# Abuse

This week

19th March 2023 - 22nd March 2023

# Fitzgerald Report

Report finds that Defence officials acted appropriately in investigating sexual abuse claims

The period covered by the allegations is from the 1950s to 1994.

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This month

March 2023

# Abuse

Inquiry launched into sexual abuse at schools run by religious orders

The Education Minister said that the inquiry would be survivor-led.

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Mar 7th 2023, 1:47 PM

Last month

February 2023

# Courts

Man who sexually abused his sister during childhood sentenced to eight years

As a child she had attempted to tell her parents what was happening to her but was disbelieved, the court heard.

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Feb 27th 2023, 6:10 PM

# Abuse

Anne Rabbitte says she considered quitting politics after excrement thrown at her at meeting

Rabbitte said that she had been limiting public appearances since the incident at a meeting in her constituency in Gort.

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Feb 19th 2023, 2:31 PM

Voices

Opinion: As Valentine's Day approaches, spot the romanticisation of stalking in popular culture

Members of the Active*Consent team take a look at how popular movies can make behaviours like stalking look ‘romantic’.

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Feb 13th 2023, 7:00 PM

Last year

2022

Voices

Opinion: Child Marriage - a human rights violation happening every two seconds

Carole Wickham of Plan International Ireland outlines the needless suffering of so many young girls and what can be done to prevent it.

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Dec 10th 2022, 7:00 AM

# misogyny

Majority of Irish people agree that pornography is harming society, Women's Aid report finds

Women were more likely than men to believe that pornography was detrimental to young people.

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Nov 25th 2022, 8:57 AM

# Leaders' Questions

Individual in leadership role at Blackrock College 'was told of abuse allegations in 2002', Dáil hears

Labour leader Ivana Bacik claimed that survivors who approached the individual were told to “go away” and return with “proof and a solicitor”.

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Nov 17th 2022, 2:22 PM

# Abuse

Spiritans abuse survivor says 'balance of power' has changed as he urges more to come forward

The leader of the Spiritans in Ireland, Father Martin Kelly, also issued an apology to all victims on behalf of the order.

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Nov 16th 2022, 3:56 PM

# Courts

Security guard jailed for sexually abusing his younger sister for nearly two decades

The complainant told investigators that her older brother had sexually molested her on an almost daily basis

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Nov 14th 2022, 3:09 PM

# Catholic Church

Vatican to launch preliminary abuse investigation into French cardinal

Jean-Pierre Ricard, a long-standing bishop of Bordeaux, admitted to a “reprehensible” act on a 14-year-old.

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Nov 11th 2022, 5:40 PM

# Court

Man sentenced to six years for assaulting and threatening to kill his pregnant partner

The court heard that the man committed numerous offences while on bail and in breach of a protection order

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Oct 26th 2022, 4:05 PM

# Sectarianism

'This is xenophobic abuse James McClean is getting every single week and nothing is done'

Treatment of the Irish player ‘does make you question whether sectarianism is taken as seriously as all the other abuses that go on.”

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Oct 19th 2022, 12:09 PM

# Courts

Rapist who threatened to cut off ex-partner's fingers receives 10 year sentence

The man was convicted of two counts of rape, two of oral rape, two of sexual assault and two threats to kill or cause serious harm

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Oct 17th 2022, 3:57 PM

# emotion

'It’s all still so raw' - Former England defender Scott opens up about childhood abuse

Alex Scott describes her father’s violent behaviour towards her and her mother in her autobiography.

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Oct 4th 2022, 7:26 PM

# Assault

Hospitals recorded hundreds each of violent incidents by patients in 2021 alone

Galway University Hospitals said that only serious incidents were recorded because incidents of abuse and harassment are so “frequent”.

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Aug 19th 2022, 8:30 PM

# tusla

HIQA inspection finds child sexual abuse case left waiting 11 months for initial assessment

Tusla services in the Louth Meath area were deemed non-compliant by inspectors in three areas of quality and safety.

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Aug 16th 2022, 3:36 PM

# Abuse

Woman who accused Premier League star of rape has received abuse, UK police say

Barnet Police, part of London’s Metropolitan Police, said it was “alarmed” that the woman had been targeted.

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Aug 3rd 2022, 6:42 PM

# Courts

High Court orders rapist to pay woman €315,000 in damages

The judge said that what the man did to the plaintiff “has no place in a civilised society”.

