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Ruling on abuse report due next week  Friday 30th October 2009

Abuse survivors in North seek Ryan-style inquiry  Friday 30th October

Shine assault claims to be reviewed  Thursday 29th October 2009

Judgment reserved on what parts of child sex abuse report can be disclosed  Tuesday 6th October 2009

Concerns over church child abuse guidelines  Tuesday 15th September 2009 

ONE IN FOUR WELCOMES MINISTER ANDREWS’ IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE RYAN

REPORT  Tuesday 28th July 2009

Former Luas driver jailed for five years for e-mailing child pornography  Friday 17th July 2009

Proportion of sex attacks by strangers on rise  Thursday 16th July 2009

Man gets 21 years for raping woman (86)  Thursday 16th July 2009

Survivors of abuse still waiting for counselling  Monday 13th July 2009

Catholic clergy braced for fallout from abuse report  Monday 13th July 2009

400 'surgeons' stop carrying out female genital mutilation  Monday 13th July 2009

Redress Board's Failure To Hear Abuse Histories A 'disgrace', Says Film-maker  Thursday 9th July 2009

FG deputy seeks new investigation into former nun  Thursday 9th July 2009

Sex abuse scandals spark rise in calls to watchdog  Thursday 9th July 2009

Ryan recommendations 'must not be delayed by downturn'  Thursday 9th July 2009

Coach who abused boys gets 4 years  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Quinn calls for school to become a museum  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Sexual assault unit is delayed  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Andrews meets victims and expert on child protection  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Struggling support groups appeal for delay in publication of abuse report  Monday 6th July 2009

Child-killer McManus faces sentencing for manslaughter  Monday 6th July 2009

HSE to review child deaths in care over decade  Monday 6th July 2009

Housing Executive official is jailed for sex abuse of children  Monday 6th July 2009

Official inquiry into Shine a possibility, says Harney  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Teacher accused of sexual assault  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Alleged abuse victim appeals  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Abused were hidden in clear sight, says ombudsman  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Ex-soldier jailed for sexually assaulting troubled schoolgirl  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Doctor facing US child abuse charges is struck off  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Redress board queried about repeated denials  Tuesday 30th June 2009

NI ministers launch child protection document  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Nuns issue abuse apology  Tuesday 30th June 2009

McAleese: Public sorry for abuse victim’s suffering  Monday 29th June 2009

65 suspected human trafficking cases investigated  Monday 29th June 2009

Victims hail day of great happiness and healing  Monday 29th June 2009

Head of religious order is served High Court papers  Thursday 25th June 2009

22% of charities have cut jobs  Thursday 25th June 2009

Religious bodies agree to report on finances  Thursday 25th June 2009

Court challenge to refusal of redress application fails  Thursday 25th June 2009

Ahern hails sharp fall in internet child pornography  Thursday 25th June 2009

March of support for abuse victims  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Men jailed for five years for sexual assault of teenager  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Woman abused as child by teacher to take case to Europe  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Former Christian Brother admits assaults  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Rape crisis centre warns students  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Abused victim's family calls on DPP to appeal sentence  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Courts dismiss gangster appeal over rape of partner's daughter  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Child still not classed as missing after eight months  Monday 22nd June 2009

Soldier convicted of sex assaults on girl (13) will be fired by army  Sunday 21st June 2009

Labour Bill to seek redress for excluded abuse victims  Friday 19th June 2009

FoI might have exposed abuse, says Information Commissioner  Friday 19th June 2009

Bid to block children being bullied by mobile  Thursday 18th June 2009

Taoiseach makes ‘long over due’ apology  Friday 12th June 2009

Shine patients demand review of trial  Friday 12th June 2009

Anger over handling of sex abuse complaints  Friday 12th June 2009

Light 'shone into darkest corners in history of the State' - Cowen  Friday 12th June 2009

Harney to meet with Shine's alleged abuse victims    Wednesday 10th June 2009

Law on checking residential disability centres essential  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Solidarity marchers dismayed as Dáil debate postponed  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Pope 'visibly upset over abuse stories  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Public invited to attend victims' march  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Victim group calls for inquiry into Shine's supporters  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Pope ‘very upset’ to hear details of abuse report  Monday 8th June 2009

Archbishop defends abuse inaction  Monday 8th June 2009

Church leaders to report on meeting with pope  Monday 8th June 2009

Central Mental Hospital to stop taking new patients  Friday 5th June 2009

Court told of prostitution ring  Friday 5th June 2009

Victims happy with Cowen's role but still sceptical about orders  Friday 5th June 2009

Torture killers jailed for 75 years   Friday 5th June 2009

Religious orders are not all equally culpable for abuse  Friday 5th June 2009

Brothers sorry for 'shameful' abuse denials  Thursday 4th June 2009

Orders agree to further contributions and audit  Thursday 4th June 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Taoiseach to meet abuse victims  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Child rapist is free because of HSE delay, says mother  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Courtroom drama at Abbey depicted institutional cruelty  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Day school abuse victims seek help  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Call for overhaul of child services  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Frustration with orders sees hierarchy cross Rubicon  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Tarnished orders have a last chance at redemptiond  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Religious groups defy bishops' call to pay more over abuse  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Statements by the bishops' standing committee, by 18 congregations and by Cori  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Cardinal says any new deal must focus on victims  Tuesday 26th May 2009 

Denials echo those made to UK inquiry  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Former FF mayor tells of abuse pain  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Top garda to investigate if abusers can face charges  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother's remarks  Friday 22nd may 2009

Neary 'ashamed' at report's contents  Friday 22nd may 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe  Friday 22nd may 2009

Abuse survivor brands apology from Church and State as 'hollow'  Friday 22nd may 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young 'offenders'  Friday 22nd may 2009

Religious made inventory of contributions  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Cardinal Brady: 'Profoundly sorry and deeply ashamed.'  Thursday 21st May 2009

Victims angry at being excluded  Thursday 21st May 2009

Systematic abuse in State institutions laid bare  Thursday 21st May 2009

Virtually everyone believed in violence against the boys  Thursday 21st May 2009

'Shameful day' for Ireland  Thursday 21st May 2009

The savage reality of our darkest days  Thursday 21st May 2009

State of shame  Thursday 21st may 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice'    Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Cardinal ashamed that children suffered  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

The end of a decade of inquiry  Saturday 16th May 2009

Law body wants sex offenders' records to be wiped  Friday 15th May 2009

Abusers unlikely to face prosecution Friday 22nd May 2009

Children whose only crime was poverty Friday 22nd May 2009

British services urged to ‘screen’ Irish victims Friday 22nd May 2009

Cabinet stance on Church deal in disarray Friday 22nd May 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe Friday 22nd May 2009

Abuse survivors brands apology from Church and State as ‘hollow’ Friday 22nd May 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young ‘offenders’ Friday 22nd May 2009

Neary ‘ashamed’ at reports contents Friday 22nd May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother’s remarks Friday 22nd May 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions Wednesday 20th May 2009

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice' Wednesday 20th May 2009

Vulnerable children at risk over lack of resources, warn social workers  Friday 15th May 2009

Rapist sentenced to 20 years  Friday 15th May 2009

Report outlines changing face of sex worker  Wednesday 13th May 2009

Children 's group seek overhaul of entire system  Wednesday 13th May 2009

'Date rape drug' stolen from industrial estate  Tuesday 12th May 2009

Cooke loses child sex assaults appeal  Tuesday 12th may 2009

Boy takes landmark challenge over teen rape laws  Monday 11th may 2009

Priest steps down among concerns for child safety  Monday 11th may 2009 

Oireachtas group favours amending law to restore statutory rape offence  Friday 8th May 2009

Exceptional reasons why State should not get costs, says court  Thursday 7th May 2009

State appeals declaration of under-18 abuse law as unconstitutional  Thursday 7th May 2009

Young children treated for self harm  Thursday 7th May 2009

Rapist already had convictions  Thursday 7th May 2009

Reform of laws on underage sex mooted  Thursday 7th May 2009

Ombudsman halts inquiry into church care audit  Wednesday 6th May 2009

Charges unlikely over false slur  Thursday 30th April 2009

Just 8% of reported rapes result in convictions  Thursday 30th April 2009

Accused rapist said he was lost in hotel  Thursday 30th April 2009

'I'll face courts for my sex abuse lies't  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Man accused of rape in Dublin hotel  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Tragic teen was pregnant by accused, court hears  Friday 24th april 2009

Doctor wanted in US on sex charges remanded on bail  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Jury told accused's access to victim prevented  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Joint protocol on missing children signed  Thursday 23rd April 2009

New policy announced for jailed sex offenders  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Man threw girl's body into river, court told  Wednesdsay 22nd April 2009

Nurses trained to examine rape victims graduate  Monday 20th April 2009

20,000 may be suffering abuse by relatives  Friday 17th April 2009

'Captivity, isolation, shameand the trauma of systematic rape'  Friday 17th April 2009

Men paying for sex must be challenged - report  Friday 17th April 2009

Over 100 women trafficked for sex industry in Ireland  Friday 17th April 2009

Hundreds of migrant workers 'forced into sex industry'  Thursday 16th april 2009 

More than 1,800 cases of elder abuse reported  Thursday 16th April 2009

62% rise in rape victims at sex assault unit this year  Thursday 16th April 2009

Rape conviction rate 'appalling', say campaigners  Thursday 16th April 2009

Missing children alert system gets go-ahead  Thursday 16th April 2009

State joins EU battle to combat child-sex predators  Tuesday 14th April 2009

Archbishop says abuse report 'will shock us all'  Thursday 9th April 2009

Rape crisis services at risk over low funding  Thursday 9th April 2009

Swiss girl's family backs victims' foundation  Wednesday 8th April2009

Roma girls sent home to Czech Republic to marry  Friday 3rd april 2009

Oireachtas committee on children's rights gets another extension on work  Friday 3rd april 2009

Sex charges GP suspended pending council sanctions Thursday 2nd April 2009

Michael Shine struck off over sexual advances to young patients  Thursday 2nd April 2009

Doctor suspended over 'deceit' and sex crime claims Thursday 2nd April 2009

'Abandoned' girl (15) remanded in custody  Thursday 26th March 2009

Apology to victims of abuse in institutions was right, says Ahern  Thursday 26th March 2009

Ex -soldier faces sentence for reign of sex abuse  Tuesday 24th March 2009

Former Marist Brother charged with indecent assault of six pupils  Tuesday 24th March 2009

'I hope to return to Ireland with smiles, not tears'  Monday 23rd March 2009

Priest gets suspended term for sex assaults on students  Friday 20th March 2009

Accused claims Swiss girl's death 'an accident'  Thursday 19th March 2009

Actor jailed for sex with schoolboy  Friday 13th March 2009

'Magdalen women' memorial unveiled  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Five held over 'brutal' Louth attack  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Andrews: All clergy should volunteer for vetting  Monday 9th March 2009

Embattled bishop hands over control of diocese  Monday 9th March 2009

ONE IN FOUR WELCOMES BISHOP MAGEE’S DECISION TO STEP ASIDE  Saturday 7th March 2009

Paedophile gets 13 years for abusing 15 children  Friday 6th March 2009

President launches Unesco chair for children  Thursday 5th March 2009

Burglar gets seven years for sexual assault of children  Wednesday 4th March 2009

High-risk paedophile faces 10 years' jail for abuse   Wednesday 4th March 2009

Man denies raping his daughter  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Child kidnapping attempt alleged  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Older brother charged with incest cannot be named  Monday 2nd March 2009

Legislation on children's rights to be passed soon  Monday 2nd March 2009

Cloyne delayed notifying Vatican of abuse cases  Monday 2nd March 2009

20 children in care have died over last six years  Thursday 26th February 2009

Details of properties to cover abuse compensation revealed  Thursday 26th February 2009

€370,000 'wasted' on treatment of high-risk child sex offender  Thursday 26th February 2009

Guidelines on child sexual abuse  Thursday 26th February 2009

Cloyne clergy 'enthusiastically' pursue child safety  Thursday 26th February 2009

Three dioceses complied fully with child sex abuse audit  Wednesday 18th February 2009 

Even the worst sex offenders can often escape 'life'  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Repeat rapist to appeal length of sentence  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Victim of alleged sex abuse settles action  Friday 13th February 2009

Man acquitted of child rape and abuse charges  Friday 13th February 2009

Fresh sex abuse claims against Cloyne priest  Friday 13th February 2009

NI dentist accused of murders faces indecent assault charges  Wednesday 11th February 2009

Teacher had child porn  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Convicted sex offender admits rape  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Woman admits she made up sex assault allegations  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher jailed for indecent assault on girl (12)  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Sentencing delayed for man who sexually abused 15 children  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher asks court to dismiss actions  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Experts warnen over rise in sex abuse by children  Monday 9th February 2009 

NI childline receives over 900 sex abuse calls  Monday 9th February 2009 

Controversial poet's date with 'Late, Late'  Friday 6th February 2009

HSE takes young family into care over child abuse claims  Friday 6th February 2009

McDonagh enters Cloyne debate  Wednesday 4th February 2009 

Ex-priest gets order halting his trial for abusing altar boy (12)  Wednesday 4th February 2009

Woman says three-year-old sister was raped by father  Wednesday 4th February 2009

A fifth of gay people tried suicide - study  Monday 2nd February 2009

New abuse laws come into force in NI  Monday 2nd February 2009

'Criminalise grooming' to stop child exploitation  Monday 2nd February 2009

Gardai prepare file for DPP on rape allegation by 13-year-old girl  Monday 2nd February 2009

Childcare reports: around the country  Monday 2nd February 2009

Concerns raised over children in HSE care home  Friday 30th January 2009

Sex offenders face electronic tagging in pilot project  Friday 30th January 2009

Man jailed for life on murder and rape charge  Friday 30th January 2009

Man convicted of raping boy remanded on bail  Friday 30th January 2009

Decision fails society, says crisis network  Thursday 29th January 2009

Life term for rape of boys reduced to 12 1/2-year sentence  Thursday 29th January 2009

Child abuse victims suffer from our silence -- McAleese  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Disgraced doctor will not be prosecuted  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Triple rapist gets 13 years' jail for attack on nurse  Tuesday 27th of January 2009

Age restrictions in Redress Act 'repugnant to the Constitution'  Monday 26th January 2009

HSE says 'complex' incest case will be fully examined  Monday 26th January 2009

Senior clergy fail to agree at emergency abuse summit  Monday 26th January 2009

17 children missing from care never found  Monday 26th January 2009

State starts talks with clergy over reporting of child abuse  Monday 26th January 2009

Andrews pledges laws for full disclosure of abuse data  Monday 26th January 2009

Catholic bishops holding summit on child protection  Friday 23rd January 2009

Law changed to increase sentence  Friday 23rd January 2009

Calls for immediate inquiry into health board  Friday 23rd January 2009

Health board silent over its role in injunction battle  Friday 23rd January 2009

Bullied, starved and humiliated son says he will 'never forgive'  Friday 23rd January 2009

Religious activist tried to help 'house of horrors' mother   Friday 23rd January 2009

One in Four responds to the Roscommon Incest case Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother from Hell is guilty of incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

State must act to aid children'  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother to be sentenced on neglect charges today  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'House of horrors' mother admits incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'No evidence' to back woman's sex trafficking claim  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Child abuse inquiry extended  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Family brings judicial review challenge to deportation  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Derry man pleads guilty to creating child porn images  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Serial paedophile 'at risk of re-offending'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Man to be sentenced for sex abuse of sister  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister urges bishop on report  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Impact of childcare policies 'limited'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

15 children assaulted over three years  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Appeal ruling stops judge jailing serial rapist for life  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister not liable for abuse by principal  Monday 19th January 2009

Exemption from vicarious liability by State is not just and appeal should be allowed  Monday 19th January 2009

Government gets a 'D' in childcare from rights group  Monday 19th January 2009

Rape accused claims woman 'got mad'  Friday 16th January 2009

Alleged victim criticises cardinal  Friday 16th January 2009

'Progress made' in getting detail  Thursday 15th January 2009

Teachers 'not being told' about child abuse allegations   Thursday 15th January 2009

Split over Cloyne bishop casts Church into 'crisis'   Thursday 15th January 2009

Priest appeals to papal nuncio for bishop's removal  Thursday 15th January 2009

Bishop's resignation would benefit child protection - C of I  Thursday 15th January 2009

Trafficking claim woman agrees to help Garda  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Four sex abuse charges against Dublin man  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Man (42) sexually abused his two sisters and niece  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Judge moves trial of Tuam commissioner to Dublin  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Ending of relationship triggered rape, victim tells court  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cardinal thanks faithful for support in difficult years  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Fury at Cardinal’s support for abuse controversy bishop  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cloyne scandal - Church lets abuse victims down again  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Magee should not resign   Wednesday 14th January 2009

HSE went ahead with audit despite lack of details   Friday 9th January 2009

Catholic bishops speak in support of Magee   Friday 9th January 2009

Society at large complicit in sexual abuse of children  Thursday 8th January 2009

Diocese of Cloyne failed to alert HSE to allegation of child sex abuse Bishop 'acknowledged his error' - report  Thursday 8th January 2009

Inquiry on Cloyne to be concluded by July - Andrews  Thursday 8th January 2009

Support groups welcome Minister's decision but criticise the HSE  Thursday 8th January 2009

Disturbing study on sexual slavery exposes barbarity at heart of globalisation  Wednesday 7th January 2009

One in Four says diocesan group's letter contemptible  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Andrews may refer Cloyne to abuse inquiry  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Bishop of Ferns denies failing to act  Wednesday 7th January 2008 

Letter warned of 'defamatory' attributions in abuse report  Tuesday 6th January 2009

A ship is at sea  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Journey of atonement nearly over for priest who vowed to walk the walk  Tuesday 6th January 2009

'Persuasion' behind the scenes brought report to light  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Child report dismissed by diocese committee  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Minister considering electronic monitoring of sex offenders  Friday 19th December 2008

Dublin man (24) cleared of attempted rape  Friday 19th December 2008

Cloyne report may go to archdiocese  Friday 19th December 2008

Supreme Court rules State not liable in school abuse case  Friday 19th December 2008

Report outlines duty to uphold children's rights  Thursday 18h december 2008

Results of child protection inquiry in Cloyne may be published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Man charged with sister's rape  Thursday 18h december 2008

Secrecy continues if the report is not published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Religous order loses bid to halt sex abuse case  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Killaloe diocese makes biggest yearly payout to victims of clerical sexual abuse  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Government will not publish report into sex abuse claims in diocese  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Youth jailed for year for sex with girl aged 14  Tuesday 16th December 2008

Fine Gael justice spokesman calls for guidelines for consistency on sentences  Friday 12th December 2008

Call to amend bill to protect trafficking victims  Friday 12th December 2008

Calls to publish report into Cloyne sex abuse case  Friday 12th December 2008

Sex crime victim loses bid to name brother  Wednesday 10th December 2008

 Youth pleads guilty to having sex with girl (14)    Tuesday 9th December 2008

Derry publican placed on sex offenders' register  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Judge clashes with DPP over underage sex case  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Scale of internet child pornography use wider thought  Monday 8th December 2008

Place in trial process of victim impact statement  Monday 8th December 2008

Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking charge  Monday 8th December 2008

Figures from sports and arts to help end stigma of suicide  Friday 5th December 2008

Court told of alleged abuse by brother  Friday 5th December 2008

Appeal against rape attempt conviction fails  Friday 5th December 2008

Two rescued from brothels cared for but fears over safety of five others  Friday 5th December 2008

Father jailed for sex abuse of two daughters  Thursday 4th December 2008

Money trail examined as sex ring broken up Thursday 4th December 2008

2,500 physical abuse incidents reported to Women's Aid  Tuesdsay 2nd December 2008

Supermarket rapist had prior convictions for sexual assault  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Two men raped young mother in her own house  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Trafficked girl can avail of protection in Nigeria  Monday 1st December 2008

Man to be moved for rape trial appraisal  Thursday 25th November

Government urged to outlaw female circumcision  Wednessday 26th November 2008

DPP: I may face court for giving families reasons  Wednessday 26th November 2008

Campaign highlights domestic abuse  Tuesday 25th November 2008 

Surgeon struck off after Medical Council inquiry  Tuesday 25th November 2008

Expert highlights flaws in video-link evidence  Monday 24th November 2008

Judge questions role of vicims' statements  Monday 24th November 2008

Shatter says 'Baby P' case here inevitable  Monday 24th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Man loses appeal against conviction for rape, assaults   Wednesday 19th November 2008

Court move to stop deportation of woman and daughters fails  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Most teens have friend in violent relationship  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Network backs Mirren on rape jurors  Monday 17th November 2008

PSNI in hunt for missing sex offender  Monday 17th November 2008

Lack of physical affection damages children - priest  Monday 17th November 2008

Plans to help crime victims 'may collapse trials'  Friday 14th November 2008

Bail objection in child pornography trial  Friday 14th November 2008

Mother makes new appeal to High Court over deportation  Friday 14th November 2008

Man jailed for 12 years for rape of daughter  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Writer warned of jail for sex assault on teenage boy  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Judge rules that age restrictions in redress Act are unconstitutional  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Irish girls rescued in porn sting  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Man, 47, held on child porn charges  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Landlord attacked woman because she was 'too sexy'  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Ads target men who use rafficked women  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Relatives responsible for most elder abuse  Monday 10th November 2008

Man (47) due in court on child pornography charges  Monday 10th November 2008

State may ask Church for cash payment of 32 million euro  Monday 10th November 2008

Gardai keeping watch on 1,100 sex offenders  Monday 10th November 2008

Five more diocese priests face sex abuse allegations  Saturday 8th November 2008

Lithuanian wanted for trafficking women consents to extradition  Thursday 6th November 2008

Vote on children's rights a 'last resort'  Thursday 6th November 2008

Many children stuck in poverty unless big political choices made  Wednesday 5th November 2008

Teenager had sex with juvenile  Tuesday 4th November 2008

Court reduces sex abuse sentence to 2½ years  Tuesday 4th November 2008

DPP choice of rape charge halts 'unfair' trial  Friday 31st October 2008

Delay criticised as rape crisis helpline highlighted  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man sentenced to 12 years in jail for aggravated sexual assaults on women  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man challenges constitutionality of buggery law  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man gets three years for sexually assaulting daughters over 10 years  Wednesdsay 29th October 2008

Woman unrecognisable following beating during attempted rape  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Man convicted of rape attempt gets three years  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Gardai investigate attack on teen girl  Tuesday 28th October 2008

Donegal man to be sentenced in December after rape conviction   Friday 24th October 2008

Crime victims' groups broadly welcome move  Thursday 23rd October 2008

DPP says cutbacks will affect number of prosecutions  Thursday 23rd October 2008

Man who raped granddaughter gets seven years   Thursday 23rd October 2008

Grandfather rapist jailed for seven years  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

No prosecution on human traffic law  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Ex-soldier settles claim of sex assault in army  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Man who was sexually harassed awarded €49,700  Tuesday 21st October 2008

Human trafficking  Monday 20th October 2008

2,000 children put into State care in 2006  Monday 20th October 2008

Call for better child protection from abusive texts  Thursday 16th October 2008

More than 50 cases of trafficking into Ireland  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Suspended jail term for taxi passenger's false shouts of rape  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Ex-garda's suicide bid delays sentencing for child trafficking  Wednesday 15th October 2008

'Big crime issues'  within six divisions  Tuesday 14th October 2008

Children Ombudsman launches free-phone complaints line  Tuesday 14th October 2008

One in five women living in fear  Monday 13th October 2008

Donations may plummet 20pc in credit crunch, charities warn  Monday 13th October 2008

A lack of psychologists is putting lives at risk  Friday 10th October 2008

De La Salle Brother pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges  Thursday 9th October 2008

Sex attack writer will be jailed if he doesn't seek help  Tuesday 7th October 2008

60% wait a year or more to get help  Monday 6th October 2008

Underage rape cases plummet after ruling   Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

President calls for new debate on domestic violence  Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

Irish hotline helps close child pornography websites  Wednesday 1st October 2008

March to 'reclaim streets' after sex attacks  Wednesday 1st October 2008

Flirting women to blame for sex attacks, say students  Tuesday 30th September 2008

Ahern concerned at sex offender treatment rates  Friday 26th September 2008

Attacker 'smelled of sweet cologne'  Tuesday 23rd September 2008

Psychological profiler joins hunt for serial sex attacker  Monday 22nd September 2008

People willing to pay higher taxes for mental care  Friday 19th September 2008

Call for specialist Garda training on sexual violence  Friday 19th September 2008

New charity regime expected to become law  Thursday 18th September 2008

Support group highlights sexual abuse in families  Thursday 18th September 2008

Minister says law on sex offenders is being reviewed  Thursday 18th September 2008

Make sex offenders undergo therapy  Thursday 18th September 2008

One in Four calls for national abuse strategy  Thursday 18th September 2008

Time to face up to facts of sexual abuse of children  Wednesday 17th September 2008

Sex attack link investigated as fourth woman is assaulted  Wednesday 17th September 2008

FG criticises Government over statutory rape ballot  Monday 15th September 2008

Man (21) jailed for indecent pictures  Thursday 11th September 2008

8,600 people in hospital over self-harm in 2007  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Porter jailed for sex assault  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Nigerian girl trafficked for sex trade goes missing from HSE  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Child internet safety pioneer speaks  Friday 5th September 2008

African men foil sex attack on teen  Friday 5th September 2008

President urges support for children, our 'building blocks of tomorrow'  Thursday 4th September 2008

Call for broad amendment on rights of children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Rise in victims reporting rape at odds with Garda figures  Thursday 4th September 2008

Watchdog vows to fight on for children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Thursday 4th September 2008

Fund for rapie crisis service and helpline cut  Thursday 4th September 2008

Concern as sex attacks becoming more violent  Thursday 4th September 2008

Group wants better services to protect children from sexual abuse  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

McAleese opens children's rights conference  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

'Better services to protect children from sexual abuse needed'  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Tensions rise over issue of children's rights  Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Glitter planning move here 'as soon as he can'  Monday 1st September 2008

Gardai appeal for public help in alleged sex attack probe  Friday 29th August 2008

