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TAOISEACH Simon Harris has pledged to consider extending the inquiry into clerical sex abuse at institutions across Ireland to include corporal punishment. Mr Harris made the statement last night following the broadcast of the RTÉ documentary Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools. The programme featured survivors of corporal punishment in Ireland, which was common practice until … [Read more...] about ‘Harrowing viewing’: Taoiseach makes statement after survivors of violence in Irish schools speak out

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has granted posthumous presidential pardons to two men wrongly convicted of murder in 1882. Yesterday, President Higgins signed pardons for Sylvester Poff and James Barrett, who were executed in Tralee Gaol in January 1883 following wrongful convictions for the murder of Thomas Browne. The signing ceremony took place at Áras an Uachtaráin in the … [Read more...] about President Higgins signs pardons for two men wrongly convicted of murder in 1882

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed when the car he was driving was involved in a collision in Co. Donegal. The incident happened at Kerrykeel, Co.Donegal on Tuesday, October 29. “The single vehicle collision, involving a car, occurred at approximately 3.30pm on the Shore Road at Kerrykeel,”  gardaí confirmed in a statement. "The driver of the car, a man … [Read more...] about Appeal for witnesses after man killed in Donegal crash

Warning: Distressing content contained in this report A COUPLE has been convicted of abusing a baby girl who was left “profoundly disabled” by the injuries she sustained. Tom Kember, 27, from Taunton, was found guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, while Katherine Reilly, 25, was found guilty of child cruelty. The pair, who both hail from Taunton in … [Read more...] about Couple convicted of abusing baby after ‘monstrous act’ left child permanently disabled

DRUGS, cash and illegal fireworks have been seized following a search on a property in Co. Derry. PSNI officers searched the house in Ballygroll Road yesterday (October 30). They found suspected class A,B and C drugs worth £34k as well as a large sum of cash and a stash of illegal fireworks. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene. “A search was conducted by members of the … [Read more...] about Drugs, cash and illegal fireworks seized at house in Derry