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‘Not a move’ on redress fund for survivors of abuse at Limerick's Creagh Lane

SURVIVORS of abuse at a Limerick city school say they are no closer to being included in a Government redress scheme despite highlighting their case in the European Parliament almost six months ago. The survivors of abuse at Creagh Lane National ...

12 May 2018 at 11:00

Community

Minister may meet with Limerick abuse victims

THE Minister for Education and Skills says he is willing to consider a request to meet with some of the men who were sexually abused at Creagh Lane National School in the city more than fifty years ago. However, Minister Richard Bruton has told ...

02 Feb 2017 at 07:00

Local News

Limerick councillors call on minister to include Creagh Lane in redress scheme

LIMERICK’S councillors have called on the Minister for Education to include in the redress scheme the victims of physical and sexual abuse at Creagh Lane national school in the 1950s and 1960s. “The victims have fought long and hard and their ...

28 Mar 2017 at 10:06

Local News

Government urged to take action on redress for survivors of abuse at Limerick school

SINN Féin’s Maurice Quinlivan TD has urged the Government to listen to the concerns of former students of Creagh Lane National School. A group of former students who were sexually abused by their teacher while young students at the school ...

02 Jun 2018 at 09:00

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Limerick abuse survivors deserve ‘dignity and action’

THE EDUCATION Minister has committed to meeting a group of former students, who were abused by their teacher as children at a Limerick national school, after it emerged not one person has been paid through a scheme set up to compensate ...

22 May 2019 at 08:00

Education

Limerick school abuse survivors ‘deserve closure and recognition’

AN upcoming Dáil motion obliging the Government to remove the ‘prior complaint’ criteria for victims of sexual abuse attempting to access payment of reparation is expected to be discussed in the coming weeks. Access to the ex-gratia ...

27 May 2018 at 18:00

Crime and Courts

Timeline now needed for Limerick school abuse survivors group

THE DÁIL needs to establish a timeline for action following the passing a motion seeking redress for survivors of sexual abuse at a Limerick City primary school, according to Ireland South MEP Liadh Ní Riada The Sinn Féin MEP has ...

18 Jul 2018 at 06:03

Crime and Courts

Limerick sexual abuse victims travel to Europe in 'campaign for justice'

A GROUP of people who suffered sexual and physical abuse at a Limerick city school more than fifty years ago are to travel to the European Parliament this week “in search of justice”. The survivors of abuse at Creagh Lane ...

20 Nov 2017 at 18:24

Education

Solicitor for Limerick school abuse survivors says State is ‘misreading’ case

THE STATE’S interpretation of the O’Keeffe ruling is wrong “both morally and legally”, according to the long-time solicitor representing the survivors of abuse at Limerick's Creagh Lane. The Department of Education is ...

28 May 2018 at 14:56

Local News

Survivors of abuse in Limerick school to launch ‘anti-canvass’

A GROUP of men who were sexually abused as children by their teacher, and are currently fighting to access redress from the Government, are to begin a campaign to highlight what they feel is a lack of action on their ...

12 May 2019 at 22:00

Crime and Courts

‘Victory’ for Limerick school abuse survivors group as Dáil motion passes

A DÁIL motion seeking redress for the victims of sexual abuse at a Limerick city primary school has passed by almost two to one. Former students of Creagh Lane NS, who were abused by their teacher but excluded from ...

09 Jul 2018 at 06:01

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Limerick child abuse survivors call on State to ensure ‘no more obstacles put in our way’

A GROUP of child abuse survivors in Limerick has called on the Government to ensure there are “no more obstacles put in our way”, following a judge’s landmark report that criticises the State’s ‘prior complaint’ ...

09 Jul 2019 at 14:03

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