Promised laws on sex offenders not enacted  Thursday 28th August 2008

Study reveals trend reversal as more men than women inflict self-harm  Thursday 28th August 2008

Suicide crisis: Four children took their own lives last year  Thursday 28th August 2008

Unionist councillor gets bail in rape case  Thursday 28th August 2008

High-profile rapists will be monitored after jail terms  Thursday 21st August 2008

Girl (17) in HSE's caregranted bail  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Child abuse rap for man  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Paedophile charged with criminal damage to camera  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Irishman held in sex attack  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Paedophile returns after UK jail term  Monday 18th August 2008

Abuse victims face delays  Thursday 14th August 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Rape Crisis Centre guidelines series aims to help protect young from s  exual assault  Wednesday 13th 2008

Anger as child protection referendum in doubt  Wednesday 13th 2008

Students warned to protect themselves from sex attacks  Wednesday 13th 2008

Knife maniac tried to rape male guard in savage attack  Tuesday 12th August 2008

Child protection referendum may not be needed   Monday 11th August 2008

New law on offensive text messages sees 330 prosecuted  Monday 11th August 2008

Parents to fight ruling on alleged assault  Monday 11th August 2008

Sex abuse victims forced to wait 18 months for therapy  Monday 11th August 2008

Charity wants public to go extra mile in fundraiser  Saterday 9th  August 2008

One In Four launches fundraising campaign  Friday 8th August 2008

Groups express concern over children's services  Friday 8th August 2008

Man (21) charged with sex offences Thursday 7th August 2008

Police officer who shot Irishman charged with sexual abuse Thursday 7th 2008

Dublin's equivalent of one rape a day in July   Thursday 7th August 2008

Children of 14 admitted to adult psychiatric hospitals  Friday 1st July 2008

24-hour hotline to help crack down on humanh trafficking  Friday 1st July 2008                                                        

Rules on child protection 'implemented inconsistently'  Friday 1st July 2008

Fury after serial rapist's sentence cut to 13 years  Friday 1st July 2008

Sentence for sex abuse of sisters 'out of proportion'  Thursday 31st July 2008

Religious imagery ruling contested by RTÉ  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Man jailed for six years over rape of woman in car park  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Sex abuser gets 15 -year ban from home town  Wednesday 30th July 2008

65-year-old who raped niece has sentenced reduced  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Limerick man jailed for 16 months for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Irishman to be extradited in child sex abuse probe  Tuesday 29th July 2008

Sexual attack on teenage girl in Derry playground  Monday 28th july 2008

Over 90% of prosecutions successful, according to DPP report Monday 28th july 2008

'Fake gardai' jailed for six months over teen assault  Friday 25th July 2008

PSNI seeks witnesses to Belfast sex assault   Friday 25th July 2008

Right to waive anonymity in incest cases sought  Friday 25th July 2008

Judgment reserved in rape appeal case  Friday 25th July 2008

Samaritans phoned every seven seconds Thursday 24th July 2008

Figures show 3,600 children awaiting psychiatric assessment  Thursday 24th July 2008

Rapist on bail  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Defendant faces child porn charge  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

‘Trafficked girl put into care’  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Watchdog finds online child porn complaints on the rise  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Former cleric's sentence suspended  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Man denies being given advice in abuse case  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Sexual assault  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Boy sex charge man must face time in New York jail  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Woman ‘bit man’s penis and fled’  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Ombudsman raised lack of 24-hour child welfare service several times  Monday 21st july 2008

Abuse trial adjourned  Monday 21st july 2008

Arrests expected here in EU child porn probe  Friday 18th July 2008

Probe into adult text service linked with promotion of children's movie  Friday 18th July 2008

Man alleges sex abuse by brother  Friday 18th July 2008

Ex teacher on 35 sex assault charges  Friday 18th July 2008

Man (29) jailed for 10 years for raping schoolgirl  Thursday 17th July 2008

One in 10 children have had sexually explicit conversations online  Thursday 17th July 2008

Ahern moves to set up missing persons unit based on Amber alert  Wednesday 16th July 2008

 Barnardos calls for more funds for vulnerable children  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Young people urged to stay safe on foreign trips  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Incest mother is convicted of sex assault on her two sons  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Man got 12 months for sex with 15-year old  Wednesday 16th July 2008

State's appeal against mental health Act decision rejected  Friday 11th July 2008

Man convicted of attempted rape  Friday 11th July 2008

Court orders extradition to UK of convicted murderer recently released  Thursday 10th July 2008

Lotto-win rapist must pay victim damages  Thursday 10th July 2008

Chef jailed for possession of child-rape pornography  Wednesday 9th July 2008

Man remanded  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Jury sees video  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Rape denied  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Women warned over taxi attacker  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Boy 14 on sex charges  Wednesday 9th july 2008

No jail for abuser of girl aged 7  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Man jailed for three years  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Fugitive sex offender remanded in custody  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Human trafficking concerns after woman is found in suspected brothel  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Father jailed for 11 years  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Bungling care staff accused over horrific death of family   Wednesday 2nd July 2008

No consensus yet on child rights referendum  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Revealed: 5 young homeless abused while in care  Monday 30th June 2008

Samaritan rap song aims to rally young over mental health problems  Friday 13th June 2008

State is liable for sex abuse in schools, court told  Friday 13th June 2008

Britain seeks extradition of murderer and rapist    Thursday 12th June 2008

Sexually abused woman appeals liability ruling   Thursday 12th June 2008

Making State liable would be 'illogical', court told  Thursday 12th June 2008

Man who tied up girl (8) during sex assault gets nine months  Thursday 12th June 2008

Wexford man jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of girl  Wednesday 11th June

Ferns priest accused of abusing children defrocked by Vatican  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Kildare man gets 10 years for kidnapping and rape  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Trial collapses  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Man remanded  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Girl (12) taken into care in trafficking investigation  Monday 9th June 2008

Family doctors are seeing two domestic abuse victims a week  Monday 9th June 2008

Help plea by raped woman  Friday 6th June 2008

Suspects on bail behind 15 deaths, figures show  Thursday 5th June 2008

Group says child charter depends on treaty  Thursday 5th June 2008

Judge criticises child care laws  Thursday 5th June 2008

Neighbour jailed for rape of teenager  Wednesday 4th June 2008

Teacher denies Internet child abuse charges  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Nearly 60 children admitted to adult mental care  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Concerns raised over condition of psychiatric hospitals  Friday 30th May 2008

New York paves the way in dealing effectively with abuse victims  Friday 30th May 2008

World experts to help tackle domestic violence  Thursday 29th May 2008

Mental health body to present report  Thursday 29th May 2008

Dad admits sex-assault  Thursday 29th May 2008

Teen sex man jailed  Thursday 29th May 2008

2 million euro raised in mental health sell-off left unspent  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Galway assault  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Hotel sex attack filmed on mobile  Tuesday 27th May 2008

Grandfather rape  Tuesday 27th May 2008

DPP to host seminar on video evidence from children  Monday 26th May 2008

Statutory rape and the law  Monday 26th May 2008

DPP to announce changes this summer  Monday 26th May 2008

If this 14-year-old sex slave was an Irish girl there would be outrage Saturday 24th May 2008

Businessman gets five-year sentence for prostitute's rape  Thursday 22nd May 2008

Anti domestic violence lobby:Acting on information saves lives  Friday 16th May 2008

Sex industry fears for 388 'lost' child immigrants  Friday 16th May 2008

Policy dealing with domestic violence launched by agency  Thursday 15th May 2008

Bishop of Cork launches plan for protection of children  Thursday 15th May 2008

Law against trafficking of people to come into effect  Thursday 15th May 2008

FG says consent age should stay at 17  Thursday 15th May 2008

Rape crisis help book translated  Thursday 15th May 2008

Abuse complaints soar  Wednesday 14th May 2008

72-year-old Catholic priest jailed for sex attacks on children  14th May 2008

Diocese moves to protect children  14th May 2008

HSE defend childcare funding amid concern  14th May 2008

Mother accused of sex assault on child  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Irish Interpol ace in US court as Wayne Corliss sent to jail  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Psychiatric services will still suffer despite talks  Monday 12th May 2008

Pope feels the 'pain' caused by abusive priests in Ireland  Monday 12th May 2008

EU states to share information on criminal convictions  Monday 12th May 2008

Ireland a transit for child trafficking  Monday 12th May 2008

Motion defuses Ó Searcaigh row at Aosdána  Friday 9th May 2008

Pensioner gets seven years for abusing sisters  Friday 9th May 2008

Interpol arrest after public appeal  Friday 9th May 2008

Gardaí investigate alleged sexual assault on girl (14)  Thursday 8th May 2008

Warning after woman attacked in town  Wednesday 7th May 2008

Row looms within Aosdána over Ó Searcaigh documentary   Wednesday 7th May 2008

Family danger  Tuesday 6th May 2008

A moral well rooted in a simple children's tale  Tuesday 6th May 2008

Doctor is barred for year after sex with patient  Friday 2nd May 2008

Two years for abuser   Friday 2nd May 2008

Rape accused was threatened with knee-capping   Thursday 1st May 2008

Split jury puts child rape rial on hold  Thursday 1st May 2008

Man gets 15 years for assaults on girls  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Priest defends decision to write reference for rapist  Wednesday 30th April 2008

School children awarded €62,500 over images  Wednesday 30th April 2008

A decade spent grooming girls for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Figures on abuse two years old  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Sentence for falsely accusing priest cut on appeal  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Rapist who took pictures of victim jailed for 12 years  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Griffin's appeal date set  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Sentence for man in poor health suspended  Monday 28th April 2008

Child must return to Australia   Monday 28th April 2008

Pressure on Cowen to hold referendum on children's rights  Friday 25th April 2008

Mr K knew I was 13 when we had sex'  Friday 25th April 2008

Lenihan says law regarding sex with minors 'defective'  Friday 25th April 2008

Supreme Court clears way for sex ring trial  Thursday 24th April 2008

Supreme Court allows trial of man accused of sex abuse  Thursday 24th April 2008

Man not guilty of sex assault uses victim's age as defence  Thursday 24th April 2008

One in Four responds to Cloyne Diocese controversy  Monday 21st April 2008

Brother fails in bid to stop abuse trial  Friday 18th April 2008

Sexual abuse by siblings more common than by a parent   Friday 18th April 2008

Church still owes 50 million euro to victims of sex abuse   Friday 18th April 2008

Rapist, 31, awaits sentencing   Friday 18th April 2008

Judge praises victim for 'resilience' during trial   Friday 18th April 2008

Call for child laws after lecturer scandal   Thursday 17th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 17th April 2008

Man found guilty of sex assault  Thursday 17th April 2008

One in Four calls on Pope Benedict to immediately put in place a mandatory Child Protection policy across the Catholic Church   Wednesday 16th April 2008

Authorities knew lecturer convicted  Wednesday Wednesday 16th April 2008

Judge adjourns sentence for man who had child porn  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Child protection guidelines not followed - report  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Mother readmits suicidal teenager to hospital  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Woman claims she was offered money to withdraw evidence  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Northern Ireland sex offender's appeal rejected  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Detectives hunt teen rapist  Monday 14th April 2008

Victims of crime support group paid out 1 million euro last year  Friday 11th April 2008

Warning on sites aimed at children  Friday 11th April 2008

Pensioner gets 10 years in jail for sexual abuse of boys   Friday 11th April 2008

Man wanted in Germany to serve rape term gets bail  Thursday 10th April 2008

Youth leader's guilty plea of sex assaults on girl, 10  Thursday 10th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 10th April 2008

Action urged to protect children  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Priest's estate sued over alleged abuse  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Wexford man to face trial on rape charges  Wednesday 9th April 2008

A Laois man who raped two teenage girls has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Child and immigrant groups join forces  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Pensioner gets four years for indecent assault  Tuesday 8th April 2008

'Sorry for Fr abuse  Monday 7th April 2008

Guide offers help to victims of sexual assaults  7th April 2008

Ex-garda lifts lid on decades of child abuse in Gaeltacht  Friday 4th April 2008

Man jailed for webcam sex act  Friday 4th April 2008

Hotline boosts protection measures for Internet child porn  Thursday 3rd April 2008

Man's appeal against15-year rape sentence fails  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Compensation offer to victim of rape  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Government must better protect rape case teenagers in light of poll  Friday 28th march 2008

Rape study shows female dominated juries don't convict  Friday 28th march 2008

Man questioned over child porn  Friday 28th march 2008

25% think judge right to let rapist walk free  Thursday 27th March 2008

'We need to know how Nepal charity cash was used'   Wednesday 26th March 2008

Rape: our blame culture  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Poet finally breaks silence and claims 'I have been wronged'  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Two men charged with rape  Tuesday 25th March 2008

Judge’s order as court hears how daughter is facing the same charge  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Fugitive paedophile runs Irish business  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Ex-Olympic coach guilty of sex abuse  Friday 14th March 2008

Rape victim sisters awarded €1.2m damages  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal against conviction of rape adjourned  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal for daughter'sbody to be returned to Britain  Thursday 13th March 2008

Youth leader in sex assaults claim  Thursday 13th March 2008

RTÉ rejects criticism by Norris over Ó Searcaigh  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Children's referendum deferred to next year  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Paedophile raped and abused nine school girls  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Computer expert jailed for child porn  Wednesday 12th March 2008

One in Four responds to the issues raised in “Fairytale of Kathmandu” documentary.  Tuesday 11th March 2008

OAP jailed for abusing niece  30 years ago  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Girl, 16, claims man raped her on her birthday, court hears  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Rapist gets 15 years for 'outrages  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Callan stab victim was sexually assaulted  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Nepalese police: no official inquiry  Tuesday 11th March 2008

RTÉ intends to showÓ Searcaigh film despite appeals  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Horror of Ferns cover up  Monday 10th March 2008

RTE faces legal action if poet's work is not removed from film  Monday 10th March 2008

Church not the only culprit in abuse saga  Friday 7th March 2008

Bishops urged to comment on child protection delays  Friday 7th March 2008

Mum at suicidal girl hits out at state  Friday 7th March 2008

Rapist who made IRA threats gets nine-year term  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Garda asks High Court to stop child porn inquiry  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Former garda tried to find child for sexual exploits  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Appeal by man who raped daughter dismissed  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Man gets 15 years for rape of three-year-old daughter  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Earlier jail release for prisoners who try to rehabilitate  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Teen avoids jail over sex attack on student  Tuesday 4th March 2008

41 sex charges  Monday 3rd March 2008

Mitigating factors mean 9 years for rape was not unduly lenient   Monday 3rd March 2008

Brother raped me 800 times, trial told  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai interview schoolboys over alleged assault on girl  Friday 29th February 2008

Man to appeal conviction for raping daughter  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai search for sex attacker  Thursday 28th February 2008

Gardai inquiry after girl, 15, tied up by boy gang in school yard  Thursday 28th February 2008

Care staff urged to look for abuse signs  Thursday 28th February 2008

bound and gagged by boys in schoolyard attack  Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Childline records increase in calls   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Man convicted of threatening to kill woman with knife   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Doctor in northeast held over child porn  Tuesday 26th February 2008

Appeal against conviction for false accusation fails  Friday 22nd February 2008

Concern overer order on youth mental health  Friday 22nd February 2008

Rape claimant says she was ‘set up’ by accused’s mother  Friday 22nd February 2008

Ó Searcaigh's poems may be removed from syllabus  Thursday 21st February 2008

Foreign sex abusers 'free to work with children  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man raped teen sisters of former girlfriend  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man jailed for sex assaults on child   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Nepalese police delay in making full reponse over poet sex claims   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Paedophile who groomed girl with strip poker gets 10 years   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Maker of Ó Searcaigh documentary defends work  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Internet tsar to make children's surfing safer  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Taxpayers hit by 1.7bn euro bill for abuse and health scandals  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Judgment delay  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Melissa case suspect says I didn't rape daughters  Monday 18th February 2008

Children wait over a year to see psychiatrist  Monday 18th February 2008

Teen quizzed over serial flashing and sex assaults  Friday 15th February 2008

Suicidal victim of child rape is 'fading away' in wait for bed  Friday 15th February 2008

Children still treated in adult psychiatric units  Friday 15th February 2008

Uncle gets 15 years for sexual abuse Thursday 14th February 2008

Proposal's effect on children queried  Wednesday 13th February 2008

Children put at risk by use of personal details on net  Wednesday 13th February 2008

The action damaged him and the Church  Tuesday 12th February

The archdiocese must engage fully with commission  Tuesday 12th February

Broad welcome for decision to drop action  Tuesday 12th February

Senior clergy settle sex abuse dispute out of court  Tuesday 12th February

Monaghan man is cleared of raping girl  Tuesday 12th February

Cardinal would risk going to jail  Thursday 7th February 2008

Child protection to be discussed at North-South meeting  Thursday 7th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Thursday 7th February 2008

Ombudsman concerned at children's rights poll  Thursday 7th February 2008

Children's groups oppose two referendums on one day  Thursday 7th February 2008

How bishops formed strategy to fight claims of child abuse  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Serial sex offender's six-year sentence halved by appeal court  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Prostitute alleges man raped her and stole €1,200  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man guilty of babysitter's rape  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man who raped sister is jailed for eight years  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Judge pledges early hearing of cardinal's action over abuse files  Tuesday 5th February 2008

High Court to hear cardinal's legal challenge  Monday 4th February 2008

Years of privilege blind bishops  Monday 4th February 2008

Cardinal is accused of abuse files cover-up  Friday 1st February 2008

Leading churchmen disagree on sex abuse inquiry  Friday 1st February 2008

Victims group criticises Cardinal's 'cynical' move  Friday 1st February 2008

Bill does not do enough to protect trafficking victims, says Amnesty  Friday 1st February 2008

Sentence later of Dublin man who abused girls  Friday 1st February 2008

Man denies sex assault allegations by nieces  Friday 1st February 2008

Women who claim they were raped begin action for damages  Friday 1st February 2008

Sex offence allegations 'should be on record'  Thursday 31st January 2008

Sex abuse school faces avalanche of lawsuits   Thursday 31st January 2008

Man guilty of indecent assaults  Thursday 31st January 2008

HSE to get report into how childcare lecturer kept job  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Fall in sex crimes at odds with support figures  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Paedophile who 'destroyed lives' is jailed for life  Wednesday 30th January 2008

The schoolhouse of heinous abuse  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Rape acquittal  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Man gets 10 years for abusing daughter and niece  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Child abuse cases taking up to a year to investigate  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Sex trafficking  Tuesday 29th January 2008

DPP: How far can we go to give reasons?  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Young people warned about placing personal data online  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Priest who helped groom child for sex loses appeal  Thursday 24th January 2008

FG Bill to support victims of crime  Thursday 24th January 2008

Man gets life for Longford murder and rape  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Abuse case adjourned   Tuesday 22nd January 2008

I read my daughter’s diary and found she was being abused  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Ex-Sports coach guilty on sex rap  Friday 18th January 2008

Teacher in child porn probe  Friday 18th January 2008

Irish paedophile freed in error is re-arrested  Friday 18th January 2008

Prosecution drops charges in sex assault case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Calls for child protection referendum intensify   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man admits having child porn    Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man gets six years in attempted rape case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Sex abuser to hear fate in two years  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Teacher quizzed by gardai over child porn find  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Sexual assault charges dropped in 'Mr C' case  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Poll on children may be delayed to 2009  Monday 14th January 2008

Child abuse films 'traded in NI  Monday 14th January 2008

Victim of abuse calls for mandatory treatment for sexual offenders  Monday 14th January 2008

Kid pornography rap dad moves to Republic  Friday 11th January 2008

Six fae child porn charges Thursday 10th January 2008

One in Four appoints new Executive Director  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child Pics: 10held  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child sex accused in court  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Season of sexual abuse - Tuesday 8th Jan 2008

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FG deputy seeks new investigation into former nun  Thursday 9th July 2009

Sex abuse scandals spark rise in calls to watchdog  Thursday 9th July 2009

Ryan recommendations 'must not be delayed by downturn'  Thursday 9th July 2009

Coach who abused boys gets 4 years  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Quinn calls for school to become a museum  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Sexual assault unit is delayed  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Andrews meets victims and expert on child protection  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Struggling support groups appeal for delay in publication of abuse report  Monday 6th July 2009

Child-killer McManus faces sentencing for manslaughter  Monday 6th July 2009

HSE to review child deaths in care over decade  Monday 6th July 2009

Housing Executive official is jailed for sex abuse of children  Monday 6th July 2009

Official inquiry into Shine a possibility, says Harney  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Teacher accused of sexual assault  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Alleged abuse victim appeals  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Abused were hidden in clear sight, says ombudsman  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Ex-soldier jailed for sexually assaulting troubled schoolgirl  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Doctor facing US child abuse charges is struck off  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Redress board queried about repeated denials  Tuesday 30th June 2009

NI ministers launch child protection document  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Nuns issue abuse apology  Tuesday 30th June 2009

McAleese: Public sorry for abuse victim’s suffering  Monday 29th June 2009

65 suspected human trafficking cases investigated  Monday 29th June 2009

Victims hail day of great happiness and healing  Monday 29th June 2009

Head of religious order is served High Court papers  Thursday 25th June 2009

22% of charities have cut jobs  Thursday 25th June 2009

Religious bodies agree to report on finances  Thursday 25th June 2009

Court challenge to refusal of redress application fails  Thursday 25th June 2009

Ahern hails sharp fall in internet child pornography  Thursday 25th June 2009

March of support for abuse victims  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Men jailed for five years for sexual assault of teenager  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Woman abused as child by teacher to take case to Europe  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Former Christian Brother admits assaults  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Rape crisis centre warns students  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Abused victim's family calls on DPP to appeal sentence  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Courts dismiss gangster appeal over rape of partner's daughter  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Child still not classed as missing after eight months  Monday 22nd June 2009

Soldier convicted of sex assaults on girl (13) will be fired by army  Sunday 21st June 2009

Labour Bill to seek redress for excluded abuse victims  Friday 19th June 2009

FoI might have exposed abuse, says Information Commissioner  Friday 19th June 2009

Bid to block children being bullied by mobile  Thursday 18th June 2009

Taoiseach makes ‘long over due’ apology  Friday 12th June 2009

Shine patients demand review of trial  Friday 12th June 2009

Anger over handling of sex abuse complaints  Friday 12th June 2009

Light 'shone into darkest corners in history of the State' - Cowen  Friday 12th June 2009

Harney to meet with Shine's alleged abuse victims    Wednesday 10th June 2009

Law on checking residential disability centres essential  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Solidarity marchers dismayed as Dáil debate postponed  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Pope 'visibly upset over abuse stories  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Public invited to attend victims' march  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Victim group calls for inquiry into Shine's supporters  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Pope ‘very upset’ to hear details of abuse report  Monday 8th June 2009

Archbishop defends abuse inaction  Monday 8th June 2009

Church leaders to report on meeting with pope  Monday 8th June 2009

Central Mental Hospital to stop taking new patients  Friday 5th June 2009

Court told of prostitution ring  Friday 5th June 2009

Victims happy with Cowen's role but still sceptical about orders  Friday 5th June 2009

Torture killers jailed for 75 years   Friday 5th June 2009

Religious orders are not all equally culpable for abuse  Friday 5th June 2009

Brothers sorry for 'shameful' abuse denials  Thursday 4th June 2009

Orders agree to further contributions and audit  Thursday 4th June 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Taoiseach to meet abuse victims  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Child rapist is free because of HSE delay, says mother  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Courtroom drama at Abbey depicted institutional cruelty  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Day school abuse victims seek help  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Call for overhaul of child services  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Frustration with orders sees hierarchy cross Rubicon  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Tarnished orders have a last chance at redemptiond  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Religious groups defy bishops' call to pay more over abuse  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Statements by the bishops' standing committee, by 18 congregations and by Cori  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Cardinal says any new deal must focus on victims  Tuesday 26th May 2009 

Denials echo those made to UK inquiry  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Former FF mayor tells of abuse pain  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Top garda to investigate if abusers can face charges  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother's remarks  Friday 22nd may 2009

Neary 'ashamed' at report's contents  Friday 22nd may 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe  Friday 22nd may 2009

Abuse survivor brands apology from Church and State as 'hollow'  Friday 22nd may 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young 'offenders'  Friday 22nd may 2009

Religious made inventory of contributions  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Cardinal Brady: 'Profoundly sorry and deeply ashamed.'  Thursday 21st May 2009

Victims angry at being excluded  Thursday 21st May 2009

Systematic abuse in State institutions laid bare  Thursday 21st May 2009

Virtually everyone believed in violence against the boys  Thursday 21st May 2009

'Shameful day' for Ireland  Thursday 21st May 2009

The savage reality of our darkest days  Thursday 21st May 2009

State of shame  Thursday 21st may 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice'    Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Cardinal ashamed that children suffered  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

The end of a decade of inquiry  Saturday 16th May 2009

Law body wants sex offenders' records to be wiped  Friday 15th May 2009

Abusers unlikely to face prosecution Friday 22nd May 2009

Children whose only crime was poverty Friday 22nd May 2009

British services urged to ‘screen’ Irish victims Friday 22nd May 2009

Cabinet stance on Church deal in disarray Friday 22nd May 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe Friday 22nd May 2009

Abuse survivors brands apology from Church and State as ‘hollow’ Friday 22nd May 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young ‘offenders’ Friday 22nd May 2009

Neary ‘ashamed’ at reports contents Friday 22nd May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother’s remarks Friday 22nd May 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions Wednesday 20th May 2009

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice' Wednesday 20th May 2009

Vulnerable children at risk over lack of resources, warn social workers  Friday 15th May 2009

Rapist sentenced to 20 years  Friday 15th May 2009

Report outlines changing face of sex worker  Wednesday 13th May 2009

Children 's group seek overhaul of entire system  Wednesday 13th May 2009

'Date rape drug' stolen from industrial estate  Tuesday 12th May 2009

Cooke loses child sex assaults appeal  Tuesday 12th may 2009

Boy takes landmark challenge over teen rape laws  Monday 11th may 2009

Priest steps down among concerns for child safety  Monday 11th may 2009 

Oireachtas group favours amending law to restore statutory rape offence  Friday 8th May 2009

Exceptional reasons why State should not get costs, says court  Thursday 7th May 2009

