Nov 29, 2018 | Child Abuse Ireland, CHILDHOOD ABUSE, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
Update on Sexual Abuse Allegations in Scouting IrelandChildren’s Minister, Katherine Zappone, stated yesterday that there have been an additional 80 people who have contacted the Scouts helpline within the last week. The Minister also added that she will get a...
Nov 22, 2018 | Child Abuse Ireland, CHILDHOOD ABUSE, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
Update on Sexual Abuse Allegations in Scouting Ireland The current review of abuse Allegations within the organisation Scouting Ireland has revealed abuse of at least 108 victims of sexual abuse in a period from the 1960’s to the 1980’s involving many...
Aug 27, 2018 | Abuse, CHILDHOOD ABUSE
The final Report of retired Judge Iarfhlaith O’Neill in respect of sexual abuse of children in Irish schools is expected within the next fortnight. The obligation to compensate abused children arose on foot of a European Court of Human Rights decision given in...
Aug 2, 2018 | Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Mesh Trial
This is not a ‘ban’ but rather a ‘pause’ On the 24th July 2018, The Minister for Health Simon Harris TD announced that his Department’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) requested the Health Service Executive (HSE) to pause the use of all procedures involving transvaginal...
Jul 25, 2018 | Transvaginal Mesh, Vaginal Mesh Trial
Vaginal Mesh Implants are now temporarily banned in the UK Earlier this month, the UK government accepted a recommendation to temporarily ban vaginal mesh implants for women in England who are suffering from urinary incontinence. It was concluded by the Independent...
