Great majority of allegations arose from incidents that took place in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
Blue ribbons are tied to the Ha'Penny Bridge, Dublin, to remember the victims of clerical sex abuse ahead of the visit to Ireland by Pope Francis in 2018. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
This is broadly in line with the 251 allegations that were received by the board in the previous 12 months.Of the 252 allegations it received up to March 31st, 183 involved sexual abuse with an additional 26 allegations of physical abuse, 17 of emotional abuse, one allegation of neglect and one of boundary violations. There were 24 allegations of other types of abuse.Sinéad Hussey: ‘We treat miscarriages as a blip or something that’s easily forgotten’‘You’re not Irish.
The great majority of allegations arose from incidents that took place in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s – 47, 92 and 57, respectively. However, four allegations relate to the year 2000 or since, with two related to sexual abuse, one such in 2023. A further allegation of physical abuse is also from the 2000s.received 306 requests for safeguarding advice, up from 282 the previous year. All 26 Catholic dioceses in Ireland have now had reviews by the board completed under its, latest, 2016 policy.
The board’s 2024 report is the final one of retiring chief executive Teresa Devlin, who has held that post for 10 years following a five-year period as director of safeguarding. “Many are still suffering because of child abuse in the church. We cannot afford to think that we have finished our work in this area in Ireland,” she said.
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