State appeals declaration of under-18 abuse law as unconstitutional  Thursday 7th May 2009

Young children treated for self harm  Thursday 7th May 2009

Rapist already had convictions  Thursday 7th May 2009

Reform of laws on underage sex mooted  Thursday 7th May 2009

Ombudsman halts inquiry into church care audit  Wednesday 6th May 2009

Charges unlikely over false slur  Thursday 30th April 2009

Just 8% of reported rapes result in convictions  Thursday 30th April 2009

Accused rapist said he was lost in hotel  Thursday 30th April 2009

'I'll face courts for my sex abuse lies't  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Man accused of rape in Dublin hotel  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Tragic teen was pregnant by accused, court hears  Friday 24th april 2009

Doctor wanted in US on sex charges remanded on bail  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Jury told accused's access to victim prevented  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Joint protocol on missing children signed  Thursday 23rd April 2009

New policy announced for jailed sex offenders  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Man threw girl's body into river, court told  Wednesdsay 22nd April 2009

Nurses trained to examine rape victims graduate  Monday 20th April 2009

20,000 may be suffering abuse by relatives  Friday 17th April 2009

'Captivity, isolation, shameand the trauma of systematic rape'  Friday 17th April 2009

Men paying for sex must be challenged - report  Friday 17th April 2009

Over 100 women trafficked for sex industry in Ireland  Friday 17th April 2009

Hundreds of migrant workers 'forced into sex industry'  Thursday 16th april 2009 

More than 1,800 cases of elder abuse reported  Thursday 16th April 2009

62% rise in rape victims at sex assault unit this year  Thursday 16th April 2009

Rape conviction rate 'appalling', say campaigners  Thursday 16th April 2009

Missing children alert system gets go-ahead  Thursday 16th April 2009

State joins EU battle to combat child-sex predators  Tuesday 14th April 2009

Archbishop says abuse report 'will shock us all'  Thursday 9th April 2009

Rape crisis services at risk over low funding  Thursday 9th April 2009

Swiss girl's family backs victims' foundation  Wednesday 8th April2009

Roma girls sent home to Czech Republic to marry  Friday 3rd april 2009

Oireachtas committee on children's rights gets another extension on work  Friday 3rd april 2009

Sex charges GP suspended pending council sanctions Thursday 2nd April 2009

Michael Shine struck off over sexual advances to young patients  Thursday 2nd April 2009

Doctor suspended over 'deceit' and sex crime claims Thursday 2nd April 2009

'Abandoned' girl (15) remanded in custody  Thursday 26th March 2009

Apology to victims of abuse in institutions was right, says Ahern  Thursday 26th March 2009

Ex -soldier faces sentence for reign of sex abuse  Tuesday 24th March 2009

Former Marist Brother charged with indecent assault of six pupils  Tuesday 24th March 2009

'I hope to return to Ireland with smiles, not tears'  Monday 23rd March 2009

Priest gets suspended term for sex assaults on students  Friday 20th March 2009

Accused claims Swiss girl's death 'an accident'  Thursday 19th March 2009

Actor jailed for sex with schoolboy  Friday 13th March 2009

'Magdalen women' memorial unveiled  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Five held over 'brutal' Louth attack  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Andrews: All clergy should volunteer for vetting  Monday 9th March 2009

Embattled bishop hands over control of diocese  Monday 9th March 2009

ONE IN FOUR WELCOMES BISHOP MAGEE’S DECISION TO STEP ASIDE  Saturday 7th March 2009

Paedophile gets 13 years for abusing 15 children  Friday 6th March 2009

President launches Unesco chair for children  Thursday 5th March 2009

Burglar gets seven years for sexual assault of children  Wednesday 4th March 2009

High-risk paedophile faces 10 years' jail for abuse   Wednesday 4th March 2009

Man denies raping his daughter  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Child kidnapping attempt alleged  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Older brother charged with incest cannot be named  Monday 2nd March 2009

Legislation on children's rights to be passed soon  Monday 2nd March 2009

Cloyne delayed notifying Vatican of abuse cases  Monday 2nd March 2009

20 children in care have died over last six years  Thursday 26th February 2009

Details of properties to cover abuse compensation revealed  Thursday 26th February 2009

€370,000 'wasted' on treatment of high-risk child sex offender  Thursday 26th February 2009

Guidelines on child sexual abuse  Thursday 26th February 2009

Cloyne clergy 'enthusiastically' pursue child safety  Thursday 26th February 2009

Three dioceses complied fully with child sex abuse audit  Wednesday 18th February 2009 

Even the worst sex offenders can often escape 'life'  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Repeat rapist to appeal length of sentence  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Victim of alleged sex abuse settles action  Friday 13th February 2009

Man acquitted of child rape and abuse charges  Friday 13th February 2009

Fresh sex abuse claims against Cloyne priest  Friday 13th February 2009

NI dentist accused of murders faces indecent assault charges  Wednesday 11th February 2009

Teacher had child porn  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Convicted sex offender admits rape  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Woman admits she made up sex assault allegations  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher jailed for indecent assault on girl (12)  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Sentencing delayed for man who sexually abused 15 children  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher asks court to dismiss actions  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Experts warnen over rise in sex abuse by children  Monday 9th February 2009 

NI childline receives over 900 sex abuse calls  Monday 9th February 2009 

Controversial poet's date with 'Late, Late'  Friday 6th February 2009

HSE takes young family into care over child abuse claims  Friday 6th February 2009

McDonagh enters Cloyne debate  Wednesday 4th February 2009 

Ex-priest gets order halting his trial for abusing altar boy (12)  Wednesday 4th February 2009

Woman says three-year-old sister was raped by father  Wednesday 4th February 2009

A fifth of gay people tried suicide - study  Monday 2nd February 2009

New abuse laws come into force in NI  Monday 2nd February 2009

'Criminalise grooming' to stop child exploitation  Monday 2nd February 2009

Gardai prepare file for DPP on rape allegation by 13-year-old girl  Monday 2nd February 2009

Childcare reports: around the country  Monday 2nd February 2009

Concerns raised over children in HSE care home  Friday 30th January 2009

Sex offenders face electronic tagging in pilot project  Friday 30th January 2009

Man jailed for life on murder and rape charge  Friday 30th January 2009

Man convicted of raping boy remanded on bail  Friday 30th January 2009

Decision fails society, says crisis network  Thursday 29th January 2009

Life term for rape of boys reduced to 12 1/2-year sentence  Thursday 29th January 2009

Child abuse victims suffer from our silence -- McAleese  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Disgraced doctor will not be prosecuted  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Triple rapist gets 13 years' jail for attack on nurse  Tuesday 27th of January 2009

Age restrictions in Redress Act 'repugnant to the Constitution'  Monday 26th January 2009

HSE says 'complex' incest case will be fully examined  Monday 26th January 2009

Senior clergy fail to agree at emergency abuse summit  Monday 26th January 2009

17 children missing from care never found  Monday 26th January 2009

State starts talks with clergy over reporting of child abuse  Monday 26th January 2009

Andrews pledges laws for full disclosure of abuse data  Monday 26th January 2009

Catholic bishops holding summit on child protection  Friday 23rd January 2009

Law changed to increase sentence  Friday 23rd January 2009

Calls for immediate inquiry into health board  Friday 23rd January 2009

Health board silent over its role in injunction battle  Friday 23rd January 2009

Bullied, starved and humiliated son says he will 'never forgive'  Friday 23rd January 2009

Religious activist tried to help 'house of horrors' mother   Friday 23rd January 2009

One in Four responds to the Roscommon Incest case Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother from Hell is guilty of incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

State must act to aid children'  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother to be sentenced on neglect charges today  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'House of horrors' mother admits incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'No evidence' to back woman's sex trafficking claim  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Child abuse inquiry extended  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Family brings judicial review challenge to deportation  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Derry man pleads guilty to creating child porn images  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Serial paedophile 'at risk of re-offending'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Man to be sentenced for sex abuse of sister  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister urges bishop on report  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Impact of childcare policies 'limited'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

15 children assaulted over three years  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Appeal ruling stops judge jailing serial rapist for life  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister not liable for abuse by principal  Monday 19th January 2009

Exemption from vicarious liability by State is not just and appeal should be allowed  Monday 19th January 2009

Government gets a 'D' in childcare from rights group  Monday 19th January 2009

Rape accused claims woman 'got mad'  Friday 16th January 2009

Alleged victim criticises cardinal  Friday 16th January 2009

'Progress made' in getting detail  Thursday 15th January 2009

Teachers 'not being told' about child abuse allegations   Thursday 15th January 2009

Split over Cloyne bishop casts Church into 'crisis'   Thursday 15th January 2009

Priest appeals to papal nuncio for bishop's removal  Thursday 15th January 2009

Bishop's resignation would benefit child protection - C of I  Thursday 15th January 2009

Trafficking claim woman agrees to help Garda  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Four sex abuse charges against Dublin man  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Man (42) sexually abused his two sisters and niece  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Judge moves trial of Tuam commissioner to Dublin  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Ending of relationship triggered rape, victim tells court  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cardinal thanks faithful for support in difficult years  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Fury at Cardinal’s support for abuse controversy bishop  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cloyne scandal - Church lets abuse victims down again  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Magee should not resign   Wednesday 14th January 2009

HSE went ahead with audit despite lack of details   Friday 9th January 2009

Catholic bishops speak in support of Magee   Friday 9th January 2009

Society at large complicit in sexual abuse of children  Thursday 8th January 2009

Diocese of Cloyne failed to alert HSE to allegation of child sex abuse Bishop 'acknowledged his error' - report  Thursday 8th January 2009

Inquiry on Cloyne to be concluded by July - Andrews  Thursday 8th January 2009

Support groups welcome Minister's decision but criticise the HSE  Thursday 8th January 2009

Disturbing study on sexual slavery exposes barbarity at heart of globalisation  Wednesday 7th January 2009

One in Four says diocesan group's letter contemptible  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Andrews may refer Cloyne to abuse inquiry  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Bishop of Ferns denies failing to act  Wednesday 7th January 2008 

Letter warned of 'defamatory' attributions in abuse report  Tuesday 6th January 2009

A ship is at sea  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Journey of atonement nearly over for priest who vowed to walk the walk  Tuesday 6th January 2009

'Persuasion' behind the scenes brought report to light  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Child report dismissed by diocese committee  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Minister considering electronic monitoring of sex offenders  Friday 19th December 2008

Dublin man (24) cleared of attempted rape  Friday 19th December 2008

Cloyne report may go to archdiocese  Friday 19th December 2008

Supreme Court rules State not liable in school abuse case  Friday 19th December 2008

Report outlines duty to uphold children's rights  Thursday 18h december 2008

Results of child protection inquiry in Cloyne may be published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Man charged with sister's rape  Thursday 18h december 2008

Secrecy continues if the report is not published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Religous order loses bid to halt sex abuse case  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Killaloe diocese makes biggest yearly payout to victims of clerical sexual abuse  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Government will not publish report into sex abuse claims in diocese  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Youth jailed for year for sex with girl aged 14  Tuesday 16th December 2008

Fine Gael justice spokesman calls for guidelines for consistency on sentences  Friday 12th December 2008

Call to amend bill to protect trafficking victims  Friday 12th December 2008

Calls to publish report into Cloyne sex abuse case  Friday 12th December 2008

Sex crime victim loses bid to name brother  Wednesday 10th December 2008

 Youth pleads guilty to having sex with girl (14)    Tuesday 9th December 2008

Derry publican placed on sex offenders' register  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Judge clashes with DPP over underage sex case  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Scale of internet child pornography use wider thought  Monday 8th December 2008

Place in trial process of victim impact statement  Monday 8th December 2008

Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking charge  Monday 8th December 2008

Figures from sports and arts to help end stigma of suicide  Friday 5th December 2008

Court told of alleged abuse by brother  Friday 5th December 2008

Appeal against rape attempt conviction fails  Friday 5th December 2008

Two rescued from brothels cared for but fears over safety of five others  Friday 5th December 2008

Father jailed for sex abuse of two daughters  Thursday 4th December 2008

Money trail examined as sex ring broken up Thursday 4th December 2008

2,500 physical abuse incidents reported to Women's Aid  Tuesdsay 2nd December 2008

Supermarket rapist had prior convictions for sexual assault  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Two men raped young mother in her own house  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Trafficked girl can avail of protection in Nigeria  Monday 1st December 2008

Man to be moved for rape trial appraisal  Thursday 25th November

Government urged to outlaw female circumcision  Wednessday 26th November 2008

DPP: I may face court for giving families reasons  Wednessday 26th November 2008

Campaign highlights domestic abuse  Tuesday 25th November 2008 

Surgeon struck off after Medical Council inquiry  Tuesday 25th November 2008

Expert highlights flaws in video-link evidence  Monday 24th November 2008

Judge questions role of vicims' statements  Monday 24th November 2008

Shatter says 'Baby P' case here inevitable  Monday 24th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Man loses appeal against conviction for rape, assaults   Wednesday 19th November 2008

Court move to stop deportation of woman and daughters fails  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Most teens have friend in violent relationship  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Network backs Mirren on rape jurors  Monday 17th November 2008

PSNI in hunt for missing sex offender  Monday 17th November 2008

Lack of physical affection damages children - priest  Monday 17th November 2008

Plans to help crime victims 'may collapse trials'  Friday 14th November 2008

Bail objection in child pornography trial  Friday 14th November 2008

Mother makes new appeal to High Court over deportation  Friday 14th November 2008

Man jailed for 12 years for rape of daughter  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Writer warned of jail for sex assault on teenage boy  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Judge rules that age restrictions in redress Act are unconstitutional  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Irish girls rescued in porn sting  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Man, 47, held on child porn charges  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Landlord attacked woman because she was 'too sexy'  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Ads target men who use rafficked women  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Relatives responsible for most elder abuse  Monday 10th November 2008

Man (47) due in court on child pornography charges  Monday 10th November 2008

State may ask Church for cash payment of 32 million euro  Monday 10th November 2008

Gardai keeping watch on 1,100 sex offenders  Monday 10th November 2008

Five more diocese priests face sex abuse allegations  Saturday 8th November 2008

Lithuanian wanted for trafficking women consents to extradition  Thursday 6th November 2008

Vote on children's rights a 'last resort'  Thursday 6th November 2008

Many children stuck in poverty unless big political choices made  Wednesday 5th November 2008

Teenager had sex with juvenile  Tuesday 4th November 2008

Court reduces sex abuse sentence to 2½ years  Tuesday 4th November 2008

DPP choice of rape charge halts 'unfair' trial  Friday 31st October 2008

Delay criticised as rape crisis helpline highlighted  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man sentenced to 12 years in jail for aggravated sexual assaults on women  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man challenges constitutionality of buggery law  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man gets three years for sexually assaulting daughters over 10 years  Wednesdsay 29th October 2008

Woman unrecognisable following beating during attempted rape  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Man convicted of rape attempt gets three years  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Gardai investigate attack on teen girl  Tuesday 28th October 2008

Donegal man to be sentenced in December after rape conviction   Friday 24th October 2008

Crime victims' groups broadly welcome move  Thursday 23rd October 2008

DPP says cutbacks will affect number of prosecutions  Thursday 23rd October 2008

Man who raped granddaughter gets seven years   Thursday 23rd October 2008

Grandfather rapist jailed for seven years  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

No prosecution on human traffic law  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Ex-soldier settles claim of sex assault in army  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Man who was sexually harassed awarded €49,700  Tuesday 21st October 2008

Human trafficking  Monday 20th October 2008

2,000 children put into State care in 2006  Monday 20th October 2008

Call for better child protection from abusive texts  Thursday 16th October 2008

More than 50 cases of trafficking into Ireland  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Suspended jail term for taxi passenger's false shouts of rape  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Ex-garda's suicide bid delays sentencing for child trafficking  Wednesday 15th October 2008

'Big crime issues'  within six divisions  Tuesday 14th October 2008

Children Ombudsman launches free-phone complaints line  Tuesday 14th October 2008

One in five women living in fear  Monday 13th October 2008

Donations may plummet 20pc in credit crunch, charities warn  Monday 13th October 2008

A lack of psychologists is putting lives at risk  Friday 10th October 2008

De La Salle Brother pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges  Thursday 9th October 2008

Sex attack writer will be jailed if he doesn't seek help  Tuesday 7th October 2008

60% wait a year or more to get help  Monday 6th October 2008

Underage rape cases plummet after ruling   Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

President calls for new debate on domestic violence  Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

Irish hotline helps close child pornography websites  Wednesday 1st October 2008

March to 'reclaim streets' after sex attacks  Wednesday 1st October 2008

Flirting women to blame for sex attacks, say students  Tuesday 30th September 2008

Ahern concerned at sex offender treatment rates  Friday 26th September 2008

Attacker 'smelled of sweet cologne'  Tuesday 23rd September 2008

Psychological profiler joins hunt for serial sex attacker  Monday 22nd September 2008

People willing to pay higher taxes for mental care  Friday 19th September 2008

Call for specialist Garda training on sexual violence  Friday 19th September 2008

New charity regime expected to become law  Thursday 18th September 2008

Support group highlights sexual abuse in families  Thursday 18th September 2008

Minister says law on sex offenders is being reviewed  Thursday 18th September 2008

Make sex offenders undergo therapy  Thursday 18th September 2008

One in Four calls for national abuse strategy  Thursday 18th September 2008

Time to face up to facts of sexual abuse of children  Wednesday 17th September 2008

Sex attack link investigated as fourth woman is assaulted  Wednesday 17th September 2008

FG criticises Government over statutory rape ballot  Monday 15th September 2008

Man (21) jailed for indecent pictures  Thursday 11th September 2008

8,600 people in hospital over self-harm in 2007  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Porter jailed for sex assault  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Nigerian girl trafficked for sex trade goes missing from HSE  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Child internet safety pioneer speaks  Friday 5th September 2008

African men foil sex attack on teen  Friday 5th September 2008

President urges support for children, our 'building blocks of tomorrow'  Thursday 4th September 2008

Call for broad amendment on rights of children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Rise in victims reporting rape at odds with Garda figures  Thursday 4th September 2008

Watchdog vows to fight on for children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Thursday 4th September 2008

Fund for rapie crisis service and helpline cut  Thursday 4th September 2008

Concern as sex attacks becoming more violent  Thursday 4th September 2008

Group wants better services to protect children from sexual abuse  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

McAleese opens children's rights conference  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

'Better services to protect children from sexual abuse needed'  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Tensions rise over issue of children's rights  Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Glitter planning move here 'as soon as he can'  Monday 1st September 2008

Gardai appeal for public help in alleged sex attack probe  Friday 29th August 2008

Promised laws on sex offenders not enacted  Thursday 28th August 2008

Study reveals trend reversal as more men than women inflict self-harm  Thursday 28th August 2008

Suicide crisis: Four children took their own lives last year  Thursday 28th August 2008

Unionist councillor gets bail in rape case  Thursday 28th August 2008

High-profile rapists will be monitored after jail terms  Thursday 21st August 2008

Girl (17) in HSE's caregranted bail  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Child abuse rap for man  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Paedophile charged with criminal damage to camera  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Irishman held in sex attack  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Paedophile returns after UK jail term  Monday 18th August 2008

Abuse victims face delays  Thursday 14th August 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Rape Crisis Centre guidelines series aims to help protect young from s  exual assault  Wednesday 13th 2008

Anger as child protection referendum in doubt  Wednesday 13th 2008

Students warned to protect themselves from sex attacks  Wednesday 13th 2008

Knife maniac tried to rape male guard in savage attack  Tuesday 12th August 2008

Child protection referendum may not be needed   Monday 11th August 2008

New law on offensive text messages sees 330 prosecuted  Monday 11th August 2008

Parents to fight ruling on alleged assault  Monday 11th August 2008

Sex abuse victims forced to wait 18 months for therapy  Monday 11th August 2008

Charity wants public to go extra mile in fundraiser  Saterday 9th  August 2008

One In Four launches fundraising campaign  Friday 8th August 2008

Groups express concern over children's services  Friday 8th August 2008

Man (21) charged with sex offences Thursday 7th August 2008

Police officer who shot Irishman charged with sexual abuse Thursday 7th 2008

Dublin's equivalent of one rape a day in July   Thursday 7th August 2008

Children of 14 admitted to adult psychiatric hospitals  Friday 1st July 2008

24-hour hotline to help crack down on humanh trafficking  Friday 1st July 2008                                                        

Rules on child protection 'implemented inconsistently'  Friday 1st July 2008

Fury after serial rapist's sentence cut to 13 years  Friday 1st July 2008

Sentence for sex abuse of sisters 'out of proportion'  Thursday 31st July 2008

Religious imagery ruling contested by RTÉ  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Man jailed for six years over rape of woman in car park  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Sex abuser gets 15 -year ban from home town  Wednesday 30th July 2008

65-year-old who raped niece has sentenced reduced  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Limerick man jailed for 16 months for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Irishman to be extradited in child sex abuse probe  Tuesday 29th July 2008

Sexual attack on teenage girl in Derry playground  Monday 28th july 2008

Over 90% of prosecutions successful, according to DPP report Monday 28th july 2008

'Fake gardai' jailed for six months over teen assault  Friday 25th July 2008

PSNI seeks witnesses to Belfast sex assault   Friday 25th July 2008

Right to waive anonymity in incest cases sought  Friday 25th July 2008

Judgment reserved in rape appeal case  Friday 25th July 2008

Samaritans phoned every seven seconds Thursday 24th July 2008

Figures show 3,600 children awaiting psychiatric assessment  Thursday 24th July 2008

Rapist on bail  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Defendant faces child porn charge  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

‘Trafficked girl put into care’  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Watchdog finds online child porn complaints on the rise  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Former cleric's sentence suspended  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Man denies being given advice in abuse case  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Sexual assault  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Boy sex charge man must face time in New York jail  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Woman ‘bit man’s penis and fled’  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Ombudsman raised lack of 24-hour child welfare service several times  Monday 21st july 2008

Abuse trial adjourned  Monday 21st july 2008

Arrests expected here in EU child porn probe  Friday 18th July 2008

Probe into adult text service linked with promotion of children's movie  Friday 18th July 2008

Man alleges sex abuse by brother  Friday 18th July 2008

Ex teacher on 35 sex assault charges  Friday 18th July 2008

Man (29) jailed for 10 years for raping schoolgirl  Thursday 17th July 2008

One in 10 children have had sexually explicit conversations online  Thursday 17th July 2008

Ahern moves to set up missing persons unit based on Amber alert  Wednesday 16th July 2008

 Barnardos calls for more funds for vulnerable children  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Young people urged to stay safe on foreign trips  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Incest mother is convicted of sex assault on her two sons  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Man got 12 months for sex with 15-year old  Wednesday 16th July 2008

State's appeal against mental health Act decision rejected  Friday 11th July 2008

Man convicted of attempted rape  Friday 11th July 2008

Court orders extradition to UK of convicted murderer recently released  Thursday 10th July 2008

Lotto-win rapist must pay victim damages  Thursday 10th July 2008

Chef jailed for possession of child-rape pornography  Wednesday 9th July 2008

Man remanded  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Jury sees video  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Rape denied  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Women warned over taxi attacker  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Boy 14 on sex charges  Wednesday 9th july 2008

No jail for abuser of girl aged 7  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Man jailed for three years  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Fugitive sex offender remanded in custody  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Human trafficking concerns after woman is found in suspected brothel  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Father jailed for 11 years  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Bungling care staff accused over horrific death of family   Wednesday 2nd July 2008

No consensus yet on child rights referendum  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Revealed: 5 young homeless abused while in care  Monday 30th June 2008

Samaritan rap song aims to rally young over mental health problems  Friday 13th June 2008

State is liable for sex abuse in schools, court told  Friday 13th June 2008

Britain seeks extradition of murderer and rapist    Thursday 12th June 2008

Sexually abused woman appeals liability ruling   Thursday 12th June 2008

Making State liable would be 'illogical', court told  Thursday 12th June 2008

Man who tied up girl (8) during sex assault gets nine months  Thursday 12th June 2008

Wexford man jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of girl  Wednesday 11th June

Ferns priest accused of abusing children defrocked by Vatican  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Kildare man gets 10 years for kidnapping and rape  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Trial collapses  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Man remanded  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Girl (12) taken into care in trafficking investigation  Monday 9th June 2008

Family doctors are seeing two domestic abuse victims a week  Monday 9th June 2008

Help plea by raped woman  Friday 6th June 2008

Suspects on bail behind 15 deaths, figures show  Thursday 5th June 2008

Group says child charter depends on treaty  Thursday 5th June 2008

Judge criticises child care laws  Thursday 5th June 2008

Neighbour jailed for rape of teenager  Wednesday 4th June 2008

Teacher denies Internet child abuse charges  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Nearly 60 children admitted to adult mental care  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Concerns raised over condition of psychiatric hospitals  Friday 30th May 2008

New York paves the way in dealing effectively with abuse victims  Friday 30th May 2008

World experts to help tackle domestic violence  Thursday 29th May 2008

Mental health body to present report  Thursday 29th May 2008

Dad admits sex-assault  Thursday 29th May 2008

Teen sex man jailed  Thursday 29th May 2008

2 million euro raised in mental health sell-off left unspent  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Galway assault  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Hotel sex attack filmed on mobile  Tuesday 27th May 2008

Grandfather rape  Tuesday 27th May 2008

DPP to host seminar on video evidence from children  Monday 26th May 2008

Statutory rape and the law  Monday 26th May 2008

DPP to announce changes this summer  Monday 26th May 2008

If this 14-year-old sex slave was an Irish girl there would be outrage Saturday 24th May 2008

Businessman gets five-year sentence for prostitute's rape  Thursday 22nd May 2008

Anti domestic violence lobby:Acting on information saves lives  Friday 16th May 2008

Sex industry fears for 388 'lost' child immigrants  Friday 16th May 2008

Policy dealing with domestic violence launched by agency  Thursday 15th May 2008

Bishop of Cork launches plan for protection of children  Thursday 15th May 2008

Law against trafficking of people to come into effect  Thursday 15th May 2008

FG says consent age should stay at 17  Thursday 15th May 2008

Rape crisis help book translated  Thursday 15th May 2008

Abuse complaints soar  Wednesday 14th May 2008

72-year-old Catholic priest jailed for sex attacks on children  14th May 2008

Diocese moves to protect children  14th May 2008

HSE defend childcare funding amid concern  14th May 2008

Mother accused of sex assault on child  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Irish Interpol ace in US court as Wayne Corliss sent to jail  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Psychiatric services will still suffer despite talks  Monday 12th May 2008