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Aug 3rd 2022, 1:23 PM

# Church

Pope Francis apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada

The pontiff said the forced assimilation of native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures.

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Jul 25th 2022, 9:24 PM

# Courts

Garda awaits sentence for coercive control of his terminally ill former girlfriend

The victim told the court that he stole her cancer medication and she feared he would murder her.

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Jul 25th 2022, 7:32 PM

# me too

Singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years over sex crimes

Kelly’s conviction was widely seen as a milestone for the #MeToo movement.

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Jun 29th 2022, 8:22 PM

# Sexual Abuse

Jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused 16-year-old girl in 1975

Jurors found that the entertainer intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Judy Huth when she was a teenager.

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Jun 22nd 2022, 8:04 AM

# statement

Meath GAA air 'disgust' and condemn recent abuse

‘We would question their true intentions and if they are supporters at all.’

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Jun 9th 2022, 5:05 PM

# Court

Dublin man jailed for abusing his sister-in-law during the late 1970s

Aileen Ryan Wright said that while the court process was difficult, she did not regret coming forward.

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May 31st 2022, 4:27 PM

# One in Four

'Slicing myself open': Sexual abuse survivors say making statement to gardaí is re-traumatising

Participants in new research have called for reform within the criminal justice system.

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Apr 19th 2022, 9:35 AM

# Abuse

Amnesty International report into Qatar World Cup work highly critical of Fifa

The organisation has been urged to do more to end abusive practices in the Qatari private security sector.

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Apr 7th 2022, 10:53 AM

# history lecture

Zoom lecture on violence against women in Ireland disrupted by sexist abuse and pornography

Lecturer Dr Mary McAuliffe said she was labelled a ‘bitch’ and a ‘c**t’ by individuals who crashed the event.

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Feb 23rd 2022, 3:48 PM

# Australia

Australia PM apologises for decades of abuse, bullying in parliament

The apology comes after staffer Brittany Higgins said she was raped by a colleague in 2019.

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Feb 8th 2022, 10:00 AM

All time

# Interview

The former Ireland international who’s become a leading advocate in football’s me-too movement

Ciara McCormack on the NWSL abuse scandal and other similar controversies that have plagued sport.

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Dec 27th 2021, 8:00 PM

# Support

'Myth-busting' crucial to combatting relationship abuse, Women's Aid research finds

Three in five young people have experienced or know someone who has experienced intimate relationship abuse.

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Nov 25th 2021, 8:18 AM

# Abuse

English club hand lifetime ban to supporter who sent racist message to opposition player

The abuse came to the attention of Port Vale following their 3-2 win over Orient on 2 October.

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Oct 12th 2021, 12:44 PM

# Offline

'It's a very hostile, toxic place to come into' - Phil Jones explains why he left social media

The Man United defender, who hasn’t played since January 2020, says young players need to be mentally strong to deal with online abuse.

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Oct 11th 2021, 3:48 PM

# Abuse

Chelsea working to identify fan responsible for sectarian abuse of John McGinn

The Blues have launched an investigation after a video circulated online.

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Sep 13th 2021, 7:50 PM

# Abuse

'This type of hate is so exhausting and never ending' - Sloane Stephens

The 2017 champion lost to Angelique Kerber 5-7 6-2 6-3.

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Sep 5th 2021, 12:08 PM

# Unacceptable

Wigan write letter to rival clubs over abuse of James McClean

The Ireland international re-joined the Latics from Stoke last week.

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Aug 25th 2021, 2:27 PM

# Abuse

Ian Wright condemns ‘disgraceful’ behaviour as Leicester fans abuse him and Keane

Wright and Keane were working at Wembley for the Community Shield yesterday.

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Aug 8th 2021, 1:37 PM

# jesuit order

Former Belvedere headmaster told inquiry allegations of abuse were not properly investigated

The headmaster “believed he was acting in the interests of the institution in protecting it from scandal”.

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Jul 27th 2021, 8:43 PM

# Threats

Covid denier is a 'person of interest' in Holohan and Glynn phone harassment investigation

Senator John McGahon said Facebook has “spiralled out of control”.

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Jul 21st 2021, 7:00 PM

# Abuse

'I'll no longer believe I'm a bad person' - Irish marathon runner Scullion explains Olympic U-turn in powerful statement

The 32-year-old had announced that he was withdrawing from the Tokyo Games over the weekend.

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Jul 14th 2021, 12:01 PM