Oh.

And that’s just Melbourne.

[Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Professor Des Cahill] told the [Australian] parliamentary inquiry [into clerical sex abuse] that 14 of 378 Melbourne priests were convicted of child sexual abuse, and church authorities had admitted that another four who had died were also abusers.

But the actual figure was much higher when under-reporting was taken into account. “One in 20 is a minimum. It might be one in 15, perhaps not as high as one in 10,” Professor Cahill said.

Professor Cahill said the Church hierarchy was incapable of resolving abuse issues because of the way the institution operated with a “clerical caste system” that made protecting the church’s reputation and priests more important than caring for victims. Bishops who did want to put victims first were prevented by the Vatican.

It operated by canon law rather than civil law, “but canon law has nothing to say about the rights of child victims”.

 

One In 20 Priests An Abuser, Inquiry Told (The Age)

Scenes from Saturday’s Rally for Recognition to demand the “introduction of inclusive and respectful Gender Recognition legislation that will not enshrine pathologisation of trans identities into Irish law”.

The Rally coincided with the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) annual conference which concluded in Dublin yesterday.

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)

 

It literally stinks.

The statement proved Mr Kenny enjoys direct access to Ms Merkel and holds enough sway to get her to agree to the issuing of the Sunday night statement. While it does not bring a bank debt deal tangibly closer, it shows he has influence at the highest level in Berlin — which will be hugely significant in the coming weeks and months.

 

Mmm.

Pungent.

Merkel Rides To Enda’s Aid And Agrees Ireland Bank Debt Is A ‘Special Case’ (Independent.ie)

 

Howth Tram Bridge, Howth, Co Dublin (Phil Lang)

Kells, Co. Meath – we’ve since lost the cross to a wayward school bus driver. (Jody O’Dea)

Stephen Street, Sligo (Noel Ballantyne)

Galway Cathedral, Galway City (Senan Kelly)

Spanish Arch, Galway (Senan kelly)

Main street, Rathmines, Dublin. (Conor Galvin)

Parnell Monument, O’Connell Street. (Signal XFM)

Google Street View Challenge to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie


A not-terribly-exciting video that demonstrates a terribly exciting thing you’ll shortly be trying yourself (please be careful) to see whether or not it’s a troll.

Do let us know. We can’t afford batteries. Or matches.

22words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CocZQX9AOFQ

During yesterdays match between Anorthosis and Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus, a thug in the crowd (possibly inspired by a similarly classy display in Iran last month) throws an expolsive at an injured Anorthosis player.

Incredibly, nobody was hurt in the blast.

dailywhat/cosbysweaters

Customs officers have reported a large increase in the discovery of ecstasy in items entering the Republic in the postal service and in private courier parcels.

The drug is one of a range of synthetic substances being discovered with much greater frequency since head shops and the psychoactive products they sold were banned under legislation in 2010.

Gardaí and Customs officers also believe ecstasy has begun to make a return because it is much cheaper than cocaine, the consumption of which has decreased since the recession began and disposable incomes were hit.

In 2010 the value of ecstasy seized by Customs stood at €3,390. Last year this increased to 41,000 tablets and 3kg of the drug in seizures throughout the year, with a combined estimated value of €700,000.

Customs reports rise in ecstasy seizures (Conor Lally, Irish Times)

Trade in banned head shop drugs grows via postal system (Irish Times)

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