Pope feels the 'pain' caused by abusive priests in Ireland  Monday 12th May 2008

EU states to share information on criminal convictions  Monday 12th May 2008

Ireland a transit for child trafficking  Monday 12th May 2008

Motion defuses Ó Searcaigh row at Aosdána  Friday 9th May 2008

Pensioner gets seven years for abusing sisters  Friday 9th May 2008

Interpol arrest after public appeal  Friday 9th May 2008

Gardaí investigate alleged sexual assault on girl (14)  Thursday 8th May 2008

Warning after woman attacked in town  Wednesday 7th May 2008

Row looms within Aosdána over Ó Searcaigh documentary   Wednesday 7th May 2008

Family danger  Tuesday 6th May 2008

A moral well rooted in a simple children's tale  Tuesday 6th May 2008

Doctor is barred for year after sex with patient  Friday 2nd May 2008

Two years for abuser   Friday 2nd May 2008

Rape accused was threatened with knee-capping   Thursday 1st May 2008

Split jury puts child rape rial on hold  Thursday 1st May 2008

Man gets 15 years for assaults on girls  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Priest defends decision to write reference for rapist  Wednesday 30th April 2008

School children awarded €62,500 over images  Wednesday 30th April 2008

A decade spent grooming girls for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Figures on abuse two years old  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Sentence for falsely accusing priest cut on appeal  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Rapist who took pictures of victim jailed for 12 years  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Griffin's appeal date set  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Sentence for man in poor health suspended  Monday 28th April 2008

Child must return to Australia   Monday 28th April 2008

Pressure on Cowen to hold referendum on children's rights  Friday 25th April 2008

Mr K knew I was 13 when we had sex'  Friday 25th April 2008

Lenihan says law regarding sex with minors 'defective'  Friday 25th April 2008

Supreme Court clears way for sex ring trial  Thursday 24th April 2008

Supreme Court allows trial of man accused of sex abuse  Thursday 24th April 2008

Man not guilty of sex assault uses victim's age as defence  Thursday 24th April 2008

One in Four responds to Cloyne Diocese controversy  Monday 21st April 2008

Brother fails in bid to stop abuse trial  Friday 18th April 2008

Sexual abuse by siblings more common than by a parent   Friday 18th April 2008

Church still owes 50 million euro to victims of sex abuse   Friday 18th April 2008

Rapist, 31, awaits sentencing   Friday 18th April 2008

Judge praises victim for 'resilience' during trial   Friday 18th April 2008

Call for child laws after lecturer scandal   Thursday 17th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 17th April 2008

Man found guilty of sex assault  Thursday 17th April 2008

One in Four calls on Pope Benedict to immediately put in place a mandatory Child Protection policy across the Catholic Church   Wednesday 16th April 2008

Authorities knew lecturer convicted  Wednesday Wednesday 16th April 2008

Judge adjourns sentence for man who had child porn  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Child protection guidelines not followed - report  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Mother readmits suicidal teenager to hospital  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Woman claims she was offered money to withdraw evidence  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Northern Ireland sex offender's appeal rejected  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Detectives hunt teen rapist  Monday 14th April 2008

Victims of crime support group paid out 1 million euro last year  Friday 11th April 2008

Warning on sites aimed at children  Friday 11th April 2008

Pensioner gets 10 years in jail for sexual abuse of boys   Friday 11th April 2008

Man wanted in Germany to serve rape term gets bail  Thursday 10th April 2008

Youth leader's guilty plea of sex assaults on girl, 10  Thursday 10th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 10th April 2008

Action urged to protect children  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Priest's estate sued over alleged abuse  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Wexford man to face trial on rape charges  Wednesday 9th April 2008

A Laois man who raped two teenage girls has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Child and immigrant groups join forces  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Pensioner gets four years for indecent assault  Tuesday 8th April 2008

'Sorry for Fr abuse  Monday 7th April 2008

Guide offers help to victims of sexual assaults  7th April 2008

Ex-garda lifts lid on decades of child abuse in Gaeltacht  Friday 4th April 2008

Man jailed for webcam sex act  Friday 4th April 2008

Hotline boosts protection measures for Internet child porn  Thursday 3rd April 2008

Man's appeal against15-year rape sentence fails  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Compensation offer to victim of rape  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Government must better protect rape case teenagers in light of poll  Friday 28th march 2008

Rape study shows female dominated juries don't convict  Friday 28th march 2008

Man questioned over child porn  Friday 28th march 2008

25% think judge right to let rapist walk free  Thursday 27th March 2008

'We need to know how Nepal charity cash was used'   Wednesday 26th March 2008

Rape: our blame culture  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Poet finally breaks silence and claims 'I have been wronged'  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Two men charged with rape  Tuesday 25th March 2008

Judge’s order as court hears how daughter is facing the same charge  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Fugitive paedophile runs Irish business  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Ex-Olympic coach guilty of sex abuse  Friday 14th March 2008

Rape victim sisters awarded €1.2m damages  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal against conviction of rape adjourned  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal for daughter'sbody to be returned to Britain  Thursday 13th March 2008

Youth leader in sex assaults claim  Thursday 13th March 2008

RTÉ rejects criticism by Norris over Ó Searcaigh  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Children's referendum deferred to next year  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Paedophile raped and abused nine school girls  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Computer expert jailed for child porn  Wednesday 12th March 2008

One in Four responds to the issues raised in “Fairytale of Kathmandu” documentary.  Tuesday 11th March 2008

OAP jailed for abusing niece  30 years ago  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Girl, 16, claims man raped her on her birthday, court hears  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Rapist gets 15 years for 'outrages  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Callan stab victim was sexually assaulted  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Nepalese police: no official inquiry  Tuesday 11th March 2008

RTÉ intends to showÓ Searcaigh film despite appeals  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Horror of Ferns cover up  Monday 10th March 2008

RTE faces legal action if poet's work is not removed from film  Monday 10th March 2008

Church not the only culprit in abuse saga  Friday 7th March 2008

Bishops urged to comment on child protection delays  Friday 7th March 2008

Mum at suicidal girl hits out at state  Friday 7th March 2008

Rapist who made IRA threats gets nine-year term  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Garda asks High Court to stop child porn inquiry  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Former garda tried to find child for sexual exploits  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Appeal by man who raped daughter dismissed  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Man gets 15 years for rape of three-year-old daughter  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Earlier jail release for prisoners who try to rehabilitate  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Teen avoids jail over sex attack on student  Tuesday 4th March 2008

41 sex charges  Monday 3rd March 2008

Mitigating factors mean 9 years for rape was not unduly lenient   Monday 3rd March 2008

Brother raped me 800 times, trial told  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai interview schoolboys over alleged assault on girl  Friday 29th February 2008

Man to appeal conviction for raping daughter  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai search for sex attacker  Thursday 28th February 2008

Gardai inquiry after girl, 15, tied up by boy gang in school yard  Thursday 28th February 2008

Care staff urged to look for abuse signs  Thursday 28th February 2008

bound and gagged by boys in schoolyard attack  Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Childline records increase in calls   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Man convicted of threatening to kill woman with knife   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Doctor in northeast held over child porn  Tuesday 26th February 2008

Appeal against conviction for false accusation fails  Friday 22nd February 2008

Concern overer order on youth mental health  Friday 22nd February 2008

Rape claimant says she was ‘set up’ by accused’s mother  Friday 22nd February 2008

Ó Searcaigh's poems may be removed from syllabus  Thursday 21st February 2008

Foreign sex abusers 'free to work with children  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man raped teen sisters of former girlfriend  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man jailed for sex assaults on child   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Nepalese police delay in making full reponse over poet sex claims   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Paedophile who groomed girl with strip poker gets 10 years   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Maker of Ó Searcaigh documentary defends work  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Internet tsar to make children's surfing safer  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Taxpayers hit by 1.7bn euro bill for abuse and health scandals  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Judgment delay  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Melissa case suspect says I didn't rape daughters  Monday 18th February 2008

Children wait over a year to see psychiatrist  Monday 18th February 2008

Teen quizzed over serial flashing and sex assaults  Friday 15th February 2008

Suicidal victim of child rape is 'fading away' in wait for bed  Friday 15th February 2008

Children still treated in adult psychiatric units  Friday 15th February 2008

Uncle gets 15 years for sexual abuse Thursday 14th February 2008

Proposal's effect on children queried  Wednesday 13th February 2008

Children put at risk by use of personal details on net  Wednesday 13th February 2008

The action damaged him and the Church  Tuesday 12th February

The archdiocese must engage fully with commission  Tuesday 12th February

Broad welcome for decision to drop action  Tuesday 12th February

Senior clergy settle sex abuse dispute out of court  Tuesday 12th February

Monaghan man is cleared of raping girl  Tuesday 12th February

Cardinal would risk going to jail  Thursday 7th February 2008

Child protection to be discussed at North-South meeting  Thursday 7th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Thursday 7th February 2008

Ombudsman concerned at children's rights poll  Thursday 7th February 2008

Children's groups oppose two referendums on one day  Thursday 7th February 2008

How bishops formed strategy to fight claims of child abuse  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Serial sex offender's six-year sentence halved by appeal court  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Prostitute alleges man raped her and stole €1,200  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man guilty of babysitter's rape  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man who raped sister is jailed for eight years  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Judge pledges early hearing of cardinal's action over abuse files  Tuesday 5th February 2008

High Court to hear cardinal's legal challenge  Monday 4th February 2008

Years of privilege blind bishops  Monday 4th February 2008

Cardinal is accused of abuse files cover-up  Friday 1st February 2008

Leading churchmen disagree on sex abuse inquiry  Friday 1st February 2008

Victims group criticises Cardinal's 'cynical' move  Friday 1st February 2008

Bill does not do enough to protect trafficking victims, says Amnesty  Friday 1st February 2008

Sentence later of Dublin man who abused girls  Friday 1st February 2008

Man denies sex assault allegations by nieces  Friday 1st February 2008

Women who claim they were raped begin action for damages  Friday 1st February 2008

Sex offence allegations 'should be on record'  Thursday 31st January 2008

Sex abuse school faces avalanche of lawsuits   Thursday 31st January 2008

Man guilty of indecent assaults  Thursday 31st January 2008

HSE to get report into how childcare lecturer kept job  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Fall in sex crimes at odds with support figures  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Paedophile who 'destroyed lives' is jailed for life  Wednesday 30th January 2008

The schoolhouse of heinous abuse  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Rape acquittal  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Man gets 10 years for abusing daughter and niece  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Child abuse cases taking up to a year to investigate  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Sex trafficking  Tuesday 29th January 2008

DPP: How far can we go to give reasons?  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Young people warned about placing personal data online  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Priest who helped groom child for sex loses appeal  Thursday 24th January 2008

FG Bill to support victims of crime  Thursday 24th January 2008

Man gets life for Longford murder and rape  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Abuse case adjourned   Tuesday 22nd January 2008

I read my daughter’s diary and found she was being abused  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Ex-Sports coach guilty on sex rap  Friday 18th January 2008

Teacher in child porn probe  Friday 18th January 2008

Irish paedophile freed in error is re-arrested  Friday 18th January 2008

Prosecution drops charges in sex assault case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Calls for child protection referendum intensify   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man admits having child porn    Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man gets six years in attempted rape case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Sex abuser to hear fate in two years  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Teacher quizzed by gardai over child porn find  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Sexual assault charges dropped in 'Mr C' case  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Poll on children may be delayed to 2009  Monday 14th January 2008

Child abuse films 'traded in NI  Monday 14th January 2008

Victim of abuse calls for mandatory treatment for sexual offenders  Monday 14th January 2008

Kid pornography rap dad moves to Republic  Friday 11th January 2008

Six fae child porn charges Thursday 10th January 2008

One in Four appoints new Executive Director  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child Pics: 10held  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child sex accused in court  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Season of sexual abuse - Tuesday 8th Jan 2008

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FG deputy seeks new investigation into former nun  Thursday 9th July 2009

Sex abuse scandals spark rise in calls to watchdog  Thursday 9th July 2009

Ryan recommendations 'must not be delayed by downturn'  Thursday 9th July 2009

Coach who abused boys gets 4 years  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Quinn calls for school to become a museum  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Sexual assault unit is delayed  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Andrews meets victims and expert on child protection  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Struggling support groups appeal for delay in publication of abuse report  Monday 6th July 2009

Child-killer McManus faces sentencing for manslaughter  Monday 6th July 2009

HSE to review child deaths in care over decade  Monday 6th July 2009

Housing Executive official is jailed for sex abuse of children  Monday 6th July 2009

Official inquiry into Shine a possibility, says Harney  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Teacher accused of sexual assault  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Alleged abuse victim appeals  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Abused were hidden in clear sight, says ombudsman  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Ex-soldier jailed for sexually assaulting troubled schoolgirl  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Doctor facing US child abuse charges is struck off  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Redress board queried about repeated denials  Tuesday 30th June 2009

NI ministers launch child protection document  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Nuns issue abuse apology  Tuesday 30th June 2009

McAleese: Public sorry for abuse victim’s suffering  Monday 29th June 2009

65 suspected human trafficking cases investigated  Monday 29th June 2009

Victims hail day of great happiness and healing  Monday 29th June 2009

Head of religious order is served High Court papers  Thursday 25th June 2009

22% of charities have cut jobs  Thursday 25th June 2009

Religious bodies agree to report on finances  Thursday 25th June 2009

Court challenge to refusal of redress application fails  Thursday 25th June 2009

Ahern hails sharp fall in internet child pornography  Thursday 25th June 2009

March of support for abuse victims  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Men jailed for five years for sexual assault of teenager  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Woman abused as child by teacher to take case to Europe  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Former Christian Brother admits assaults  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Rape crisis centre warns students  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Abused victim's family calls on DPP to appeal sentence  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Courts dismiss gangster appeal over rape of partner's daughter  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Child still not classed as missing after eight months  Monday 22nd June 2009

Soldier convicted of sex assaults on girl (13) will be fired by army  Sunday 21st June 2009

Labour Bill to seek redress for excluded abuse victims  Friday 19th June 2009

FoI might have exposed abuse, says Information Commissioner  Friday 19th June 2009

Bid to block children being bullied by mobile  Thursday 18th June 2009

Taoiseach makes ‘long over due’ apology  Friday 12th June 2009

Shine patients demand review of trial  Friday 12th June 2009

Anger over handling of sex abuse complaints  Friday 12th June 2009

Light 'shone into darkest corners in history of the State' - Cowen  Friday 12th June 2009

Harney to meet with Shine's alleged abuse victims    Wednesday 10th June 2009

Law on checking residential disability centres essential  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Solidarity marchers dismayed as Dáil debate postponed  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Pope 'visibly upset over abuse stories  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Public invited to attend victims' march  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Victim group calls for inquiry into Shine's supporters  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Pope ‘very upset’ to hear details of abuse report  Monday 8th June 2009

Archbishop defends abuse inaction  Monday 8th June 2009

Church leaders to report on meeting with pope  Monday 8th June 2009

Central Mental Hospital to stop taking new patients  Friday 5th June 2009

Court told of prostitution ring  Friday 5th June 2009

Victims happy with Cowen's role but still sceptical about orders  Friday 5th June 2009

Torture killers jailed for 75 years   Friday 5th June 2009

Religious orders are not all equally culpable for abuse  Friday 5th June 2009

Brothers sorry for 'shameful' abuse denials  Thursday 4th June 2009

Orders agree to further contributions and audit  Thursday 4th June 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Taoiseach to meet abuse victims  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Child rapist is free because of HSE delay, says mother  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Courtroom drama at Abbey depicted institutional cruelty  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Day school abuse victims seek help  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Call for overhaul of child services  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Frustration with orders sees hierarchy cross Rubicon  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Tarnished orders have a last chance at redemptiond  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Religious groups defy bishops' call to pay more over abuse  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Statements by the bishops' standing committee, by 18 congregations and by Cori  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Cardinal says any new deal must focus on victims  Tuesday 26th May 2009 

Denials echo those made to UK inquiry  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Former FF mayor tells of abuse pain  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Top garda to investigate if abusers can face charges  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother's remarks  Friday 22nd may 2009

Neary 'ashamed' at report's contents  Friday 22nd may 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe  Friday 22nd may 2009

Abuse survivor brands apology from Church and State as 'hollow'  Friday 22nd may 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young 'offenders'  Friday 22nd may 2009

Religious made inventory of contributions  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Cardinal Brady: 'Profoundly sorry and deeply ashamed.'  Thursday 21st May 2009

Victims angry at being excluded  Thursday 21st May 2009

Systematic abuse in State institutions laid bare  Thursday 21st May 2009

Virtually everyone believed in violence against the boys  Thursday 21st May 2009

'Shameful day' for Ireland  Thursday 21st May 2009

The savage reality of our darkest days  Thursday 21st May 2009

State of shame  Thursday 21st may 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice'    Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Cardinal ashamed that children suffered  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

The end of a decade of inquiry  Saturday 16th May 2009

Law body wants sex offenders' records to be wiped  Friday 15th May 2009

Abusers unlikely to face prosecution Friday 22nd May 2009

Children whose only crime was poverty Friday 22nd May 2009

British services urged to ‘screen’ Irish victims Friday 22nd May 2009

Cabinet stance on Church deal in disarray Friday 22nd May 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe Friday 22nd May 2009

Abuse survivors brands apology from Church and State as ‘hollow’ Friday 22nd May 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young ‘offenders’ Friday 22nd May 2009

Neary ‘ashamed’ at reports contents Friday 22nd May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother’s remarks Friday 22nd May 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions Wednesday 20th May 2009

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice' Wednesday 20th May 2009

Vulnerable children at risk over lack of resources, warn social workers  Friday 15th May 2009

Rapist sentenced to 20 years  Friday 15th May 2009

Report outlines changing face of sex worker  Wednesday 13th May 2009

Children 's group seek overhaul of entire system  Wednesday 13th May 2009

'Date rape drug' stolen from industrial estate  Tuesday 12th May 2009

Cooke loses child sex assaults appeal  Tuesday 12th may 2009

Boy takes landmark challenge over teen rape laws  Monday 11th may 2009

Priest steps down among concerns for child safety  Monday 11th may 2009 

Oireachtas group favours amending law to restore statutory rape offence  Friday 8th May 2009

Exceptional reasons why State should not get costs, says court  Thursday 7th May 2009

State appeals declaration of under-18 abuse law as unconstitutional  Thursday 7th May 2009

Young children treated for self harm  Thursday 7th May 2009

Rapist already had convictions  Thursday 7th May 2009

Reform of laws on underage sex mooted  Thursday 7th May 2009

Ombudsman halts inquiry into church care audit  Wednesday 6th May 2009

Charges unlikely over false slur  Thursday 30th April 2009

Just 8% of reported rapes result in convictions  Thursday 30th April 2009

Accused rapist said he was lost in hotel  Thursday 30th April 2009

'I'll face courts for my sex abuse lies't  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Man accused of rape in Dublin hotel  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Tragic teen was pregnant by accused, court hears  Friday 24th april 2009

Doctor wanted in US on sex charges remanded on bail  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Jury told accused's access to victim prevented  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Joint protocol on missing children signed  Thursday 23rd April 2009

New policy announced for jailed sex offenders  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Man threw girl's body into river, court told  Wednesdsay 22nd April 2009

Nurses trained to examine rape victims graduate  Monday 20th April 2009

20,000 may be suffering abuse by relatives  Friday 17th April 2009

'Captivity, isolation, shameand the trauma of systematic rape'  Friday 17th April 2009

Men paying for sex must be challenged - report  Friday 17th April 2009

Over 100 women trafficked for sex industry in Ireland  Friday 17th April 2009

Hundreds of migrant workers 'forced into sex industry'  Thursday 16th april 2009 

More than 1,800 cases of elder abuse reported  Thursday 16th April 2009

62% rise in rape victims at sex assault unit this year  Thursday 16th April 2009

Rape conviction rate 'appalling', say campaigners  Thursday 16th April 2009

Missing children alert system gets go-ahead  Thursday 16th April 2009

State joins EU battle to combat child-sex predators  Tuesday 14th April 2009

Archbishop says abuse report 'will shock us all'  Thursday 9th April 2009

Rape crisis services at risk over low funding  Thursday 9th April 2009

Swiss girl's family backs victims' foundation  Wednesday 8th April2009

Roma girls sent home to Czech Republic to marry  Friday 3rd april 2009

Oireachtas committee on children's rights gets another extension on work  Friday 3rd april 2009

Sex charges GP suspended pending council sanctions Thursday 2nd April 2009

Michael Shine struck off over sexual advances to young patients  Thursday 2nd April 2009

Doctor suspended over 'deceit' and sex crime claims Thursday 2nd April 2009

'Abandoned' girl (15) remanded in custody  Thursday 26th March 2009

Apology to victims of abuse in institutions was right, says Ahern  Thursday 26th March 2009

Ex -soldier faces sentence for reign of sex abuse  Tuesday 24th March 2009

Former Marist Brother charged with indecent assault of six pupils  Tuesday 24th March 2009

'I hope to return to Ireland with smiles, not tears'  Monday 23rd March 2009

Priest gets suspended term for sex assaults on students  Friday 20th March 2009

Accused claims Swiss girl's death 'an accident'  Thursday 19th March 2009

Actor jailed for sex with schoolboy  Friday 13th March 2009

'Magdalen women' memorial unveiled  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Five held over 'brutal' Louth attack  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Andrews: All clergy should volunteer for vetting  Monday 9th March 2009

Embattled bishop hands over control of diocese  Monday 9th March 2009

ONE IN FOUR WELCOMES BISHOP MAGEE’S DECISION TO STEP ASIDE  Saturday 7th March 2009

Paedophile gets 13 years for abusing 15 children  Friday 6th March 2009

President launches Unesco chair for children  Thursday 5th March 2009

Burglar gets seven years for sexual assault of children  Wednesday 4th March 2009

High-risk paedophile faces 10 years' jail for abuse   Wednesday 4th March 2009

Man denies raping his daughter  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Child kidnapping attempt alleged  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Older brother charged with incest cannot be named  Monday 2nd March 2009

Legislation on children's rights to be passed soon  Monday 2nd March 2009

Cloyne delayed notifying Vatican of abuse cases  Monday 2nd March 2009

20 children in care have died over last six years  Thursday 26th February 2009

Details of properties to cover abuse compensation revealed  Thursday 26th February 2009

€370,000 'wasted' on treatment of high-risk child sex offender  Thursday 26th February 2009

Guidelines on child sexual abuse  Thursday 26th February 2009

Cloyne clergy 'enthusiastically' pursue child safety  Thursday 26th February 2009

Three dioceses complied fully with child sex abuse audit  Wednesday 18th February 2009 

Even the worst sex offenders can often escape 'life'  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Repeat rapist to appeal length of sentence  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Victim of alleged sex abuse settles action  Friday 13th February 2009

Man acquitted of child rape and abuse charges  Friday 13th February 2009

Fresh sex abuse claims against Cloyne priest  Friday 13th February 2009

NI dentist accused of murders faces indecent assault charges  Wednesday 11th February 2009

Teacher had child porn  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Convicted sex offender admits rape  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Woman admits she made up sex assault allegations  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher jailed for indecent assault on girl (12)  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Sentencing delayed for man who sexually abused 15 children  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher asks court to dismiss actions  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Experts warnen over rise in sex abuse by children  Monday 9th February 2009 

NI childline receives over 900 sex abuse calls  Monday 9th February 2009 

Controversial poet's date with 'Late, Late'  Friday 6th February 2009

HSE takes young family into care over child abuse claims  Friday 6th February 2009

McDonagh enters Cloyne debate  Wednesday 4th February 2009 

Ex-priest gets order halting his trial for abusing altar boy (12)  Wednesday 4th February 2009

Woman says three-year-old sister was raped by father  Wednesday 4th February 2009

A fifth of gay people tried suicide - study  Monday 2nd February 2009

New abuse laws come into force in NI  Monday 2nd February 2009

'Criminalise grooming' to stop child exploitation  Monday 2nd February 2009

Gardai prepare file for DPP on rape allegation by 13-year-old girl  Monday 2nd February 2009

Childcare reports: around the country  Monday 2nd February 2009

Concerns raised over children in HSE care home  Friday 30th January 2009

Sex offenders face electronic tagging in pilot project  Friday 30th January 2009

Man jailed for life on murder and rape charge  Friday 30th January 2009

Man convicted of raping boy remanded on bail  Friday 30th January 2009

Decision fails society, says crisis network  Thursday 29th January 2009

Life term for rape of boys reduced to 12 1/2-year sentence  Thursday 29th January 2009

Child abuse victims suffer from our silence -- McAleese  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Disgraced doctor will not be prosecuted  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Triple rapist gets 13 years' jail for attack on nurse  Tuesday 27th of January 2009

Age restrictions in Redress Act 'repugnant to the Constitution'  Monday 26th January 2009

HSE says 'complex' incest case will be fully examined  Monday 26th January 2009

Senior clergy fail to agree at emergency abuse summit  Monday 26th January 2009

17 children missing from care never found  Monday 26th January 2009

State starts talks with clergy over reporting of child abuse  Monday 26th January 2009

Andrews pledges laws for full disclosure of abuse data  Monday 26th January 2009

Catholic bishops holding summit on child protection  Friday 23rd January 2009

Law changed to increase sentence  Friday 23rd January 2009

Calls for immediate inquiry into health board  Friday 23rd January 2009

Health board silent over its role in injunction battle  Friday 23rd January 2009

Bullied, starved and humiliated son says he will 'never forgive'  Friday 23rd January 2009

Religious activist tried to help 'house of horrors' mother   Friday 23rd January 2009

One in Four responds to the Roscommon Incest case Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother from Hell is guilty of incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

