Child abuse

13:56, 6 MAR 2026

Survivors of industrial schools can now apply for €3k support following 51-night hunger strike

Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton announced today that survivors can now receive the support agreed to by activists

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Sligo dad who sexually abused 5 of his kids and forced them to drink urine jailed

Central Criminal Court

Sligo dad Noel Farrell has been jailed for 20 years after pleading guilty to sexually abused five of his children, who were locked in a room for days at a time without food and forced to drink urine.

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Serial killer abused and tortured children in 'manmade dungeon'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The serial killer was dubbed 'Le Monstre' due to the horrific nature of his crimes. He is known for sexually assaulting and murdering children and teenagers.

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'At 15 I was forced to marry a 35-year-old man and have sex with him until I got pregnant'

Latifa, 15, was sold into marriage by her father in Tanzania and was forced to share a bed with a 35-year-old man - she was also subjected to horrendous sexual abuse

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‘Devastating’ inner world of mum who pushed son on a swing for 44 hours until he died

Romechia Simms was just 24-years-old when her schizophrenia drove her to commit this devastating act, pushing the lifeless body of her son, Ji'Aire Donnell Lee, for hours after he passed away from dehydration and hypothermia

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Brittany Hogan's fan encounter that reinforced her decision to speak out on being abused as a child

Ireland Women's Rugby Team

The Ulster and Ireland Rugby World Cup star believes that by opening up she has been able to connect better with others, on and off the pitch

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Girl, 8, abandoned in Ukraine found barking at strangers after 'being raised by dogs'

An eight-year-old boy, starved of human interaction, was found neglected in Thailand in recent days, and the disturbing case draws parallels with a feral girl in Ukraine who was also raised by dogs

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'A hero of those without a voice': Abuse survivor who spoke out on RTE show dies as tributes pour in

Michael O'Brien became known nationally in 2009 when he delivered a powerful speech on RTÉ’s Questions and Answers programme where he discussed his experiences of being abused as a child

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Paedophile mobster back behind bars following arrest last week

Sex offenders register

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen 'Rossi' Walsh was released from prison in November after serving almost 15 years for sexually assaulting two children

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Former secondary school teacher jailed over depraved videos of child sex abuse

Sam Kavanagh was arrested by Gardaí after they were alerted to his offending by authorities in America

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Evil mum Lamora Williams will die in prison after murdering two toddlers by cooking them in oven

Lamora Williams, 24, has been convicted of the murder of one-year-old Ja'Karter Penn and two-year-old Ke'Yaunte Penn. She will spend the rest of her life in prison

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Baby boy left fighting for life after being 'bear hugged' by mum's fiance 'to stop him crying'

The 28-year-old man allegedly dropped his partner's 10-month-old baby while tossing him in the air and then gave him a 'bearhug' until he stopped screaming

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Mum avoids jail after six-month-old son's 'fingers chewed to the bone' in rat attack

The boy suffered extensive rat bites and his fingers had been chewed to the bone - Angel Schonabaum and her husband, David Schonabaum, were arrested in September 2023 after he dialled 911 to report that their infant son had been severely injured by rats

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Mum's chilling texts after 'allowing boyfriend to kill and discipline' son, 3, to 'toughen him up'

Elijah Vue was first reported missing on February 20 and months later, human remains were found and identified as the three-year-old boy - mum Katrina Baur and her boyfriend Jesse Vang have been charged

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Catfisher in Ireland drives devastated US dad and daughter to kill themselves

Warning: This article contains details readers may find distressing. Depraved’ Alexander McCartney, 26, tricked children into believing he was a young girl before luring them into sending him photos

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Boy, 15, starved and left in ice bath by his mum and brother in basement torture chamber

Timothy Ferguson, 15, was found dead in a small closet under the basement stairs of his home, having been subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of his mother and older brother

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Seven-month-old baby boy found dead stuffed in toolbox and dumped in lake

The body of Peyton Sky Davis was found at Lake Fort Phantom Hill in Abilene, Texas, after a toolbox was pulled from the water. The baby's mother and her boyfriend are facing charges

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Children found naked 'covered in faeces and locked in bedroom' for 12 hours a day

Dakota Rain Dodd, 24, and Aubrianna Jewelyn Willow Freeman, 22, are facing multiple charges of child neglect after the grim discovery of two children covered in 'faeces' in the family's apartment

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Dad-of-11 shoots himself dead in hospital bathroom after child sex abuse charge

David Baker Sr, a pastor and father of 11 charged with aggravated sexual battery of a child under 12, shot himself in the chest twice in a hospital bathroom shortly after posting bail

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Former EFL footballer left baby girl with 17 injuries as team issues 'frankly sickening' statement

Kiernan Hughes-Mason, who played in England and New Zealand during his football career, will be sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on September 10 following his conviction

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Baby boy found dead in sealed bucket in family home after dad tells police he's 'safe'

Eliasard Moneus, 28, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested by police in connection with the death of his three-month-old son, Jacob Moneus, who was found dead in an orange bucket with a snap-seal lid

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Taxi driver Raymond Shorten jailed for 13 years for rape of girl, 7, after her mother's funeral

The now 20-year-old woman has indicated she wishes for Shorten to be named, but to retain her anonymity

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Bloodcurdling screams caught on camera after two-year-old's 'throat slit by dad'

The 33-year-old Jerónimo Duran is charged with Melody Alana Rose Duran's murder. He arrived at her mother's house with the girl, as captured by the neighbor's cameras

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Horrific ways 12 teenagers died at cruel 'wilderness therapy' camps including choking on vomit

The recent death of a 12-year-old at a Trails Carolina 'therapy camp' in South Carolina brings again to light a series of tragic fatalities among teenagers in such facilities due to their cruel practices

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