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Sometimes safeguarding means standing up to power

By Robert Dunne. Safeguarding is core business for any charity, particularly those such as the Church of Ireland, which provide a wide range of events and activities for children and young people including…
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Coercive control and vulnerable adults

In a recently published survey commissioned by Safeguarding Ireland in the Republic of Ireland, the following information on vulnerable adults/adults at risk was highlighted: 30% have witnessed coercive…
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Understanding the nature of sexual offending

“He ruined my life when he was supposed to be protecting me.” These are the words of a survivor of the paedophile John McClean, a former teacher and rugby coach in Terenure College in Dublin, who…
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Children and domestic abuse

By Robert Dunne. On Thursday, 21st January 2021, a 53-year old man from Dublin became the first person in the Republic of Ireland to be convicted of the crime of ‘coercive control’.  He was sentenced…
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Samaritans online information session

Every seven seconds, Samaritans answer a call for help.  They are there day or night, for anyone who’s struggling to cope, who needs someone to listen without judgement or pressure. Established in…
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Highly critical Safeguarding report on the Church of England and the Church in Wales

The Church of England failed to protect children from sexual abuse, and created a culture where abusers "could hide", a report has concluded. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse's report says…
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