State must act to aid children'  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother to be sentenced on neglect charges today  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'House of horrors' mother admits incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'No evidence' to back woman's sex trafficking claim  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Child abuse inquiry extended  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Family brings judicial review challenge to deportation  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Derry man pleads guilty to creating child porn images  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Serial paedophile 'at risk of re-offending'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Man to be sentenced for sex abuse of sister  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister urges bishop on report  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Impact of childcare policies 'limited'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

15 children assaulted over three years  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Appeal ruling stops judge jailing serial rapist for life  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister not liable for abuse by principal  Monday 19th January 2009

Exemption from vicarious liability by State is not just and appeal should be allowed  Monday 19th January 2009

Government gets a 'D' in childcare from rights group  Monday 19th January 2009

Rape accused claims woman 'got mad'  Friday 16th January 2009

Alleged victim criticises cardinal  Friday 16th January 2009

'Progress made' in getting detail  Thursday 15th January 2009

Teachers 'not being told' about child abuse allegations   Thursday 15th January 2009

Split over Cloyne bishop casts Church into 'crisis'   Thursday 15th January 2009

Priest appeals to papal nuncio for bishop's removal  Thursday 15th January 2009

Bishop's resignation would benefit child protection - C of I  Thursday 15th January 2009

Trafficking claim woman agrees to help Garda  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Four sex abuse charges against Dublin man  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Man (42) sexually abused his two sisters and niece  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Judge moves trial of Tuam commissioner to Dublin  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Ending of relationship triggered rape, victim tells court  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cardinal thanks faithful for support in difficult years  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Fury at Cardinal’s support for abuse controversy bishop  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cloyne scandal - Church lets abuse victims down again  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Magee should not resign   Wednesday 14th January 2009

HSE went ahead with audit despite lack of details   Friday 9th January 2009

Catholic bishops speak in support of Magee   Friday 9th January 2009

Society at large complicit in sexual abuse of children  Thursday 8th January 2009

Diocese of Cloyne failed to alert HSE to allegation of child sex abuse Bishop 'acknowledged his error' - report  Thursday 8th January 2009

Inquiry on Cloyne to be concluded by July - Andrews  Thursday 8th January 2009

Support groups welcome Minister's decision but criticise the HSE  Thursday 8th January 2009

Disturbing study on sexual slavery exposes barbarity at heart of globalisation  Wednesday 7th January 2009

One in Four says diocesan group's letter contemptible  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Andrews may refer Cloyne to abuse inquiry  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Bishop of Ferns denies failing to act  Wednesday 7th January 2008 

Letter warned of 'defamatory' attributions in abuse report  Tuesday 6th January 2009

A ship is at sea  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Journey of atonement nearly over for priest who vowed to walk the walk  Tuesday 6th January 2009

'Persuasion' behind the scenes brought report to light  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Child report dismissed by diocese committee  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Minister considering electronic monitoring of sex offenders  Friday 19th December 2008

Dublin man (24) cleared of attempted rape  Friday 19th December 2008

Cloyne report may go to archdiocese  Friday 19th December 2008

Supreme Court rules State not liable in school abuse case  Friday 19th December 2008

Report outlines duty to uphold children's rights  Thursday 18h december 2008

Results of child protection inquiry in Cloyne may be published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Man charged with sister's rape  Thursday 18h december 2008

Secrecy continues if the report is not published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Religous order loses bid to halt sex abuse case  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Killaloe diocese makes biggest yearly payout to victims of clerical sexual abuse  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Government will not publish report into sex abuse claims in diocese  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Youth jailed for year for sex with girl aged 14  Tuesday 16th December 2008

Fine Gael justice spokesman calls for guidelines for consistency on sentences  Friday 12th December 2008

Call to amend bill to protect trafficking victims  Friday 12th December 2008

Calls to publish report into Cloyne sex abuse case  Friday 12th December 2008

Sex crime victim loses bid to name brother  Wednesday 10th December 2008

 Youth pleads guilty to having sex with girl (14)    Tuesday 9th December 2008

Derry publican placed on sex offenders' register  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Judge clashes with DPP over underage sex case  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Scale of internet child pornography use wider thought  Monday 8th December 2008

Place in trial process of victim impact statement  Monday 8th December 2008

Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking charge  Monday 8th December 2008

Figures from sports and arts to help end stigma of suicide  Friday 5th December 2008

Court told of alleged abuse by brother  Friday 5th December 2008

Appeal against rape attempt conviction fails  Friday 5th December 2008

Two rescued from brothels cared for but fears over safety of five others  Friday 5th December 2008

Father jailed for sex abuse of two daughters  Thursday 4th December 2008

Money trail examined as sex ring broken up Thursday 4th December 2008

2,500 physical abuse incidents reported to Women's Aid  Tuesdsay 2nd December 2008

Supermarket rapist had prior convictions for sexual assault  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Two men raped young mother in her own house  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Trafficked girl can avail of protection in Nigeria  Monday 1st December 2008

Man to be moved for rape trial appraisal  Thursday 25th November

Government urged to outlaw female circumcision  Wednessday 26th November 2008

DPP: I may face court for giving families reasons  Wednessday 26th November 2008

Campaign highlights domestic abuse  Tuesday 25th November 2008 

Surgeon struck off after Medical Council inquiry  Tuesday 25th November 2008

Expert highlights flaws in video-link evidence  Monday 24th November 2008

Judge questions role of vicims' statements  Monday 24th November 2008

Shatter says 'Baby P' case here inevitable  Monday 24th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Man loses appeal against conviction for rape, assaults   Wednesday 19th November 2008

Court move to stop deportation of woman and daughters fails  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Most teens have friend in violent relationship  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Network backs Mirren on rape jurors  Monday 17th November 2008

PSNI in hunt for missing sex offender  Monday 17th November 2008

Lack of physical affection damages children - priest  Monday 17th November 2008

Plans to help crime victims 'may collapse trials'  Friday 14th November 2008

Bail objection in child pornography trial  Friday 14th November 2008

Mother makes new appeal to High Court over deportation  Friday 14th November 2008

Man jailed for 12 years for rape of daughter  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Writer warned of jail for sex assault on teenage boy  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Judge rules that age restrictions in redress Act are unconstitutional  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Irish girls rescued in porn sting  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Man, 47, held on child porn charges  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Landlord attacked woman because she was 'too sexy'  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Ads target men who use rafficked women  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Relatives responsible for most elder abuse  Monday 10th November 2008

Man (47) due in court on child pornography charges  Monday 10th November 2008

State may ask Church for cash payment of 32 million euro  Monday 10th November 2008

Gardai keeping watch on 1,100 sex offenders  Monday 10th November 2008

Five more diocese priests face sex abuse allegations  Saturday 8th November 2008

Lithuanian wanted for trafficking women consents to extradition  Thursday 6th November 2008

Vote on children's rights a 'last resort'  Thursday 6th November 2008

Many children stuck in poverty unless big political choices made  Wednesday 5th November 2008

Teenager had sex with juvenile  Tuesday 4th November 2008

Court reduces sex abuse sentence to 2½ years  Tuesday 4th November 2008

DPP choice of rape charge halts 'unfair' trial  Friday 31st October 2008

Delay criticised as rape crisis helpline highlighted  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man sentenced to 12 years in jail for aggravated sexual assaults on women  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man challenges constitutionality of buggery law  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man gets three years for sexually assaulting daughters over 10 years  Wednesdsay 29th October 2008

Woman unrecognisable following beating during attempted rape  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Man convicted of rape attempt gets three years  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Gardai investigate attack on teen girl  Tuesday 28th October 2008

Donegal man to be sentenced in December after rape conviction   Friday 24th October 2008

Crime victims' groups broadly welcome move  Thursday 23rd October 2008

DPP says cutbacks will affect number of prosecutions  Thursday 23rd October 2008

Man who raped granddaughter gets seven years   Thursday 23rd October 2008

Grandfather rapist jailed for seven years  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

No prosecution on human traffic law  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Ex-soldier settles claim of sex assault in army  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Man who was sexually harassed awarded €49,700  Tuesday 21st October 2008

Human trafficking  Monday 20th October 2008

2,000 children put into State care in 2006  Monday 20th October 2008

Call for better child protection from abusive texts  Thursday 16th October 2008

More than 50 cases of trafficking into Ireland  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Suspended jail term for taxi passenger's false shouts of rape  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Ex-garda's suicide bid delays sentencing for child trafficking  Wednesday 15th October 2008

'Big crime issues'  within six divisions  Tuesday 14th October 2008

Children Ombudsman launches free-phone complaints line  Tuesday 14th October 2008

One in five women living in fear  Monday 13th October 2008

Donations may plummet 20pc in credit crunch, charities warn  Monday 13th October 2008

A lack of psychologists is putting lives at risk  Friday 10th October 2008

De La Salle Brother pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges  Thursday 9th October 2008

Sex attack writer will be jailed if he doesn't seek help  Tuesday 7th October 2008

60% wait a year or more to get help  Monday 6th October 2008

Underage rape cases plummet after ruling   Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

President calls for new debate on domestic violence  Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

Irish hotline helps close child pornography websites  Wednesday 1st October 2008

March to 'reclaim streets' after sex attacks  Wednesday 1st October 2008

Flirting women to blame for sex attacks, say students  Tuesday 30th September 2008

Ahern concerned at sex offender treatment rates  Friday 26th September 2008

Attacker 'smelled of sweet cologne'  Tuesday 23rd September 2008

Psychological profiler joins hunt for serial sex attacker  Monday 22nd September 2008

People willing to pay higher taxes for mental care  Friday 19th September 2008

Call for specialist Garda training on sexual violence  Friday 19th September 2008

New charity regime expected to become law  Thursday 18th September 2008

Support group highlights sexual abuse in families  Thursday 18th September 2008

Minister says law on sex offenders is being reviewed  Thursday 18th September 2008

Make sex offenders undergo therapy  Thursday 18th September 2008

One in Four calls for national abuse strategy  Thursday 18th September 2008

Time to face up to facts of sexual abuse of children  Wednesday 17th September 2008

Sex attack link investigated as fourth woman is assaulted  Wednesday 17th September 2008

FG criticises Government over statutory rape ballot  Monday 15th September 2008

Man (21) jailed for indecent pictures  Thursday 11th September 2008

8,600 people in hospital over self-harm in 2007  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Porter jailed for sex assault  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Nigerian girl trafficked for sex trade goes missing from HSE  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Child internet safety pioneer speaks  Friday 5th September 2008

African men foil sex attack on teen  Friday 5th September 2008

President urges support for children, our 'building blocks of tomorrow'  Thursday 4th September 2008

Call for broad amendment on rights of children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Rise in victims reporting rape at odds with Garda figures  Thursday 4th September 2008

Watchdog vows to fight on for children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Thursday 4th September 2008

Fund for rapie crisis service and helpline cut  Thursday 4th September 2008

Concern as sex attacks becoming more violent  Thursday 4th September 2008

Group wants better services to protect children from sexual abuse  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

McAleese opens children's rights conference  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

'Better services to protect children from sexual abuse needed'  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Tensions rise over issue of children's rights  Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Glitter planning move here 'as soon as he can'  Monday 1st September 2008

Gardai appeal for public help in alleged sex attack probe  Friday 29th August 2008

Promised laws on sex offenders not enacted  Thursday 28th August 2008

Study reveals trend reversal as more men than women inflict self-harm  Thursday 28th August 2008

Suicide crisis: Four children took their own lives last year  Thursday 28th August 2008

Unionist councillor gets bail in rape case  Thursday 28th August 2008

High-profile rapists will be monitored after jail terms  Thursday 21st August 2008

Girl (17) in HSE's caregranted bail  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Child abuse rap for man  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Paedophile charged with criminal damage to camera  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Irishman held in sex attack  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Paedophile returns after UK jail term  Monday 18th August 2008

Abuse victims face delays  Thursday 14th August 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Rape Crisis Centre guidelines series aims to help protect young from s  exual assault  Wednesday 13th 2008

Anger as child protection referendum in doubt  Wednesday 13th 2008

Students warned to protect themselves from sex attacks  Wednesday 13th 2008

Knife maniac tried to rape male guard in savage attack  Tuesday 12th August 2008

Child protection referendum may not be needed   Monday 11th August 2008

New law on offensive text messages sees 330 prosecuted  Monday 11th August 2008

Parents to fight ruling on alleged assault  Monday 11th August 2008

Sex abuse victims forced to wait 18 months for therapy  Monday 11th August 2008

Charity wants public to go extra mile in fundraiser  Saterday 9th  August 2008

One In Four launches fundraising campaign  Friday 8th August 2008

Groups express concern over children's services  Friday 8th August 2008

Man (21) charged with sex offences Thursday 7th August 2008

Police officer who shot Irishman charged with sexual abuse Thursday 7th 2008

Dublin's equivalent of one rape a day in July   Thursday 7th August 2008

Children of 14 admitted to adult psychiatric hospitals  Friday 1st July 2008

24-hour hotline to help crack down on humanh trafficking  Friday 1st July 2008                                                        

Rules on child protection 'implemented inconsistently'  Friday 1st July 2008

Fury after serial rapist's sentence cut to 13 years  Friday 1st July 2008

Sentence for sex abuse of sisters 'out of proportion'  Thursday 31st July 2008

Religious imagery ruling contested by RTÉ  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Man jailed for six years over rape of woman in car park  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Sex abuser gets 15 -year ban from home town  Wednesday 30th July 2008

65-year-old who raped niece has sentenced reduced  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Limerick man jailed for 16 months for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Irishman to be extradited in child sex abuse probe  Tuesday 29th July 2008

Sexual attack on teenage girl in Derry playground  Monday 28th july 2008

Over 90% of prosecutions successful, according to DPP report Monday 28th july 2008

'Fake gardai' jailed for six months over teen assault  Friday 25th July 2008

PSNI seeks witnesses to Belfast sex assault   Friday 25th July 2008

Right to waive anonymity in incest cases sought  Friday 25th July 2008

Judgment reserved in rape appeal case  Friday 25th July 2008

Samaritans phoned every seven seconds Thursday 24th July 2008

Figures show 3,600 children awaiting psychiatric assessment  Thursday 24th July 2008

Rapist on bail  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Defendant faces child porn charge  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

‘Trafficked girl put into care’  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Watchdog finds online child porn complaints on the rise  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Former cleric's sentence suspended  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Man denies being given advice in abuse case  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Sexual assault  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Boy sex charge man must face time in New York jail  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Woman ‘bit man’s penis and fled’  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Ombudsman raised lack of 24-hour child welfare service several times  Monday 21st july 2008

Abuse trial adjourned  Monday 21st july 2008

Arrests expected here in EU child porn probe  Friday 18th July 2008

Probe into adult text service linked with promotion of children's movie  Friday 18th July 2008

Man alleges sex abuse by brother  Friday 18th July 2008

Ex teacher on 35 sex assault charges  Friday 18th July 2008

Man (29) jailed for 10 years for raping schoolgirl  Thursday 17th July 2008

One in 10 children have had sexually explicit conversations online  Thursday 17th July 2008

Ahern moves to set up missing persons unit based on Amber alert  Wednesday 16th July 2008

 Barnardos calls for more funds for vulnerable children  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Young people urged to stay safe on foreign trips  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Incest mother is convicted of sex assault on her two sons  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Man got 12 months for sex with 15-year old  Wednesday 16th July 2008

State's appeal against mental health Act decision rejected  Friday 11th July 2008

Man convicted of attempted rape  Friday 11th July 2008

Court orders extradition to UK of convicted murderer recently released  Thursday 10th July 2008

Lotto-win rapist must pay victim damages  Thursday 10th July 2008

Chef jailed for possession of child-rape pornography  Wednesday 9th July 2008

Man remanded  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Jury sees video  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Rape denied  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Women warned over taxi attacker  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Boy 14 on sex charges  Wednesday 9th july 2008

No jail for abuser of girl aged 7  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Man jailed for three years  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Fugitive sex offender remanded in custody  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Human trafficking concerns after woman is found in suspected brothel  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Father jailed for 11 years  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Bungling care staff accused over horrific death of family   Wednesday 2nd July 2008

No consensus yet on child rights referendum  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Revealed: 5 young homeless abused while in care  Monday 30th June 2008

Samaritan rap song aims to rally young over mental health problems  Friday 13th June 2008

State is liable for sex abuse in schools, court told  Friday 13th June 2008

Britain seeks extradition of murderer and rapist    Thursday 12th June 2008

Sexually abused woman appeals liability ruling   Thursday 12th June 2008

Making State liable would be 'illogical', court told  Thursday 12th June 2008

Man who tied up girl (8) during sex assault gets nine months  Thursday 12th June 2008

Wexford man jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of girl  Wednesday 11th June

Ferns priest accused of abusing children defrocked by Vatican  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Kildare man gets 10 years for kidnapping and rape  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Trial collapses  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Man remanded  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Girl (12) taken into care in trafficking investigation  Monday 9th June 2008

Family doctors are seeing two domestic abuse victims a week  Monday 9th June 2008

Help plea by raped woman  Friday 6th June 2008

Suspects on bail behind 15 deaths, figures show  Thursday 5th June 2008

Group says child charter depends on treaty  Thursday 5th June 2008

Judge criticises child care laws  Thursday 5th June 2008

Neighbour jailed for rape of teenager  Wednesday 4th June 2008

Teacher denies Internet child abuse charges  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Nearly 60 children admitted to adult mental care  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Concerns raised over condition of psychiatric hospitals  Friday 30th May 2008

New York paves the way in dealing effectively with abuse victims  Friday 30th May 2008

World experts to help tackle domestic violence  Thursday 29th May 2008

Mental health body to present report  Thursday 29th May 2008

Dad admits sex-assault  Thursday 29th May 2008

Teen sex man jailed  Thursday 29th May 2008

2 million euro raised in mental health sell-off left unspent  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Galway assault  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Hotel sex attack filmed on mobile  Tuesday 27th May 2008

Grandfather rape  Tuesday 27th May 2008

DPP to host seminar on video evidence from children  Monday 26th May 2008

Statutory rape and the law  Monday 26th May 2008

DPP to announce changes this summer  Monday 26th May 2008

If this 14-year-old sex slave was an Irish girl there would be outrage Saturday 24th May 2008

Businessman gets five-year sentence for prostitute's rape  Thursday 22nd May 2008

Anti domestic violence lobby:Acting on information saves lives  Friday 16th May 2008

Sex industry fears for 388 'lost' child immigrants  Friday 16th May 2008

Policy dealing with domestic violence launched by agency  Thursday 15th May 2008

Bishop of Cork launches plan for protection of children  Thursday 15th May 2008

Law against trafficking of people to come into effect  Thursday 15th May 2008

FG says consent age should stay at 17  Thursday 15th May 2008

Rape crisis help book translated  Thursday 15th May 2008

Abuse complaints soar  Wednesday 14th May 2008

72-year-old Catholic priest jailed for sex attacks on children  14th May 2008

Diocese moves to protect children  14th May 2008

HSE defend childcare funding amid concern  14th May 2008

Mother accused of sex assault on child  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Irish Interpol ace in US court as Wayne Corliss sent to jail  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Psychiatric services will still suffer despite talks  Monday 12th May 2008

Pope feels the 'pain' caused by abusive priests in Ireland  Monday 12th May 2008

EU states to share information on criminal convictions  Monday 12th May 2008

Ireland a transit for child trafficking  Monday 12th May 2008

Motion defuses Ó Searcaigh row at Aosdána  Friday 9th May 2008

Pensioner gets seven years for abusing sisters  Friday 9th May 2008

Interpol arrest after public appeal  Friday 9th May 2008

Gardaí investigate alleged sexual assault on girl (14)  Thursday 8th May 2008

Warning after woman attacked in town  Wednesday 7th May 2008

Row looms within Aosdána over Ó Searcaigh documentary   Wednesday 7th May 2008

Family danger  Tuesday 6th May 2008

A moral well rooted in a simple children's tale  Tuesday 6th May 2008

Doctor is barred for year after sex with patient  Friday 2nd May 2008

Two years for abuser   Friday 2nd May 2008

Rape accused was threatened with knee-capping   Thursday 1st May 2008

Split jury puts child rape rial on hold  Thursday 1st May 2008

Man gets 15 years for assaults on girls  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Priest defends decision to write reference for rapist  Wednesday 30th April 2008

School children awarded €62,500 over images  Wednesday 30th April 2008

A decade spent grooming girls for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Figures on abuse two years old  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Sentence for falsely accusing priest cut on appeal  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Rapist who took pictures of victim jailed for 12 years  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Griffin's appeal date set  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Sentence for man in poor health suspended  Monday 28th April 2008

Child must return to Australia   Monday 28th April 2008

Pressure on Cowen to hold referendum on children's rights  Friday 25th April 2008

Mr K knew I was 13 when we had sex'  Friday 25th April 2008

Lenihan says law regarding sex with minors 'defective'  Friday 25th April 2008

Supreme Court clears way for sex ring trial  Thursday 24th April 2008

Supreme Court allows trial of man accused of sex abuse  Thursday 24th April 2008

Man not guilty of sex assault uses victim's age as defence  Thursday 24th April 2008

One in Four responds to Cloyne Diocese controversy  Monday 21st April 2008

Brother fails in bid to stop abuse trial  Friday 18th April 2008

Sexual abuse by siblings more common than by a parent   Friday 18th April 2008

Church still owes 50 million euro to victims of sex abuse   Friday 18th April 2008

Rapist, 31, awaits sentencing   Friday 18th April 2008

Judge praises victim for 'resilience' during trial   Friday 18th April 2008

Call for child laws after lecturer scandal   Thursday 17th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 17th April 2008

Man found guilty of sex assault  Thursday 17th April 2008

One in Four calls on Pope Benedict to immediately put in place a mandatory Child Protection policy across the Catholic Church   Wednesday 16th April 2008

Authorities knew lecturer convicted  Wednesday Wednesday 16th April 2008

Judge adjourns sentence for man who had child porn  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Child protection guidelines not followed - report  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Mother readmits suicidal teenager to hospital  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Woman claims she was offered money to withdraw evidence  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Northern Ireland sex offender's appeal rejected  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Detectives hunt teen rapist  Monday 14th April 2008

Victims of crime support group paid out 1 million euro last year  Friday 11th April 2008

Warning on sites aimed at children  Friday 11th April 2008

Pensioner gets 10 years in jail for sexual abuse of boys   Friday 11th April 2008

Man wanted in Germany to serve rape term gets bail  Thursday 10th April 2008

Youth leader's guilty plea of sex assaults on girl, 10  Thursday 10th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 10th April 2008

Action urged to protect children  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Priest's estate sued over alleged abuse  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Wexford man to face trial on rape charges  Wednesday 9th April 2008

A Laois man who raped two teenage girls has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Child and immigrant groups join forces  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Pensioner gets four years for indecent assault  Tuesday 8th April 2008

'Sorry for Fr abuse  Monday 7th April 2008

Guide offers help to victims of sexual assaults  7th April 2008

Ex-garda lifts lid on decades of child abuse in Gaeltacht  Friday 4th April 2008

Man jailed for webcam sex act  Friday 4th April 2008

Hotline boosts protection measures for Internet child porn  Thursday 3rd April 2008

Man's appeal against15-year rape sentence fails  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Compensation offer to victim of rape  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Government must better protect rape case teenagers in light of poll  Friday 28th march 2008

Rape study shows female dominated juries don't convict  Friday 28th march 2008

Man questioned over child porn  Friday 28th march 2008

25% think judge right to let rapist walk free  Thursday 27th March 2008

'We need to know how Nepal charity cash was used'   Wednesday 26th March 2008

Rape: our blame culture  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Poet finally breaks silence and claims 'I have been wronged'  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Two men charged with rape  Tuesday 25th March 2008

Judge’s order as court hears how daughter is facing the same charge  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Fugitive paedophile runs Irish business  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Ex-Olympic coach guilty of sex abuse  Friday 14th March 2008

Rape victim sisters awarded €1.2m damages  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal against conviction of rape adjourned  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal for daughter'sbody to be returned to Britain  Thursday 13th March 2008

Youth leader in sex assaults claim  Thursday 13th March 2008

RTÉ rejects criticism by Norris over Ó Searcaigh  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Children's referendum deferred to next year  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Paedophile raped and abused nine school girls  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Computer expert jailed for child porn  Wednesday 12th March 2008

One in Four responds to the issues raised in “Fairytale of Kathmandu” documentary.  Tuesday 11th March 2008

OAP jailed for abusing niece  30 years ago  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Girl, 16, claims man raped her on her birthday, court hears  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Rapist gets 15 years for 'outrages  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Callan stab victim was sexually assaulted  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Nepalese police: no official inquiry  Tuesday 11th March 2008

RTÉ intends to showÓ Searcaigh film despite appeals  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Horror of Ferns cover up  Monday 10th March 2008

RTE faces legal action if poet's work is not removed from film  Monday 10th March 2008

Church not the only culprit in abuse saga  Friday 7th March 2008

Bishops urged to comment on child protection delays  Friday 7th March 2008

Mum at suicidal girl hits out at state  Friday 7th March 2008

Rapist who made IRA threats gets nine-year term  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Garda asks High Court to stop child porn inquiry  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Former garda tried to find child for sexual exploits  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Appeal by man who raped daughter dismissed  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Man gets 15 years for rape of three-year-old daughter  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Earlier jail release for prisoners who try to rehabilitate  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Teen avoids jail over sex attack on student  Tuesday 4th March 2008

41 sex charges  Monday 3rd March 2008

Mitigating factors mean 9 years for rape was not unduly lenient   Monday 3rd March 2008

Brother raped me 800 times, trial told  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai interview schoolboys over alleged assault on girl  Friday 29th February 2008

Man to appeal conviction for raping daughter  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai search for sex attacker  Thursday 28th February 2008

Gardai inquiry after girl, 15, tied up by boy gang in school yard  Thursday 28th February 2008

Care staff urged to look for abuse signs  Thursday 28th February 2008

bound and gagged by boys in schoolyard attack  Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Childline records increase in calls   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Man convicted of threatening to kill woman with knife   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Doctor in northeast held over child porn  Tuesday 26th February 2008

Appeal against conviction for false accusation fails  Friday 22nd February 2008

Concern overer order on youth mental health  Friday 22nd February 2008

Rape claimant says she was ‘set up’ by accused’s mother  Friday 22nd February 2008

