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# Child Abuse

Last week
7th April 2024 - 13th April 2024
The Explainer: The State inquiry into the Bill Kenneally case - what have we learned so far?
Man who filmed himself sexually abusing baby boy is jailed for four years
This year
2024
Dr Catherine Conlon: We need to get real about the dangers of smartphone use by young children
Dr Catherine Conlon
Jesuits receive 93 complaints of abuse by ex-priest, as it names two other suspected abusers
Last year
2023
Swimming coach who used camera to spy on girls getting changed jailed for three years
Gardaí assist in Europol operation that freed six children from child sexual abuse
Man tells trial he was tied to tree as a child and abused by former sports coach
All time
Opinion: Child Marriage - a human rights violation happening every two seconds
Carole Wickham
Man gets suspended sentence for possession of child abuse material
Bill seeking to remove 'child pornography' term from Irish legislation to be debated in Seanad
Two priests cleared after Vatican sex abuse trial
330,000 children victims of church sex abuse in France, report estimates
German cardinal resigns over Church's 'failure' in abuse scandal
German police shut down child abuse online platform with 400,000 members
Dublin man sexually abused daughter over seven year period, court hears
Student jailed for 16 months for accessing child abuse images 'of the most depraved nature' online
Kerry man jailed for repeated rape of his daughters
'The brother whipped him until his back was bleeding, then gave him an orange to keep quiet'
'You will be believed': Woman beaten by step-mother for 10 years urges victims to report attackers
Retired doctor who abused seven boys loses appeal against conviction
‘Often when a child contacts us, all we hear is quiet sobs’
Sarah Hughes
'A breeding ground for abuse': Children at risk behind the closed doors of Covid-19
'Isolated at home with their tormentor': Childline experiences increase in calls since closure of schools
'It was now or never': Abuse survivor on why he spoke out on RTÉ programme in 2009
Opinion: 'States of Fear' may have caused a seismic shift in Ireland, but more needs to be done
Sheila Ahern
Police in Manchester apologise to children abused 'in plain sight' by grooming gangs
Internal Tusla documents reveal staff complained of poor engagement from Scouting Ireland
Chair of child abuse inquiry reports "seriously erroneous" figure in commission report
There's been an increase in sexual assaults among teens, says Cari
'It's a serious form of child abuse': Thousands of girls in Ireland at risk of female genital mutilation
Rodney Edwards: How one brave man walked into our newspaper office to uncover shocking sex abuse cases
Rodney Edwards
One of Britain’s worst paedophiles stabbed to death in prison
'I thought it was my failing': Former footballer Richie Sadlier reveals he was sexually abused as a child
Facebook warned that new privacy rules could aid terrorism and child abuse
Couple accused of child cruelty after daughter (9) suffered serious injuries refused bail
Christian Brothers to pay outstanding €6.8 million to redress scheme
Watchdog finds that Tusla failed to alert gardaí to crimes against children in a timely manner
Chelsea staff 'turned blind eye' to sexual abuse
Gardaí seize 'childlike sex doll' as 14 addresses raided around country
More than 6,000 physical abuse referrals to child and family agency last year