Donna McGee, of Haven House, Dublin, which is run by care agency Crosscare, with some of the public donations given after Crosscare's annual appeal. Gareth Chaney/CollinsTHE boxes stacked from floor to ceiling are a testament to the generosity of ordinar
GARDA Commissioner Martin Callinan said yesterday that the force had given "huge attention" to improving its handling of child sexual abuse investigations in the wake of a critical report.He was speaking after a Garda Inspectorate report found fault with
AN archbishop has asked priests to pay up to €720 each year into a fund used to compensate victims of clerical sex abuse.The Irish Independent has learned that letters have been sent by Archbishop Dermot Clifford to all priests in the Cashel and Emly Arc
A renowned journalist whose investigations into clerical and institutional abuse led to the setting up of several State inquiries has died.Mary Raftery died following an illness. She was 54. The former RTE and Irish Times writer is survived by her husban
DIOCESES around the country face another crisis as they struggle to pay for nursing home care for retired priests.Most dioceses have a fund in place to help to meet the cost of elderly care. But as the number of seminarians dwindles and an increasing num
UNWANTED Christmas jumpers, socks and gloves destined for life on a shelf will now bring a little festive cheer to the elderly and most vulnerable in our community.Staff at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin have begun collecting unwanted Christmas gifts
THE Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin insisted yesterday he co-operated in full with the Murphy Commission's investigation into allegations against Dr John Charles McQuaid.Dr Martin, the country's second most senior cleric, told the Irish Independent
VICTIMS of clerical child sex abuse are "angry and upset" by the publication of the final part of a report into their allegations so close to Christmas, a support organisation chief has said.Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) chief executive Ellen O'Malley
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