Ó Searcaigh's poems may be removed from syllabus  Thursday 21st February 2008

Foreign sex abusers 'free to work with children  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man raped teen sisters of former girlfriend  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man jailed for sex assaults on child   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Nepalese police delay in making full reponse over poet sex claims   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Paedophile who groomed girl with strip poker gets 10 years   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Maker of Ó Searcaigh documentary defends work  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Internet tsar to make children's surfing safer  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Taxpayers hit by 1.7bn euro bill for abuse and health scandals  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Judgment delay  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Melissa case suspect says I didn't rape daughters  Monday 18th February 2008

Children wait over a year to see psychiatrist  Monday 18th February 2008

Teen quizzed over serial flashing and sex assaults  Friday 15th February 2008

Suicidal victim of child rape is 'fading away' in wait for bed  Friday 15th February 2008

Children still treated in adult psychiatric units  Friday 15th February 2008

Uncle gets 15 years for sexual abuse Thursday 14th February 2008

Proposal's effect on children queried  Wednesday 13th February 2008

Children put at risk by use of personal details on net  Wednesday 13th February 2008

The action damaged him and the Church  Tuesday 12th February

The archdiocese must engage fully with commission  Tuesday 12th February

Broad welcome for decision to drop action  Tuesday 12th February

Senior clergy settle sex abuse dispute out of court  Tuesday 12th February

Monaghan man is cleared of raping girl  Tuesday 12th February

Cardinal would risk going to jail  Thursday 7th February 2008

Child protection to be discussed at North-South meeting  Thursday 7th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Thursday 7th February 2008

Ombudsman concerned at children's rights poll  Thursday 7th February 2008

Children's groups oppose two referendums on one day  Thursday 7th February 2008

How bishops formed strategy to fight claims of child abuse  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Serial sex offender's six-year sentence halved by appeal court  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Prostitute alleges man raped her and stole €1,200  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man guilty of babysitter's rape  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man who raped sister is jailed for eight years  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Judge pledges early hearing of cardinal's action over abuse files  Tuesday 5th February 2008

High Court to hear cardinal's legal challenge  Monday 4th February 2008

Years of privilege blind bishops  Monday 4th February 2008

Cardinal is accused of abuse files cover-up  Friday 1st February 2008

Leading churchmen disagree on sex abuse inquiry  Friday 1st February 2008

Victims group criticises Cardinal's 'cynical' move  Friday 1st February 2008

Bill does not do enough to protect trafficking victims, says Amnesty  Friday 1st February 2008

Sentence later of Dublin man who abused girls  Friday 1st February 2008

Man denies sex assault allegations by nieces  Friday 1st February 2008

Women who claim they were raped begin action for damages  Friday 1st February 2008

Sex offence allegations 'should be on record'  Thursday 31st January 2008

Sex abuse school faces avalanche of lawsuits   Thursday 31st January 2008

Man guilty of indecent assaults  Thursday 31st January 2008

HSE to get report into how childcare lecturer kept job  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Fall in sex crimes at odds with support figures  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Paedophile who 'destroyed lives' is jailed for life  Wednesday 30th January 2008

The schoolhouse of heinous abuse  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Rape acquittal  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Man gets 10 years for abusing daughter and niece  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Child abuse cases taking up to a year to investigate  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Sex trafficking  Tuesday 29th January 2008

DPP: How far can we go to give reasons?  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Young people warned about placing personal data online  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Priest who helped groom child for sex loses appeal  Thursday 24th January 2008

FG Bill to support victims of crime  Thursday 24th January 2008

Man gets life for Longford murder and rape  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Abuse case adjourned   Tuesday 22nd January 2008

I read my daughter’s diary and found she was being abused  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Ex-Sports coach guilty on sex rap  Friday 18th January 2008

Teacher in child porn probe  Friday 18th January 2008

Irish paedophile freed in error is re-arrested  Friday 18th January 2008

Prosecution drops charges in sex assault case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Calls for child protection referendum intensify   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man admits having child porn    Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man gets six years in attempted rape case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Sex abuser to hear fate in two years  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Teacher quizzed by gardai over child porn find  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Sexual assault charges dropped in 'Mr C' case  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Poll on children may be delayed to 2009  Monday 14th January 2008

Child abuse films 'traded in NI  Monday 14th January 2008

Victim of abuse calls for mandatory treatment for sexual offenders  Monday 14th January 2008

Kid pornography rap dad moves to Republic  Friday 11th January 2008

Six fae child porn charges Thursday 10th January 2008

One in Four appoints new Executive Director  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child Pics: 10held  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child sex accused in court  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Season of sexual abuse - Tuesday 8th Jan 2008

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FG deputy seeks new investigation into former nun  Thursday 9th July 2009

Sex abuse scandals spark rise in calls to watchdog  Thursday 9th July 2009

Ryan recommendations 'must not be delayed by downturn'  Thursday 9th July 2009

Coach who abused boys gets 4 years  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Quinn calls for school to become a museum  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Sexual assault unit is delayed  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Andrews meets victims and expert on child protection  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Struggling support groups appeal for delay in publication of abuse report  Monday 6th July 2009

Child-killer McManus faces sentencing for manslaughter  Monday 6th July 2009

HSE to review child deaths in care over decade  Monday 6th July 2009

Housing Executive official is jailed for sex abuse of children  Monday 6th July 2009

Official inquiry into Shine a possibility, says Harney  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Teacher accused of sexual assault  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Alleged abuse victim appeals  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Abused were hidden in clear sight, says ombudsman  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Ex-soldier jailed for sexually assaulting troubled schoolgirl  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Doctor facing US child abuse charges is struck off  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Redress board queried about repeated denials  Tuesday 30th June 2009

NI ministers launch child protection document  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Nuns issue abuse apology  Tuesday 30th June 2009

McAleese: Public sorry for abuse victim’s suffering  Monday 29th June 2009

65 suspected human trafficking cases investigated  Monday 29th June 2009

Victims hail day of great happiness and healing  Monday 29th June 2009

Head of religious order is served High Court papers  Thursday 25th June 2009

22% of charities have cut jobs  Thursday 25th June 2009

Religious bodies agree to report on finances  Thursday 25th June 2009

Court challenge to refusal of redress application fails  Thursday 25th June 2009

Ahern hails sharp fall in internet child pornography  Thursday 25th June 2009

March of support for abuse victims  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Men jailed for five years for sexual assault of teenager  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Woman abused as child by teacher to take case to Europe  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Former Christian Brother admits assaults  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Rape crisis centre warns students  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Abused victim's family calls on DPP to appeal sentence  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Courts dismiss gangster appeal over rape of partner's daughter  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Child still not classed as missing after eight months  Monday 22nd June 2009

Soldier convicted of sex assaults on girl (13) will be fired by army  Sunday 21st June 2009

Labour Bill to seek redress for excluded abuse victims  Friday 19th June 2009

FoI might have exposed abuse, says Information Commissioner  Friday 19th June 2009

Bid to block children being bullied by mobile  Thursday 18th June 2009

Taoiseach makes ‘long over due’ apology  Friday 12th June 2009

Shine patients demand review of trial  Friday 12th June 2009

Anger over handling of sex abuse complaints  Friday 12th June 2009

Light 'shone into darkest corners in history of the State' - Cowen  Friday 12th June 2009

Harney to meet with Shine's alleged abuse victims    Wednesday 10th June 2009

Law on checking residential disability centres essential  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Solidarity marchers dismayed as Dáil debate postponed  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Pope 'visibly upset over abuse stories  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Public invited to attend victims' march  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Victim group calls for inquiry into Shine's supporters  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Pope ‘very upset’ to hear details of abuse report  Monday 8th June 2009

Archbishop defends abuse inaction  Monday 8th June 2009

Church leaders to report on meeting with pope  Monday 8th June 2009

Central Mental Hospital to stop taking new patients  Friday 5th June 2009

Court told of prostitution ring  Friday 5th June 2009

Victims happy with Cowen's role but still sceptical about orders  Friday 5th June 2009

Torture killers jailed for 75 years   Friday 5th June 2009

Religious orders are not all equally culpable for abuse  Friday 5th June 2009

Brothers sorry for 'shameful' abuse denials  Thursday 4th June 2009

Orders agree to further contributions and audit  Thursday 4th June 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Taoiseach to meet abuse victims  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Child rapist is free because of HSE delay, says mother  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Courtroom drama at Abbey depicted institutional cruelty  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Day school abuse victims seek help  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Call for overhaul of child services  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Frustration with orders sees hierarchy cross Rubicon  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Tarnished orders have a last chance at redemptiond  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Religious groups defy bishops' call to pay more over abuse  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Statements by the bishops' standing committee, by 18 congregations and by Cori  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Cardinal says any new deal must focus on victims  Tuesday 26th May 2009 

Denials echo those made to UK inquiry  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Former FF mayor tells of abuse pain  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Top garda to investigate if abusers can face charges  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother's remarks  Friday 22nd may 2009

Neary 'ashamed' at report's contents  Friday 22nd may 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe  Friday 22nd may 2009

Abuse survivor brands apology from Church and State as 'hollow'  Friday 22nd may 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young 'offenders'  Friday 22nd may 2009

Religious made inventory of contributions  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Cardinal Brady: 'Profoundly sorry and deeply ashamed.'  Thursday 21st May 2009

Victims angry at being excluded  Thursday 21st May 2009

Systematic abuse in State institutions laid bare  Thursday 21st May 2009

Virtually everyone believed in violence against the boys  Thursday 21st May 2009

'Shameful day' for Ireland  Thursday 21st May 2009

The savage reality of our darkest days  Thursday 21st May 2009

State of shame  Thursday 21st may 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice'    Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Cardinal ashamed that children suffered  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

The end of a decade of inquiry  Saturday 16th May 2009

Law body wants sex offenders' records to be wiped  Friday 15th May 2009

Abusers unlikely to face prosecution Friday 22nd May 2009

Children whose only crime was poverty Friday 22nd May 2009

British services urged to ‘screen’ Irish victims Friday 22nd May 2009

Cabinet stance on Church deal in disarray Friday 22nd May 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe Friday 22nd May 2009

Abuse survivors brands apology from Church and State as ‘hollow’ Friday 22nd May 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young ‘offenders’ Friday 22nd May 2009

Neary ‘ashamed’ at reports contents Friday 22nd May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother’s remarks Friday 22nd May 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions Wednesday 20th May 2009

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice' Wednesday 20th May 2009

Vulnerable children at risk over lack of resources, warn social workers  Friday 15th May 2009

Rapist sentenced to 20 years  Friday 15th May 2009

Report outlines changing face of sex worker  Wednesday 13th May 2009

Children 's group seek overhaul of entire system  Wednesday 13th May 2009

'Date rape drug' stolen from industrial estate  Tuesday 12th May 2009

Cooke loses child sex assaults appeal  Tuesday 12th may 2009

Boy takes landmark challenge over teen rape laws  Monday 11th may 2009

Priest steps down among concerns for child safety  Monday 11th may 2009 

Oireachtas group favours amending law to restore statutory rape offence  Friday 8th May 2009

Exceptional reasons why State should not get costs, says court  Thursday 7th May 2009

State appeals declaration of under-18 abuse law as unconstitutional  Thursday 7th May 2009

Young children treated for self harm  Thursday 7th May 2009

Rapist already had convictions  Thursday 7th May 2009

Reform of laws on underage sex mooted  Thursday 7th May 2009

Ombudsman halts inquiry into church care audit  Wednesday 6th May 2009

Charges unlikely over false slur  Thursday 30th April 2009

Just 8% of reported rapes result in convictions  Thursday 30th April 2009

Accused rapist said he was lost in hotel  Thursday 30th April 2009

'I'll face courts for my sex abuse lies't  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Man accused of rape in Dublin hotel  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Tragic teen was pregnant by accused, court hears  Friday 24th april 2009

Doctor wanted in US on sex charges remanded on bail  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Jury told accused's access to victim prevented  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Joint protocol on missing children signed  Thursday 23rd April 2009

New policy announced for jailed sex offenders  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Man threw girl's body into river, court told  Wednesdsay 22nd April 2009

Nurses trained to examine rape victims graduate  Monday 20th April 2009

20,000 may be suffering abuse by relatives  Friday 17th April 2009

'Captivity, isolation, shameand the trauma of systematic rape'  Friday 17th April 2009

Men paying for sex must be challenged - report  Friday 17th April 2009

Over 100 women trafficked for sex industry in Ireland  Friday 17th April 2009

Hundreds of migrant workers 'forced into sex industry'  Thursday 16th april 2009 

More than 1,800 cases of elder abuse reported  Thursday 16th April 2009

62% rise in rape victims at sex assault unit this year  Thursday 16th April 2009

Rape conviction rate 'appalling', say campaigners  Thursday 16th April 2009

Missing children alert system gets go-ahead  Thursday 16th April 2009

State joins EU battle to combat child-sex predators  Tuesday 14th April 2009

Archbishop says abuse report 'will shock us all'  Thursday 9th April 2009

Rape crisis services at risk over low funding  Thursday 9th April 2009

Swiss girl's family backs victims' foundation  Wednesday 8th April2009

Roma girls sent home to Czech Republic to marry  Friday 3rd april 2009

Oireachtas committee on children's rights gets another extension on work  Friday 3rd april 2009

Sex charges GP suspended pending council sanctions Thursday 2nd April 2009

Michael Shine struck off over sexual advances to young patients  Thursday 2nd April 2009

Doctor suspended over 'deceit' and sex crime claims Thursday 2nd April 2009

'Abandoned' girl (15) remanded in custody  Thursday 26th March 2009

Apology to victims of abuse in institutions was right, says Ahern  Thursday 26th March 2009

Ex -soldier faces sentence for reign of sex abuse  Tuesday 24th March 2009

Former Marist Brother charged with indecent assault of six pupils  Tuesday 24th March 2009

'I hope to return to Ireland with smiles, not tears'  Monday 23rd March 2009

Priest gets suspended term for sex assaults on students  Friday 20th March 2009

Accused claims Swiss girl's death 'an accident'  Thursday 19th March 2009

Actor jailed for sex with schoolboy  Friday 13th March 2009

'Magdalen women' memorial unveiled  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Five held over 'brutal' Louth attack  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Andrews: All clergy should volunteer for vetting  Monday 9th March 2009

Embattled bishop hands over control of diocese  Monday 9th March 2009

ONE IN FOUR WELCOMES BISHOP MAGEE’S DECISION TO STEP ASIDE  Saturday 7th March 2009

Paedophile gets 13 years for abusing 15 children  Friday 6th March 2009

President launches Unesco chair for children  Thursday 5th March 2009

Burglar gets seven years for sexual assault of children  Wednesday 4th March 2009

High-risk paedophile faces 10 years' jail for abuse   Wednesday 4th March 2009

Man denies raping his daughter  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Child kidnapping attempt alleged  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Older brother charged with incest cannot be named  Monday 2nd March 2009

Legislation on children's rights to be passed soon  Monday 2nd March 2009

Cloyne delayed notifying Vatican of abuse cases  Monday 2nd March 2009

20 children in care have died over last six years  Thursday 26th February 2009

Details of properties to cover abuse compensation revealed  Thursday 26th February 2009

€370,000 'wasted' on treatment of high-risk child sex offender  Thursday 26th February 2009

Guidelines on child sexual abuse  Thursday 26th February 2009

Cloyne clergy 'enthusiastically' pursue child safety  Thursday 26th February 2009

Three dioceses complied fully with child sex abuse audit  Wednesday 18th February 2009 

Even the worst sex offenders can often escape 'life'  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Repeat rapist to appeal length of sentence  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Victim of alleged sex abuse settles action  Friday 13th February 2009

Man acquitted of child rape and abuse charges  Friday 13th February 2009

Fresh sex abuse claims against Cloyne priest  Friday 13th February 2009

NI dentist accused of murders faces indecent assault charges  Wednesday 11th February 2009

Teacher had child porn  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Convicted sex offender admits rape  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Woman admits she made up sex assault allegations  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher jailed for indecent assault on girl (12)  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Sentencing delayed for man who sexually abused 15 children  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher asks court to dismiss actions  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Experts warnen over rise in sex abuse by children  Monday 9th February 2009 

NI childline receives over 900 sex abuse calls  Monday 9th February 2009 

Controversial poet's date with 'Late, Late'  Friday 6th February 2009

HSE takes young family into care over child abuse claims  Friday 6th February 2009

McDonagh enters Cloyne debate  Wednesday 4th February 2009 

Ex-priest gets order halting his trial for abusing altar boy (12)  Wednesday 4th February 2009

Woman says three-year-old sister was raped by father  Wednesday 4th February 2009

A fifth of gay people tried suicide - study  Monday 2nd February 2009

New abuse laws come into force in NI  Monday 2nd February 2009

'Criminalise grooming' to stop child exploitation  Monday 2nd February 2009

Gardai prepare file for DPP on rape allegation by 13-year-old girl  Monday 2nd February 2009

Childcare reports: around the country  Monday 2nd February 2009

Concerns raised over children in HSE care home  Friday 30th January 2009

Sex offenders face electronic tagging in pilot project  Friday 30th January 2009

Man jailed for life on murder and rape charge  Friday 30th January 2009

Man convicted of raping boy remanded on bail  Friday 30th January 2009

Decision fails society, says crisis network  Thursday 29th January 2009

Life term for rape of boys reduced to 12 1/2-year sentence  Thursday 29th January 2009

Child abuse victims suffer from our silence -- McAleese  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Disgraced doctor will not be prosecuted  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Triple rapist gets 13 years' jail for attack on nurse  Tuesday 27th of January 2009

Age restrictions in Redress Act 'repugnant to the Constitution'  Monday 26th January 2009

HSE says 'complex' incest case will be fully examined  Monday 26th January 2009

Senior clergy fail to agree at emergency abuse summit  Monday 26th January 2009

17 children missing from care never found  Monday 26th January 2009

State starts talks with clergy over reporting of child abuse  Monday 26th January 2009

Andrews pledges laws for full disclosure of abuse data  Monday 26th January 2009

Catholic bishops holding summit on child protection  Friday 23rd January 2009

Law changed to increase sentence  Friday 23rd January 2009

Calls for immediate inquiry into health board  Friday 23rd January 2009

Health board silent over its role in injunction battle  Friday 23rd January 2009

Bullied, starved and humiliated son says he will 'never forgive'  Friday 23rd January 2009

Religious activist tried to help 'house of horrors' mother   Friday 23rd January 2009

One in Four responds to the Roscommon Incest case Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother from Hell is guilty of incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

State must act to aid children'  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother to be sentenced on neglect charges today  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'House of horrors' mother admits incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'No evidence' to back woman's sex trafficking claim  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Child abuse inquiry extended  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Family brings judicial review challenge to deportation  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Derry man pleads guilty to creating child porn images  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Serial paedophile 'at risk of re-offending'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Man to be sentenced for sex abuse of sister  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister urges bishop on report  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Impact of childcare policies 'limited'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

15 children assaulted over three years  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Appeal ruling stops judge jailing serial rapist for life  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister not liable for abuse by principal  Monday 19th January 2009

Exemption from vicarious liability by State is not just and appeal should be allowed  Monday 19th January 2009

Government gets a 'D' in childcare from rights group  Monday 19th January 2009

Rape accused claims woman 'got mad'  Friday 16th January 2009

Alleged victim criticises cardinal  Friday 16th January 2009

'Progress made' in getting detail  Thursday 15th January 2009

Teachers 'not being told' about child abuse allegations   Thursday 15th January 2009

Split over Cloyne bishop casts Church into 'crisis'   Thursday 15th January 2009

Priest appeals to papal nuncio for bishop's removal  Thursday 15th January 2009

Bishop's resignation would benefit child protection - C of I  Thursday 15th January 2009

Trafficking claim woman agrees to help Garda  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Four sex abuse charges against Dublin man  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Man (42) sexually abused his two sisters and niece  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Judge moves trial of Tuam commissioner to Dublin  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Ending of relationship triggered rape, victim tells court  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cardinal thanks faithful for support in difficult years  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Fury at Cardinal’s support for abuse controversy bishop  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cloyne scandal - Church lets abuse victims down again  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Magee should not resign   Wednesday 14th January 2009

HSE went ahead with audit despite lack of details   Friday 9th January 2009

Catholic bishops speak in support of Magee   Friday 9th January 2009

Society at large complicit in sexual abuse of children  Thursday 8th January 2009

Diocese of Cloyne failed to alert HSE to allegation of child sex abuse Bishop 'acknowledged his error' - report  Thursday 8th January 2009

Inquiry on Cloyne to be concluded by July - Andrews  Thursday 8th January 2009

Support groups welcome Minister's decision but criticise the HSE  Thursday 8th January 2009

Disturbing study on sexual slavery exposes barbarity at heart of globalisation  Wednesday 7th January 2009

One in Four says diocesan group's letter contemptible  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Andrews may refer Cloyne to abuse inquiry  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Bishop of Ferns denies failing to act  Wednesday 7th January 2008 

Letter warned of 'defamatory' attributions in abuse report  Tuesday 6th January 2009

A ship is at sea  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Journey of atonement nearly over for priest who vowed to walk the walk  Tuesday 6th January 2009

'Persuasion' behind the scenes brought report to light  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Child report dismissed by diocese committee  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Minister considering electronic monitoring of sex offenders  Friday 19th December 2008

Dublin man (24) cleared of attempted rape  Friday 19th December 2008

Cloyne report may go to archdiocese  Friday 19th December 2008

Supreme Court rules State not liable in school abuse case  Friday 19th December 2008

Report outlines duty to uphold children's rights  Thursday 18h december 2008

Results of child protection inquiry in Cloyne may be published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Man charged with sister's rape  Thursday 18h december 2008

Secrecy continues if the report is not published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Religous order loses bid to halt sex abuse case  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Killaloe diocese makes biggest yearly payout to victims of clerical sexual abuse  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Government will not publish report into sex abuse claims in diocese  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Youth jailed for year for sex with girl aged 14  Tuesday 16th December 2008

Fine Gael justice spokesman calls for guidelines for consistency on sentences  Friday 12th December 2008

Call to amend bill to protect trafficking victims  Friday 12th December 2008

Calls to publish report into Cloyne sex abuse case  Friday 12th December 2008

Sex crime victim loses bid to name brother  Wednesday 10th December 2008

 Youth pleads guilty to having sex with girl (14)    Tuesday 9th December 2008

Derry publican placed on sex offenders' register  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Judge clashes with DPP over underage sex case  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Scale of internet child pornography use wider thought  Monday 8th December 2008

Place in trial process of victim impact statement  Monday 8th December 2008

Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking charge  Monday 8th December 2008

Figures from sports and arts to help end stigma of suicide  Friday 5th December 2008

Court told of alleged abuse by brother  Friday 5th December 2008

Appeal against rape attempt conviction fails  Friday 5th December 2008

Two rescued from brothels cared for but fears over safety of five others  Friday 5th December 2008

Father jailed for sex abuse of two daughters  Thursday 4th December 2008

Money trail examined as sex ring broken up Thursday 4th December 2008

2,500 physical abuse incidents reported to Women's Aid  Tuesdsay 2nd December 2008

Supermarket rapist had prior convictions for sexual assault  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Two men raped young mother in her own house  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Trafficked girl can avail of protection in Nigeria  Monday 1st December 2008

Man to be moved for rape trial appraisal  Thursday 25th November

Government urged to outlaw female circumcision  Wednessday 26th November 2008

DPP: I may face court for giving families reasons  Wednessday 26th November 2008

Campaign highlights domestic abuse  Tuesday 25th November 2008 

Surgeon struck off after Medical Council inquiry  Tuesday 25th November 2008

Expert highlights flaws in video-link evidence  Monday 24th November 2008

Judge questions role of vicims' statements  Monday 24th November 2008

Shatter says 'Baby P' case here inevitable  Monday 24th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Man loses appeal against conviction for rape, assaults   Wednesday 19th November 2008

Court move to stop deportation of woman and daughters fails  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Most teens have friend in violent relationship  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Network backs Mirren on rape jurors  Monday 17th November 2008

PSNI in hunt for missing sex offender  Monday 17th November 2008

Lack of physical affection damages children - priest  Monday 17th November 2008

Plans to help crime victims 'may collapse trials'  Friday 14th November 2008

Bail objection in child pornography trial  Friday 14th November 2008

Mother makes new appeal to High Court over deportation  Friday 14th November 2008

Man jailed for 12 years for rape of daughter  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Writer warned of jail for sex assault on teenage boy  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Judge rules that age restrictions in redress Act are unconstitutional  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Irish girls rescued in porn sting  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Man, 47, held on child porn charges  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Landlord attacked woman because she was 'too sexy'  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Ads target men who use rafficked women  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Relatives responsible for most elder abuse  Monday 10th November 2008

Man (47) due in court on child pornography charges  Monday 10th November 2008

State may ask Church for cash payment of 32 million euro  Monday 10th November 2008

Gardai keeping watch on 1,100 sex offenders  Monday 10th November 2008

Five more diocese priests face sex abuse allegations  Saturday 8th November 2008

Lithuanian wanted for trafficking women consents to extradition  Thursday 6th November 2008

Vote on children's rights a 'last resort'  Thursday 6th November 2008

Many children stuck in poverty unless big political choices made  Wednesday 5th November 2008

Teenager had sex with juvenile  Tuesday 4th November 2008

Court reduces sex abuse sentence to 2½ years  Tuesday 4th November 2008

DPP choice of rape charge halts 'unfair' trial  Friday 31st October 2008

Delay criticised as rape crisis helpline highlighted  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man sentenced to 12 years in jail for aggravated sexual assaults on women  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man challenges constitutionality of buggery law  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man gets three years for sexually assaulting daughters over 10 years  Wednesdsay 29th October 2008

Woman unrecognisable following beating during attempted rape  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Man convicted of rape attempt gets three years  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Gardai investigate attack on teen girl  Tuesday 28th October 2008

Donegal man to be sentenced in December after rape conviction   Friday 24th October 2008

Crime victims' groups broadly welcome move  Thursday 23rd October 2008

DPP says cutbacks will affect number of prosecutions  Thursday 23rd October 2008

Man who raped granddaughter gets seven years   Thursday 23rd October 2008

Grandfather rapist jailed for seven years  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

