DUBLIN (IRELAND)
The Catholic Thing [Springfield VA]
June 12, 2025
By Jane Moore, The Journal
There has been a “significant increase” in the number of new allegations notified to the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI). The organization published its annual report today, which covers the period between April 2024 and March 2025. According to the report, there were 385 child protection notifications against male and female members of the clergy last year. This is an increase of over 50 percent on the 252 allegations notified the previous year. It is the highest number of any reporting period since the NBSCCCI began publishing the annual figures in 2009.