has been told that the recently published Mother and Baby Home report should be repudiated since it is not valid or accurate. The Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, and the leader of the Labour Party, Alan Kelly, criticised the decision of a member of the commission...
Historian of Tuam Catherine Corless has criticised the failure of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes fully to take into account the views and evidence of survivors. Calling for a review of the Commission’s final report, Ms Corless said that...
A whistle-blower has stated that Facebook moderators were advised to try “karaoke and painting” to deal with exposure to extreme content in the course of their work. Facebook’s content moderators, who are employed by outsourcing firm Covalen rather than directly by...
Former members of the St John Ambulance paramedic organisation have claimed that concerns about alleged child sexual abuse in the 1990s by a past senior officer were an “open secret” in the organisation for years. The abuser, who is now in his 80s, was a member of the...