No prosecution on human traffic law  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Ex-soldier settles claim of sex assault in army  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Man who was sexually harassed awarded €49,700  Tuesday 21st October 2008

Human trafficking  Monday 20th October 2008

2,000 children put into State care in 2006  Monday 20th October 2008

Call for better child protection from abusive texts  Thursday 16th October 2008

More than 50 cases of trafficking into Ireland  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Suspended jail term for taxi passenger's false shouts of rape  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Ex-garda's suicide bid delays sentencing for child trafficking  Wednesday 15th October 2008

'Big crime issues'  within six divisions  Tuesday 14th October 2008

Children Ombudsman launches free-phone complaints line  Tuesday 14th October 2008

One in five women living in fear  Monday 13th October 2008

Donations may plummet 20pc in credit crunch, charities warn  Monday 13th October 2008

A lack of psychologists is putting lives at risk  Friday 10th October 2008

De La Salle Brother pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges  Thursday 9th October 2008

Sex attack writer will be jailed if he doesn't seek help  Tuesday 7th October 2008

60% wait a year or more to get help  Monday 6th October 2008

Underage rape cases plummet after ruling   Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

President calls for new debate on domestic violence  Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

Irish hotline helps close child pornography websites  Wednesday 1st October 2008

March to 'reclaim streets' after sex attacks  Wednesday 1st October 2008

Flirting women to blame for sex attacks, say students  Tuesday 30th September 2008

Ahern concerned at sex offender treatment rates  Friday 26th September 2008

Attacker 'smelled of sweet cologne'  Tuesday 23rd September 2008

Psychological profiler joins hunt for serial sex attacker  Monday 22nd September 2008

People willing to pay higher taxes for mental care  Friday 19th September 2008

Call for specialist Garda training on sexual violence  Friday 19th September 2008

New charity regime expected to become law  Thursday 18th September 2008

Support group highlights sexual abuse in families  Thursday 18th September 2008

Minister says law on sex offenders is being reviewed  Thursday 18th September 2008

Make sex offenders undergo therapy  Thursday 18th September 2008

One in Four calls for national abuse strategy  Thursday 18th September 2008

Time to face up to facts of sexual abuse of children  Wednesday 17th September 2008

Sex attack link investigated as fourth woman is assaulted  Wednesday 17th September 2008

FG criticises Government over statutory rape ballot  Monday 15th September 2008

Man (21) jailed for indecent pictures  Thursday 11th September 2008

8,600 people in hospital over self-harm in 2007  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Porter jailed for sex assault  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Nigerian girl trafficked for sex trade goes missing from HSE  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Child internet safety pioneer speaks  Friday 5th September 2008

African men foil sex attack on teen  Friday 5th September 2008

President urges support for children, our 'building blocks of tomorrow'  Thursday 4th September 2008

Call for broad amendment on rights of children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Rise in victims reporting rape at odds with Garda figures  Thursday 4th September 2008

Watchdog vows to fight on for children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Thursday 4th September 2008

Fund for rapie crisis service and helpline cut  Thursday 4th September 2008

Concern as sex attacks becoming more violent  Thursday 4th September 2008

Group wants better services to protect children from sexual abuse  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

McAleese opens children's rights conference  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

'Better services to protect children from sexual abuse needed'  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Tensions rise over issue of children's rights  Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Glitter planning move here 'as soon as he can'  Monday 1st September 2008

Gardai appeal for public help in alleged sex attack probe  Friday 29th August 2008

Promised laws on sex offenders not enacted  Thursday 28th August 2008

Study reveals trend reversal as more men than women inflict self-harm  Thursday 28th August 2008

Suicide crisis: Four children took their own lives last year  Thursday 28th August 2008

Unionist councillor gets bail in rape case  Thursday 28th August 2008

High-profile rapists will be monitored after jail terms  Thursday 21st August 2008

Girl (17) in HSE's caregranted bail  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Child abuse rap for man  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Paedophile charged with criminal damage to camera  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Irishman held in sex attack  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Paedophile returns after UK jail term  Monday 18th August 2008

Abuse victims face delays  Thursday 14th August 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Rape Crisis Centre guidelines series aims to help protect young from s  exual assault  Wednesday 13th 2008

Anger as child protection referendum in doubt  Wednesday 13th 2008

Students warned to protect themselves from sex attacks  Wednesday 13th 2008

Knife maniac tried to rape male guard in savage attack  Tuesday 12th August 2008

Child protection referendum may not be needed   Monday 11th August 2008

New law on offensive text messages sees 330 prosecuted  Monday 11th August 2008

Parents to fight ruling on alleged assault  Monday 11th August 2008

Sex abuse victims forced to wait 18 months for therapy  Monday 11th August 2008

Charity wants public to go extra mile in fundraiser  Saterday 9th  August 2008

One In Four launches fundraising campaign  Friday 8th August 2008

Groups express concern over children's services  Friday 8th August 2008

Man (21) charged with sex offences Thursday 7th August 2008

Police officer who shot Irishman charged with sexual abuse Thursday 7th 2008

Dublin's equivalent of one rape a day in July   Thursday 7th August 2008

Children of 14 admitted to adult psychiatric hospitals  Friday 1st July 2008

24-hour hotline to help crack down on humanh trafficking  Friday 1st July 2008                                                        

Rules on child protection 'implemented inconsistently'  Friday 1st July 2008

Fury after serial rapist's sentence cut to 13 years  Friday 1st July 2008

Sentence for sex abuse of sisters 'out of proportion'  Thursday 31st July 2008

Religious imagery ruling contested by RTÉ  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Man jailed for six years over rape of woman in car park  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Sex abuser gets 15 -year ban from home town  Wednesday 30th July 2008

65-year-old who raped niece has sentenced reduced  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Limerick man jailed for 16 months for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th July 2008

Irishman to be extradited in child sex abuse probe  Tuesday 29th July 2008

Sexual attack on teenage girl in Derry playground  Monday 28th july 2008

Over 90% of prosecutions successful, according to DPP report Monday 28th july 2008

'Fake gardai' jailed for six months over teen assault  Friday 25th July 2008

PSNI seeks witnesses to Belfast sex assault   Friday 25th July 2008

Right to waive anonymity in incest cases sought  Friday 25th July 2008

Judgment reserved in rape appeal case  Friday 25th July 2008

Samaritans phoned every seven seconds Thursday 24th July 2008

Figures show 3,600 children awaiting psychiatric assessment  Thursday 24th July 2008

Rapist on bail  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Defendant faces child porn charge  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

‘Trafficked girl put into care’  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Watchdog finds online child porn complaints on the rise  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Former cleric's sentence suspended  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Man denies being given advice in abuse case  Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Sexual assault  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Boy sex charge man must face time in New York jail  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Woman ‘bit man’s penis and fled’  Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Ombudsman raised lack of 24-hour child welfare service several times  Monday 21st july 2008

Abuse trial adjourned  Monday 21st july 2008

Arrests expected here in EU child porn probe  Friday 18th July 2008

Probe into adult text service linked with promotion of children's movie  Friday 18th July 2008

Man alleges sex abuse by brother  Friday 18th July 2008

Ex teacher on 35 sex assault charges  Friday 18th July 2008

Man (29) jailed for 10 years for raping schoolgirl  Thursday 17th July 2008

One in 10 children have had sexually explicit conversations online  Thursday 17th July 2008

Ahern moves to set up missing persons unit based on Amber alert  Wednesday 16th July 2008

 Barnardos calls for more funds for vulnerable children  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Young people urged to stay safe on foreign trips  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Incest mother is convicted of sex assault on her two sons  Wednesday 16th July 2008

Man got 12 months for sex with 15-year old  Wednesday 16th July 2008

State's appeal against mental health Act decision rejected  Friday 11th July 2008

Man convicted of attempted rape  Friday 11th July 2008

Court orders extradition to UK of convicted murderer recently released  Thursday 10th July 2008

Lotto-win rapist must pay victim damages  Thursday 10th July 2008

Chef jailed for possession of child-rape pornography  Wednesday 9th July 2008

Man remanded  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Jury sees video  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Rape denied  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Women warned over taxi attacker  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Boy 14 on sex charges  Wednesday 9th july 2008

No jail for abuser of girl aged 7  Wednesday 9th july 2008

Man jailed for three years  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Fugitive sex offender remanded in custody  Thursday 3rd July 2008

Human trafficking concerns after woman is found in suspected brothel  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Father jailed for 11 years  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Bungling care staff accused over horrific death of family   Wednesday 2nd July 2008

No consensus yet on child rights referendum  Wednesday 2nd July 2008

Revealed: 5 young homeless abused while in care  Monday 30th June 2008

Samaritan rap song aims to rally young over mental health problems  Friday 13th June 2008

State is liable for sex abuse in schools, court told  Friday 13th June 2008

Britain seeks extradition of murderer and rapist    Thursday 12th June 2008

Sexually abused woman appeals liability ruling   Thursday 12th June 2008

Making State liable would be 'illogical', court told  Thursday 12th June 2008

Man who tied up girl (8) during sex assault gets nine months  Thursday 12th June 2008

Wexford man jailed for 18 months over sexual assault of girl  Wednesday 11th June

Ferns priest accused of abusing children defrocked by Vatican  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Kildare man gets 10 years for kidnapping and rape  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Trial collapses  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Man remanded  Tuesday 10th June 2008

Girl (12) taken into care in trafficking investigation  Monday 9th June 2008

Family doctors are seeing two domestic abuse victims a week  Monday 9th June 2008

Help plea by raped woman  Friday 6th June 2008

Suspects on bail behind 15 deaths, figures show  Thursday 5th June 2008

Group says child charter depends on treaty  Thursday 5th June 2008

Judge criticises child care laws  Thursday 5th June 2008

Neighbour jailed for rape of teenager  Wednesday 4th June 2008

Teacher denies Internet child abuse charges  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Nearly 60 children admitted to adult mental care  Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Concerns raised over condition of psychiatric hospitals  Friday 30th May 2008

New York paves the way in dealing effectively with abuse victims  Friday 30th May 2008

World experts to help tackle domestic violence  Thursday 29th May 2008

Mental health body to present report  Thursday 29th May 2008

Dad admits sex-assault  Thursday 29th May 2008

Teen sex man jailed  Thursday 29th May 2008

2 million euro raised in mental health sell-off left unspent  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Galway assault  Wednesday 28th May 2008

Hotel sex attack filmed on mobile  Tuesday 27th May 2008

Grandfather rape  Tuesday 27th May 2008

DPP to host seminar on video evidence from children  Monday 26th May 2008

Statutory rape and the law  Monday 26th May 2008

DPP to announce changes this summer  Monday 26th May 2008

If this 14-year-old sex slave was an Irish girl there would be outrage Saturday 24th May 2008

Businessman gets five-year sentence for prostitute's rape  Thursday 22nd May 2008

Anti domestic violence lobby:Acting on information saves lives  Friday 16th May 2008

Sex industry fears for 388 'lost' child immigrants  Friday 16th May 2008

Policy dealing with domestic violence launched by agency  Thursday 15th May 2008

Bishop of Cork launches plan for protection of children  Thursday 15th May 2008

Law against trafficking of people to come into effect  Thursday 15th May 2008

FG says consent age should stay at 17  Thursday 15th May 2008

Rape crisis help book translated  Thursday 15th May 2008

Abuse complaints soar  Wednesday 14th May 2008

72-year-old Catholic priest jailed for sex attacks on children  14th May 2008

Diocese moves to protect children  14th May 2008

HSE defend childcare funding amid concern  14th May 2008

Mother accused of sex assault on child  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Irish Interpol ace in US court as Wayne Corliss sent to jail  Tuesday 13th May 2008

Psychiatric services will still suffer despite talks  Monday 12th May 2008

Pope feels the 'pain' caused by abusive priests in Ireland  Monday 12th May 2008

EU states to share information on criminal convictions  Monday 12th May 2008

Ireland a transit for child trafficking  Monday 12th May 2008

Motion defuses Ó Searcaigh row at Aosdána  Friday 9th May 2008

Pensioner gets seven years for abusing sisters  Friday 9th May 2008

Interpol arrest after public appeal  Friday 9th May 2008

Gardaí investigate alleged sexual assault on girl (14)  Thursday 8th May 2008

Warning after woman attacked in town  Wednesday 7th May 2008

Row looms within Aosdána over Ó Searcaigh documentary   Wednesday 7th May 2008

Family danger  Tuesday 6th May 2008

A moral well rooted in a simple children's tale  Tuesday 6th May 2008

Doctor is barred for year after sex with patient  Friday 2nd May 2008

Two years for abuser   Friday 2nd May 2008

Rape accused was threatened with knee-capping   Thursday 1st May 2008

Split jury puts child rape rial on hold  Thursday 1st May 2008

Man gets 15 years for assaults on girls  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Priest defends decision to write reference for rapist  Wednesday 30th April 2008

School children awarded €62,500 over images  Wednesday 30th April 2008

A decade spent grooming girls for sexual abuse  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Figures on abuse two years old  Wednesday 30th April 2008

Sentence for falsely accusing priest cut on appeal  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Rapist who took pictures of victim jailed for 12 years  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Griffin's appeal date set  Tuesday 29th April 2008

Sentence for man in poor health suspended  Monday 28th April 2008

Child must return to Australia   Monday 28th April 2008

Pressure on Cowen to hold referendum on children's rights  Friday 25th April 2008

Mr K knew I was 13 when we had sex'  Friday 25th April 2008

Lenihan says law regarding sex with minors 'defective'  Friday 25th April 2008

Supreme Court clears way for sex ring trial  Thursday 24th April 2008

Supreme Court allows trial of man accused of sex abuse  Thursday 24th April 2008

Man not guilty of sex assault uses victim's age as defence  Thursday 24th April 2008

One in Four responds to Cloyne Diocese controversy  Monday 21st April 2008

Brother fails in bid to stop abuse trial  Friday 18th April 2008

Sexual abuse by siblings more common than by a parent   Friday 18th April 2008

Church still owes 50 million euro to victims of sex abuse   Friday 18th April 2008

Rapist, 31, awaits sentencing   Friday 18th April 2008

Judge praises victim for 'resilience' during trial   Friday 18th April 2008

Call for child laws after lecturer scandal   Thursday 17th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 17th April 2008

Man found guilty of sex assault  Thursday 17th April 2008

One in Four calls on Pope Benedict to immediately put in place a mandatory Child Protection policy across the Catholic Church   Wednesday 16th April 2008

Authorities knew lecturer convicted  Wednesday Wednesday 16th April 2008

Judge adjourns sentence for man who had child porn  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Child protection guidelines not followed - report  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Mother readmits suicidal teenager to hospital  Wednesday 16th April 2008

Woman claims she was offered money to withdraw evidence  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Northern Ireland sex offender's appeal rejected  Tuesday 15th April 2008

Detectives hunt teen rapist  Monday 14th April 2008

Victims of crime support group paid out 1 million euro last year  Friday 11th April 2008

Warning on sites aimed at children  Friday 11th April 2008

Pensioner gets 10 years in jail for sexual abuse of boys   Friday 11th April 2008

Man wanted in Germany to serve rape term gets bail  Thursday 10th April 2008

Youth leader's guilty plea of sex assaults on girl, 10  Thursday 10th April 2008

Rape charges  Thursday 10th April 2008

Action urged to protect children  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Priest's estate sued over alleged abuse  Wednesday 9th April 2008

Wexford man to face trial on rape charges  Wednesday 9th April 2008

A Laois man who raped two teenage girls has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Child and immigrant groups join forces  Tuesday 8th April 2008

Pensioner gets four years for indecent assault  Tuesday 8th April 2008

'Sorry for Fr abuse  Monday 7th April 2008

Guide offers help to victims of sexual assaults  7th April 2008

Ex-garda lifts lid on decades of child abuse in Gaeltacht  Friday 4th April 2008

Man jailed for webcam sex act  Friday 4th April 2008

Hotline boosts protection measures for Internet child porn  Thursday 3rd April 2008

Man's appeal against15-year rape sentence fails  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Compensation offer to victim of rape  Tuesday 1st April 2008

Government must better protect rape case teenagers in light of poll  Friday 28th march 2008

Rape study shows female dominated juries don't convict  Friday 28th march 2008

Man questioned over child porn  Friday 28th march 2008

25% think judge right to let rapist walk free  Thursday 27th March 2008

'We need to know how Nepal charity cash was used'   Wednesday 26th March 2008

Rape: our blame culture  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Poet finally breaks silence and claims 'I have been wronged'  Wednesday 26th March 2008

Two men charged with rape  Tuesday 25th March 2008

Judge’s order as court hears how daughter is facing the same charge  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Fugitive paedophile runs Irish business  Wednesday 19th March 2008

Ex-Olympic coach guilty of sex abuse  Friday 14th March 2008

Rape victim sisters awarded €1.2m damages  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal against conviction of rape adjourned  Friday 14th March 2008

Appeal for daughter'sbody to be returned to Britain  Thursday 13th March 2008

Youth leader in sex assaults claim  Thursday 13th March 2008

RTÉ rejects criticism by Norris over Ó Searcaigh  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Children's referendum deferred to next year  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Paedophile raped and abused nine school girls  Wednesday 12th March 2008

Computer expert jailed for child porn  Wednesday 12th March 2008

One in Four responds to the issues raised in “Fairytale of Kathmandu” documentary.  Tuesday 11th March 2008

OAP jailed for abusing niece  30 years ago  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Girl, 16, claims man raped her on her birthday, court hears  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Rapist gets 15 years for 'outrages  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Callan stab victim was sexually assaulted  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Nepalese police: no official inquiry  Tuesday 11th March 2008

RTÉ intends to showÓ Searcaigh film despite appeals  Tuesday 11th March 2008

Horror of Ferns cover up  Monday 10th March 2008

RTE faces legal action if poet's work is not removed from film  Monday 10th March 2008

Church not the only culprit in abuse saga  Friday 7th March 2008

Bishops urged to comment on child protection delays  Friday 7th March 2008

Mum at suicidal girl hits out at state  Friday 7th March 2008

Rapist who made IRA threats gets nine-year term  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Garda asks High Court to stop child porn inquiry  Wednesday 5th March 2008

Former garda tried to find child for sexual exploits  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Appeal by man who raped daughter dismissed  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Man gets 15 years for rape of three-year-old daughter  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Earlier jail release for prisoners who try to rehabilitate  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Teen avoids jail over sex attack on student  Tuesday 4th March 2008

41 sex charges  Monday 3rd March 2008

Mitigating factors mean 9 years for rape was not unduly lenient   Monday 3rd March 2008

Brother raped me 800 times, trial told  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai interview schoolboys over alleged assault on girl  Friday 29th February 2008

Man to appeal conviction for raping daughter  Friday 29th February 2008

Gardai search for sex attacker  Thursday 28th February 2008

Gardai inquiry after girl, 15, tied up by boy gang in school yard  Thursday 28th February 2008

Care staff urged to look for abuse signs  Thursday 28th February 2008

bound and gagged by boys in schoolyard attack  Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Childline records increase in calls   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Man convicted of threatening to kill woman with knife   Wdnesday 27th February 2008

Doctor in northeast held over child porn  Tuesday 26th February 2008

Appeal against conviction for false accusation fails  Friday 22nd February 2008

Concern overer order on youth mental health  Friday 22nd February 2008

Rape claimant says she was ‘set up’ by accused’s mother  Friday 22nd February 2008

Ó Searcaigh's poems may be removed from syllabus  Thursday 21st February 2008

Foreign sex abusers 'free to work with children  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man raped teen sisters of former girlfriend  Thursday 21st February 2008

Man jailed for sex assaults on child   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Nepalese police delay in making full reponse over poet sex claims   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Paedophile who groomed girl with strip poker gets 10 years   Wednesday 20th  February 2008

Maker of Ó Searcaigh documentary defends work  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Internet tsar to make children's surfing safer  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Taxpayers hit by 1.7bn euro bill for abuse and health scandals  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Judgment delay  Tuesday 19th February 2008

Melissa case suspect says I didn't rape daughters  Monday 18th February 2008

Children wait over a year to see psychiatrist  Monday 18th February 2008

Teen quizzed over serial flashing and sex assaults  Friday 15th February 2008

Suicidal victim of child rape is 'fading away' in wait for bed  Friday 15th February 2008

Children still treated in adult psychiatric units  Friday 15th February 2008

Uncle gets 15 years for sexual abuse Thursday 14th February 2008

Proposal's effect on children queried  Wednesday 13th February 2008

Children put at risk by use of personal details on net  Wednesday 13th February 2008

The action damaged him and the Church  Tuesday 12th February

The archdiocese must engage fully with commission  Tuesday 12th February

Broad welcome for decision to drop action  Tuesday 12th February

Senior clergy settle sex abuse dispute out of court  Tuesday 12th February

Monaghan man is cleared of raping girl  Tuesday 12th February

Cardinal would risk going to jail  Thursday 7th February 2008

Child protection to be discussed at North-South meeting  Thursday 7th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Thursday 7th February 2008

Ombudsman concerned at children's rights poll  Thursday 7th February 2008

Children's groups oppose two referendums on one day  Thursday 7th February 2008

How bishops formed strategy to fight claims of child abuse  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Serial sex offender's six-year sentence halved by appeal court  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Prostitute alleges man raped her and stole €1,200  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Garda launches inquiry over Ó Searcaigh documentary  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man guilty of babysitter's rape  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Man who raped sister is jailed for eight years  Wednesday 6th February 2008

Judge pledges early hearing of cardinal's action over abuse files  Tuesday 5th February 2008

High Court to hear cardinal's legal challenge  Monday 4th February 2008

Years of privilege blind bishops  Monday 4th February 2008

Cardinal is accused of abuse files cover-up  Friday 1st February 2008

Leading churchmen disagree on sex abuse inquiry  Friday 1st February 2008

Victims group criticises Cardinal's 'cynical' move  Friday 1st February 2008

Bill does not do enough to protect trafficking victims, says Amnesty  Friday 1st February 2008

Sentence later of Dublin man who abused girls  Friday 1st February 2008

Man denies sex assault allegations by nieces  Friday 1st February 2008

Women who claim they were raped begin action for damages  Friday 1st February 2008

Sex offence allegations 'should be on record'  Thursday 31st January 2008

Sex abuse school faces avalanche of lawsuits   Thursday 31st January 2008

Man guilty of indecent assaults  Thursday 31st January 2008

HSE to get report into how childcare lecturer kept job  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Fall in sex crimes at odds with support figures  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Paedophile who 'destroyed lives' is jailed for life  Wednesday 30th January 2008

The schoolhouse of heinous abuse  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Rape acquittal  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Man gets 10 years for abusing daughter and niece  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Child abuse cases taking up to a year to investigate  Wednesday 30th January 2008

Sex trafficking  Tuesday 29th January 2008

DPP: How far can we go to give reasons?  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Young people warned about placing personal data online  Tuesday 29th January 2008

Priest who helped groom child for sex loses appeal  Thursday 24th January 2008

FG Bill to support victims of crime  Thursday 24th January 2008

Man gets life for Longford murder and rape  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Abuse case adjourned   Tuesday 22nd January 2008

I read my daughter’s diary and found she was being abused  Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Ex-Sports coach guilty on sex rap  Friday 18th January 2008

Teacher in child porn probe  Friday 18th January 2008

Irish paedophile freed in error is re-arrested  Friday 18th January 2008

Prosecution drops charges in sex assault case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Calls for child protection referendum intensify   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man admits having child porn    Wednesday 16th January 2008

Man gets six years in attempted rape case   Wednesday 16th January 2008

Sex abuser to hear fate in two years  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Teacher quizzed by gardai over child porn find  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Sexual assault charges dropped in 'Mr C' case  Tuesday 15th January 2008

Poll on children may be delayed to 2009  Monday 14th January 2008

Child abuse films 'traded in NI  Monday 14th January 2008

Victim of abuse calls for mandatory treatment for sexual offenders  Monday 14th January 2008

Kid pornography rap dad moves to Republic  Friday 11th January 2008

Six fae child porn charges Thursday 10th January 2008

One in Four appoints new Executive Director  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child Pics: 10held  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Child sex accused in court  Wednesday 9th January 2008

Season of sexual abuse - Tuesday 8th Jan 2008

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FG deputy seeks new investigation into former nun  Thursday 9th July 2009

Sex abuse scandals spark rise in calls to watchdog  Thursday 9th July 2009

Ryan recommendations 'must not be delayed by downturn'  Thursday 9th July 2009

Coach who abused boys gets 4 years  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Quinn calls for school to become a museum  Wednesday 8th July 2009

Sexual assault unit is delayed  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Andrews meets victims and expert on child protection  Tuesday 7th July 2009

Struggling support groups appeal for delay in publication of abuse report  Monday 6th July 2009

Child-killer McManus faces sentencing for manslaughter  Monday 6th July 2009

HSE to review child deaths in care over decade  Monday 6th July 2009

Housing Executive official is jailed for sex abuse of children  Monday 6th July 2009

Official inquiry into Shine a possibility, says Harney  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Teacher accused of sexual assault  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Alleged abuse victim appeals  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Abused were hidden in clear sight, says ombudsman  Wednesday 1st July 2009

Ex-soldier jailed for sexually assaulting troubled schoolgirl  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Doctor facing US child abuse charges is struck off  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Redress board queried about repeated denials  Tuesday 30th June 2009

NI ministers launch child protection document  Tuesday 30th June 2009

Nuns issue abuse apology  Tuesday 30th June 2009

McAleese: Public sorry for abuse victim’s suffering  Monday 29th June 2009

65 suspected human trafficking cases investigated  Monday 29th June 2009

Victims hail day of great happiness and healing  Monday 29th June 2009

Head of religious order is served High Court papers  Thursday 25th June 2009

22% of charities have cut jobs  Thursday 25th June 2009

Religious bodies agree to report on finances  Thursday 25th June 2009

Court challenge to refusal of redress application fails  Thursday 25th June 2009

Ahern hails sharp fall in internet child pornography  Thursday 25th June 2009

March of support for abuse victims  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Men jailed for five years for sexual assault of teenager  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Woman abused as child by teacher to take case to Europe  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Former Christian Brother admits assaults  Wednesday 24th June 2009

