For nine months in 1980, Peter McCloskey was abused by Denis Daly, a priest in the local parish of Christ the King, at Caherdavin, Limerick.

This is the story of Denis Daly's life as a priest, based on a report compiled from the archives of the Archdiocese of Sydney. This was done by the archivist, Pauline Garland, in 2003, following Peter McCloskey's requests for information on Denis Daly

Allegations that Bishop Donal Murray stonewalled on sex abuse inquiries. By Colin Murphy

The Irish researcher is soon to be given a very useful new tool in the form of Irish Newspaper Archives, writes John Holden

Edward O'Hare speaks to opera singer Luisa Islam Ali Zade.

Pat Kenny could be a good radio broadcaster. He has the voice, the fluency, the intelligence and the familiarity with his medium. All he needs is discipline, whether self-imposed or externally-imposed. Someone in his earphone frequently screaming "shut the feck up" or, ideally, a variant of same.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has indicated the Government's commitment to introducing legislation to recognise same-sex partnerships.

Edward O'Hare on Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape at the Gate

Ardal O'Hanlon's football series is leagues ahead of the week's other sporting offerings, while RTÉ 1 dramatises a nuclear disaster in Sellafield

For talk radio to work the talk has to be about something. Ideally something substantial, by which I don't mean ne...