Rape crisis centre warns students  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Abused victim's family calls on DPP to appeal sentence  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Courts dismiss gangster appeal over rape of partner's daughter  Tuesday  23rd June 2009

Child still not classed as missing after eight months  Monday 22nd June 2009

Soldier convicted of sex assaults on girl (13) will be fired by army  Sunday 21st June 2009

Labour Bill to seek redress for excluded abuse victims  Friday 19th June 2009

FoI might have exposed abuse, says Information Commissioner  Friday 19th June 2009

Bid to block children being bullied by mobile  Thursday 18th June 2009

Taoiseach makes ‘long over due’ apology  Friday 12th June 2009

Shine patients demand review of trial  Friday 12th June 2009

Anger over handling of sex abuse complaints  Friday 12th June 2009

Light 'shone into darkest corners in history of the State' - Cowen  Friday 12th June 2009

Harney to meet with Shine's alleged abuse victims    Wednesday 10th June 2009

Law on checking residential disability centres essential  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Solidarity marchers dismayed as Dáil debate postponed  Wednesday 10th June 2009

Pope 'visibly upset over abuse stories  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Public invited to attend victims' march  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Victim group calls for inquiry into Shine's supporters  Tuesday 9th June 2009

Pope ‘very upset’ to hear details of abuse report  Monday 8th June 2009

Archbishop defends abuse inaction  Monday 8th June 2009

Church leaders to report on meeting with pope  Monday 8th June 2009

Central Mental Hospital to stop taking new patients  Friday 5th June 2009

Court told of prostitution ring  Friday 5th June 2009

Victims happy with Cowen's role but still sceptical about orders  Friday 5th June 2009

Torture killers jailed for 75 years   Friday 5th June 2009

Religious orders are not all equally culpable for abuse  Friday 5th June 2009

Brothers sorry for 'shameful' abuse denials  Thursday 4th June 2009

Orders agree to further contributions and audit  Thursday 4th June 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Taoiseach to meet abuse victims  Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Child rapist is free because of HSE delay, says mother  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Courtroom drama at Abbey depicted institutional cruelty  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Day school abuse victims seek help  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Call for overhaul of child services  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Frustration with orders sees hierarchy cross Rubicon  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Tarnished orders have a last chance at redemptiond  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Religious groups defy bishops' call to pay more over abuse  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Statements by the bishops' standing committee, by 18 congregations and by Cori  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Cardinal says any new deal must focus on victims  Tuesday 26th May 2009 

Denials echo those made to UK inquiry  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Former FF mayor tells of abuse pain  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Top garda to investigate if abusers can face charges  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Order denied abuse five days before report  Tuesday 26th May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother's remarks  Friday 22nd may 2009

Neary 'ashamed' at report's contents  Friday 22nd may 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe  Friday 22nd may 2009

Abuse survivor brands apology from Church and State as 'hollow'  Friday 22nd may 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young 'offenders'  Friday 22nd may 2009

Religious made inventory of contributions  Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Cardinal Brady: 'Profoundly sorry and deeply ashamed.'  Thursday 21st May 2009

Victims angry at being excluded  Thursday 21st May 2009

Systematic abuse in State institutions laid bare  Thursday 21st May 2009

Virtually everyone believed in violence against the boys  Thursday 21st May 2009

'Shameful day' for Ireland  Thursday 21st May 2009

The savage reality of our darkest days  Thursday 21st May 2009

State of shame  Thursday 21st may 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice'    Wednesday 20th May 2009 

Cardinal ashamed that children suffered  Wednesday 20th May 2009 

The end of a decade of inquiry  Saturday 16th May 2009

Law body wants sex offenders' records to be wiped  Friday 15th May 2009

Abusers unlikely to face prosecution Friday 22nd May 2009

Children whose only crime was poverty Friday 22nd May 2009

British services urged to ‘screen’ Irish victims Friday 22nd May 2009

Cabinet stance on Church deal in disarray Friday 22nd May 2009

Martin rebukes bishop over child abuse gaffe Friday 22nd May 2009

Abuse survivors brands apology from Church and State as ‘hollow’ Friday 22nd May 2009

State refuses to wipe clean records of young ‘offenders’ Friday 22nd May 2009

Neary ‘ashamed’ at reports contents Friday 22nd May 2009

Barnardos deplores Brother’s remarks Friday 22nd May 2009

Children exposed to 'daily terror' in institutions Wednesday 20th May 2009

Child-abuse victims 'cheated of justice' Wednesday 20th May 2009

Vulnerable children at risk over lack of resources, warn social workers  Friday 15th May 2009

Rapist sentenced to 20 years  Friday 15th May 2009

Report outlines changing face of sex worker  Wednesday 13th May 2009

Children 's group seek overhaul of entire system  Wednesday 13th May 2009

'Date rape drug' stolen from industrial estate  Tuesday 12th May 2009

Cooke loses child sex assaults appeal  Tuesday 12th may 2009

Boy takes landmark challenge over teen rape laws  Monday 11th may 2009

Priest steps down among concerns for child safety  Monday 11th may 2009 

Oireachtas group favours amending law to restore statutory rape offence  Friday 8th May 2009

Exceptional reasons why State should not get costs, says court  Thursday 7th May 2009

State appeals declaration of under-18 abuse law as unconstitutional  Thursday 7th May 2009

Young children treated for self harm  Thursday 7th May 2009

Rapist already had convictions  Thursday 7th May 2009

Reform of laws on underage sex mooted  Thursday 7th May 2009

Ombudsman halts inquiry into church care audit  Wednesday 6th May 2009

Charges unlikely over false slur  Thursday 30th April 2009

Just 8% of reported rapes result in convictions  Thursday 30th April 2009

Accused rapist said he was lost in hotel  Thursday 30th April 2009

'I'll face courts for my sex abuse lies't  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Man accused of rape in Dublin hotel  Wednesday 29th April 2009

Tragic teen was pregnant by accused, court hears  Friday 24th april 2009

Doctor wanted in US on sex charges remanded on bail  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Jury told accused's access to victim prevented  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Joint protocol on missing children signed  Thursday 23rd April 2009

New policy announced for jailed sex offenders  Thursday 23rd April 2009

Man threw girl's body into river, court told  Wednesdsay 22nd April 2009

Nurses trained to examine rape victims graduate  Monday 20th April 2009

20,000 may be suffering abuse by relatives  Friday 17th April 2009

'Captivity, isolation, shameand the trauma of systematic rape'  Friday 17th April 2009

Men paying for sex must be challenged - report  Friday 17th April 2009

Over 100 women trafficked for sex industry in Ireland  Friday 17th April 2009

Hundreds of migrant workers 'forced into sex industry'  Thursday 16th april 2009 

More than 1,800 cases of elder abuse reported  Thursday 16th April 2009

62% rise in rape victims at sex assault unit this year  Thursday 16th April 2009

Rape conviction rate 'appalling', say campaigners  Thursday 16th April 2009

Missing children alert system gets go-ahead  Thursday 16th April 2009

State joins EU battle to combat child-sex predators  Tuesday 14th April 2009

Archbishop says abuse report 'will shock us all'  Thursday 9th April 2009

Rape crisis services at risk over low funding  Thursday 9th April 2009

Swiss girl's family backs victims' foundation  Wednesday 8th April2009

Roma girls sent home to Czech Republic to marry  Friday 3rd april 2009

Oireachtas committee on children's rights gets another extension on work  Friday 3rd april 2009

Sex charges GP suspended pending council sanctions Thursday 2nd April 2009

Michael Shine struck off over sexual advances to young patients  Thursday 2nd April 2009

Doctor suspended over 'deceit' and sex crime claims Thursday 2nd April 2009

'Abandoned' girl (15) remanded in custody  Thursday 26th March 2009

Apology to victims of abuse in institutions was right, says Ahern  Thursday 26th March 2009

Ex -soldier faces sentence for reign of sex abuse  Tuesday 24th March 2009

Former Marist Brother charged with indecent assault of six pupils  Tuesday 24th March 2009

'I hope to return to Ireland with smiles, not tears'  Monday 23rd March 2009

Priest gets suspended term for sex assaults on students  Friday 20th March 2009

Accused claims Swiss girl's death 'an accident'  Thursday 19th March 2009

Actor jailed for sex with schoolboy  Friday 13th March 2009

'Magdalen women' memorial unveiled  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Five held over 'brutal' Louth attack  Wednesday 11th March 2009

Andrews: All clergy should volunteer for vetting  Monday 9th March 2009

Embattled bishop hands over control of diocese  Monday 9th March 2009

ONE IN FOUR WELCOMES BISHOP MAGEE’S DECISION TO STEP ASIDE  Saturday 7th March 2009

Paedophile gets 13 years for abusing 15 children  Friday 6th March 2009

President launches Unesco chair for children  Thursday 5th March 2009

Burglar gets seven years for sexual assault of children  Wednesday 4th March 2009

High-risk paedophile faces 10 years' jail for abuse   Wednesday 4th March 2009

Man denies raping his daughter  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Child kidnapping attempt alleged  Wednesday 4th March 2009

Older brother charged with incest cannot be named  Monday 2nd March 2009

Legislation on children's rights to be passed soon  Monday 2nd March 2009

Cloyne delayed notifying Vatican of abuse cases  Monday 2nd March 2009

20 children in care have died over last six years  Thursday 26th February 2009

Details of properties to cover abuse compensation revealed  Thursday 26th February 2009

€370,000 'wasted' on treatment of high-risk child sex offender  Thursday 26th February 2009

Guidelines on child sexual abuse  Thursday 26th February 2009

Cloyne clergy 'enthusiastically' pursue child safety  Thursday 26th February 2009

Three dioceses complied fully with child sex abuse audit  Wednesday 18th February 2009 

Even the worst sex offenders can often escape 'life'  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Repeat rapist to appeal length of sentence  Tuesday 17th February 2009

Victim of alleged sex abuse settles action  Friday 13th February 2009

Man acquitted of child rape and abuse charges  Friday 13th February 2009

Fresh sex abuse claims against Cloyne priest  Friday 13th February 2009

NI dentist accused of murders faces indecent assault charges  Wednesday 11th February 2009

Teacher had child porn  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Convicted sex offender admits rape  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Woman admits she made up sex assault allegations  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher jailed for indecent assault on girl (12)  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Sentencing delayed for man who sexually abused 15 children  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Teacher asks court to dismiss actions  Tuesday 10th February 2009

Experts warnen over rise in sex abuse by children  Monday 9th February 2009 

NI childline receives over 900 sex abuse calls  Monday 9th February 2009 

Controversial poet's date with 'Late, Late'  Friday 6th February 2009

HSE takes young family into care over child abuse claims  Friday 6th February 2009

McDonagh enters Cloyne debate  Wednesday 4th February 2009 

Ex-priest gets order halting his trial for abusing altar boy (12)  Wednesday 4th February 2009

Woman says three-year-old sister was raped by father  Wednesday 4th February 2009

A fifth of gay people tried suicide - study  Monday 2nd February 2009

New abuse laws come into force in NI  Monday 2nd February 2009

'Criminalise grooming' to stop child exploitation  Monday 2nd February 2009

Gardai prepare file for DPP on rape allegation by 13-year-old girl  Monday 2nd February 2009

Childcare reports: around the country  Monday 2nd February 2009

Concerns raised over children in HSE care home  Friday 30th January 2009

Sex offenders face electronic tagging in pilot project  Friday 30th January 2009

Man jailed for life on murder and rape charge  Friday 30th January 2009

Man convicted of raping boy remanded on bail  Friday 30th January 2009

Decision fails society, says crisis network  Thursday 29th January 2009

Life term for rape of boys reduced to 12 1/2-year sentence  Thursday 29th January 2009

Child abuse victims suffer from our silence -- McAleese  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Disgraced doctor will not be prosecuted  Wednesday 28th January 2009

Triple rapist gets 13 years' jail for attack on nurse  Tuesday 27th of January 2009

Age restrictions in Redress Act 'repugnant to the Constitution'  Monday 26th January 2009

HSE says 'complex' incest case will be fully examined  Monday 26th January 2009

Senior clergy fail to agree at emergency abuse summit  Monday 26th January 2009

17 children missing from care never found  Monday 26th January 2009

State starts talks with clergy over reporting of child abuse  Monday 26th January 2009

Andrews pledges laws for full disclosure of abuse data  Monday 26th January 2009

Catholic bishops holding summit on child protection  Friday 23rd January 2009

Law changed to increase sentence  Friday 23rd January 2009

Calls for immediate inquiry into health board  Friday 23rd January 2009

Health board silent over its role in injunction battle  Friday 23rd January 2009

Bullied, starved and humiliated son says he will 'never forgive'  Friday 23rd January 2009

Religious activist tried to help 'house of horrors' mother   Friday 23rd January 2009

One in Four responds to the Roscommon Incest case Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother from Hell is guilty of incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

State must act to aid children'  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Mother to be sentenced on neglect charges today  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'House of horrors' mother admits incest  Thursday 22nd January 2009

'No evidence' to back woman's sex trafficking claim  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Child abuse inquiry extended  Thursday 22nd January 2009

Family brings judicial review challenge to deportation  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Derry man pleads guilty to creating child porn images  Wednesday 21st January 2009

Serial paedophile 'at risk of re-offending'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Man to be sentenced for sex abuse of sister  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister urges bishop on report  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Impact of childcare policies 'limited'  Tuesday 20th January 2009

15 children assaulted over three years  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Appeal ruling stops judge jailing serial rapist for life  Tuesday 20th January 2009

Minister not liable for abuse by principal  Monday 19th January 2009

Exemption from vicarious liability by State is not just and appeal should be allowed  Monday 19th January 2009

Government gets a 'D' in childcare from rights group  Monday 19th January 2009

Rape accused claims woman 'got mad'  Friday 16th January 2009

Alleged victim criticises cardinal  Friday 16th January 2009

'Progress made' in getting detail  Thursday 15th January 2009

Teachers 'not being told' about child abuse allegations   Thursday 15th January 2009

Split over Cloyne bishop casts Church into 'crisis'   Thursday 15th January 2009

Priest appeals to papal nuncio for bishop's removal  Thursday 15th January 2009

Bishop's resignation would benefit child protection - C of I  Thursday 15th January 2009

Trafficking claim woman agrees to help Garda  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Four sex abuse charges against Dublin man  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Man (42) sexually abused his two sisters and niece  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Judge moves trial of Tuam commissioner to Dublin  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Ending of relationship triggered rape, victim tells court  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cardinal thanks faithful for support in difficult years  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Fury at Cardinal’s support for abuse controversy bishop  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Cloyne scandal - Church lets abuse victims down again  Wednesday 14th January 2009

Magee should not resign   Wednesday 14th January 2009

HSE went ahead with audit despite lack of details   Friday 9th January 2009

Catholic bishops speak in support of Magee   Friday 9th January 2009

Society at large complicit in sexual abuse of children  Thursday 8th January 2009

Diocese of Cloyne failed to alert HSE to allegation of child sex abuse Bishop 'acknowledged his error' - report  Thursday 8th January 2009

Inquiry on Cloyne to be concluded by July - Andrews  Thursday 8th January 2009

Support groups welcome Minister's decision but criticise the HSE  Thursday 8th January 2009

Disturbing study on sexual slavery exposes barbarity at heart of globalisation  Wednesday 7th January 2009

One in Four says diocesan group's letter contemptible  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Andrews may refer Cloyne to abuse inquiry  Wednesday 7th January 2009

Bishop of Ferns denies failing to act  Wednesday 7th January 2008 

Letter warned of 'defamatory' attributions in abuse report  Tuesday 6th January 2009

A ship is at sea  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Journey of atonement nearly over for priest who vowed to walk the walk  Tuesday 6th January 2009

'Persuasion' behind the scenes brought report to light  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Child report dismissed by diocese committee  Tuesday 6th January 2009

Minister considering electronic monitoring of sex offenders  Friday 19th December 2008

Dublin man (24) cleared of attempted rape  Friday 19th December 2008

Cloyne report may go to archdiocese  Friday 19th December 2008

Supreme Court rules State not liable in school abuse case  Friday 19th December 2008

Report outlines duty to uphold children's rights  Thursday 18h december 2008

Results of child protection inquiry in Cloyne may be published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Man charged with sister's rape  Thursday 18h december 2008

Secrecy continues if the report is not published  Thursday 18h december 2008

Religous order loses bid to halt sex abuse case  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Killaloe diocese makes biggest yearly payout to victims of clerical sexual abuse  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Government will not publish report into sex abuse claims in diocese  Wednesdsay 17th december 2008

Youth jailed for year for sex with girl aged 14  Tuesday 16th December 2008

Fine Gael justice spokesman calls for guidelines for consistency on sentences  Friday 12th December 2008

Call to amend bill to protect trafficking victims  Friday 12th December 2008

Calls to publish report into Cloyne sex abuse case  Friday 12th December 2008

Sex crime victim loses bid to name brother  Wednesday 10th December 2008

 Youth pleads guilty to having sex with girl (14)    Tuesday 9th December 2008

Derry publican placed on sex offenders' register  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Judge clashes with DPP over underage sex case  Tuesday 9th December 2008

Scale of internet child pornography use wider thought  Monday 8th December 2008

Place in trial process of victim impact statement  Monday 8th December 2008

Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking charge  Monday 8th December 2008

Figures from sports and arts to help end stigma of suicide  Friday 5th December 2008

Court told of alleged abuse by brother  Friday 5th December 2008

Appeal against rape attempt conviction fails  Friday 5th December 2008

Two rescued from brothels cared for but fears over safety of five others  Friday 5th December 2008

Father jailed for sex abuse of two daughters  Thursday 4th December 2008

Money trail examined as sex ring broken up Thursday 4th December 2008

2,500 physical abuse incidents reported to Women's Aid  Tuesdsay 2nd December 2008

Supermarket rapist had prior convictions for sexual assault  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Two men raped young mother in her own house  Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Trafficked girl can avail of protection in Nigeria  Monday 1st December 2008

Man to be moved for rape trial appraisal  Thursday 25th November

Government urged to outlaw female circumcision  Wednessday 26th November 2008

DPP: I may face court for giving families reasons  Wednessday 26th November 2008

Campaign highlights domestic abuse  Tuesday 25th November 2008 

Surgeon struck off after Medical Council inquiry  Tuesday 25th November 2008

Expert highlights flaws in video-link evidence  Monday 24th November 2008

Judge questions role of vicims' statements  Monday 24th November 2008

Shatter says 'Baby P' case here inevitable  Monday 24th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Man loses appeal against conviction for rape, assaults   Wednesday 19th November 2008

Court move to stop deportation of woman and daughters fails  Wednesday 19th November 2008

Most teens have friend in violent relationship  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Cross-border deal to close net on fleeing sex offenders  Tuesday 18th November 2008

Network backs Mirren on rape jurors  Monday 17th November 2008

PSNI in hunt for missing sex offender  Monday 17th November 2008

Lack of physical affection damages children - priest  Monday 17th November 2008

Plans to help crime victims 'may collapse trials'  Friday 14th November 2008

Bail objection in child pornography trial  Friday 14th November 2008

Mother makes new appeal to High Court over deportation  Friday 14th November 2008

Man jailed for 12 years for rape of daughter  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Writer warned of jail for sex assault on teenage boy  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Judge rules that age restrictions in redress Act are unconstitutional  Wednesday 12th November 2008

Irish girls rescued in porn sting  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Man, 47, held on child porn charges  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Landlord attacked woman because she was 'too sexy'  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Ads target men who use rafficked women  Tuesday 11th November 2008

Relatives responsible for most elder abuse  Monday 10th November 2008

Man (47) due in court on child pornography charges  Monday 10th November 2008

State may ask Church for cash payment of 32 million euro  Monday 10th November 2008

Gardai keeping watch on 1,100 sex offenders  Monday 10th November 2008

Five more diocese priests face sex abuse allegations  Saturday 8th November 2008

Lithuanian wanted for trafficking women consents to extradition  Thursday 6th November 2008

Vote on children's rights a 'last resort'  Thursday 6th November 2008

Many children stuck in poverty unless big political choices made  Wednesday 5th November 2008

Teenager had sex with juvenile  Tuesday 4th November 2008

Court reduces sex abuse sentence to 2½ years  Tuesday 4th November 2008

DPP choice of rape charge halts 'unfair' trial  Friday 31st October 2008

Delay criticised as rape crisis helpline highlighted  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man sentenced to 12 years in jail for aggravated sexual assaults on women  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man challenges constitutionality of buggery law  Thursday 30th October 2008

Man gets three years for sexually assaulting daughters over 10 years  Wednesdsay 29th October 2008

Woman unrecognisable following beating during attempted rape  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Man convicted of rape attempt gets three years  Wednesday 29th October 2008

Gardai investigate attack on teen girl  Tuesday 28th October 2008

Donegal man to be sentenced in December after rape conviction   Friday 24th October 2008

Crime victims' groups broadly welcome move  Thursday 23rd October 2008

DPP says cutbacks will affect number of prosecutions  Thursday 23rd October 2008

Man who raped granddaughter gets seven years   Thursday 23rd October 2008

Grandfather rapist jailed for seven years  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

No prosecution on human traffic law  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Ex-soldier settles claim of sex assault in army  Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Man who was sexually harassed awarded €49,700  Tuesday 21st October 2008

Human trafficking  Monday 20th October 2008

2,000 children put into State care in 2006  Monday 20th October 2008

Call for better child protection from abusive texts  Thursday 16th October 2008

More than 50 cases of trafficking into Ireland  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Suspended jail term for taxi passenger's false shouts of rape  Wednesday 15th October 2008

Ex-garda's suicide bid delays sentencing for child trafficking  Wednesday 15th October 2008

'Big crime issues'  within six divisions  Tuesday 14th October 2008

Children Ombudsman launches free-phone complaints line  Tuesday 14th October 2008

One in five women living in fear  Monday 13th October 2008

Donations may plummet 20pc in credit crunch, charities warn  Monday 13th October 2008

A lack of psychologists is putting lives at risk  Friday 10th October 2008

De La Salle Brother pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges  Thursday 9th October 2008

Sex attack writer will be jailed if he doesn't seek help  Tuesday 7th October 2008

60% wait a year or more to get help  Monday 6th October 2008

Underage rape cases plummet after ruling   Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

President calls for new debate on domestic violence  Thursdsay 2nd October 2008

Irish hotline helps close child pornography websites  Wednesday 1st October 2008

March to 'reclaim streets' after sex attacks  Wednesday 1st October 2008

Flirting women to blame for sex attacks, say students  Tuesday 30th September 2008

Ahern concerned at sex offender treatment rates  Friday 26th September 2008

Attacker 'smelled of sweet cologne'  Tuesday 23rd September 2008

Psychological profiler joins hunt for serial sex attacker  Monday 22nd September 2008

People willing to pay higher taxes for mental care  Friday 19th September 2008

Call for specialist Garda training on sexual violence  Friday 19th September 2008

New charity regime expected to become law  Thursday 18th September 2008

Support group highlights sexual abuse in families  Thursday 18th September 2008

Minister says law on sex offenders is being reviewed  Thursday 18th September 2008

Make sex offenders undergo therapy  Thursday 18th September 2008

One in Four calls for national abuse strategy  Thursday 18th September 2008

Time to face up to facts of sexual abuse of children  Wednesday 17th September 2008

Sex attack link investigated as fourth woman is assaulted  Wednesday 17th September 2008

FG criticises Government over statutory rape ballot  Monday 15th September 2008

Man (21) jailed for indecent pictures  Thursday 11th September 2008

8,600 people in hospital over self-harm in 2007  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Porter jailed for sex assault  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Nigerian girl trafficked for sex trade goes missing from HSE  Wednesday 10th September 2008

Child internet safety pioneer speaks  Friday 5th September 2008

African men foil sex attack on teen  Friday 5th September 2008

President urges support for children, our 'building blocks of tomorrow'  Thursday 4th September 2008

Call for broad amendment on rights of children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Rise in victims reporting rape at odds with Garda figures  Thursday 4th September 2008

Watchdog vows to fight on for children  Thursday 4th September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Thursday 4th September 2008

Fund for rapie crisis service and helpline cut  Thursday 4th September 2008

Concern as sex attacks becoming more violent  Thursday 4th September 2008

Group wants better services to protect children from sexual abuse  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

McAleese opens children's rights conference  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Sexual violence increasing, warns rape crisis centre  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

'Better services to protect children from sexual abuse needed'  Wenessday 3rd September 2008

Tensions rise over issue of children's rights  Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Glitter planning move here 'as soon as he can'  Monday 1st September 2008

Gardai appeal for public help in alleged sex attack probe  Friday 29th August 2008

Promised laws on sex offenders not enacted  Thursday 28th August 2008

Study reveals trend reversal as more men than women inflict self-harm  Thursday 28th August 2008

Suicide crisis: Four children took their own lives last year  Thursday 28th August 2008

Unionist councillor gets bail in rape case  Thursday 28th August 2008

High-profile rapists will be monitored after jail terms  Thursday 21st August 2008

Girl (17) in HSE's caregranted bail  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Child abuse rap for man  Wednesday 20th August 2008

Paedophile charged with criminal damage to camera  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Irishman held in sex attack  Tuesday 19th August 2008

Paedophile returns after UK jail term  Monday 18th August 2008

Abuse victims face delays  Thursday 14th August 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Referendum on children's rights is needed, say child protection groups  Wednesday 13th 2008

Rape Crisis Centre guidelines series aims to help protect young from s  exual assault  Wednesday 13th 2008

Anger as child protection referendum in doubt  Wednesday 13th 2008

Students warned to protect themselves from sex attacks  Wednesday 13th 2008

Knife maniac tried to rape male guard in savage attack  Tuesday 12th August 2008

Child protection referendum may not be needed   Monday 11th August 2008

New law on offensive text messages sees 330 prosecuted  Monday 11th August 2008

Parents to fight ruling on alleged assault  Monday 11th August 2008

Sex abuse victims forced to wait 18 months for therapy  Monday 11th August 2008

Charity wants public to go extra mile in fundraiser  Saterday 9th  August 2008

One In Four launches fundraising campaign  Friday 8th August 2008

Groups express concern over children's services  Friday 8th August 2008