A Jesuit priest abused boys at Belvedere College in Dublinâs city centre when he taught there in the 1970s, the congregation has confirmed, two years after being confronted by a former victim about the secrecy surrounding the case.
Fr Joseph Marmion âabused boys sexually, emotionally and physically while he was on the teaching staff at Belvedere College in the 1970sâ, the Jesuits said in a statement.
Tuesdayâs statement followed contact with the Jesuits in early 2019 by a former pupil of Belvedere College. A student at the College in the 1970s, at the age of 13 he was sexually and emotionally abused by Fr Marmion, a teacher in Belvedere from 1969 until 1978. The priest died in 2000.
Number of housing units stalled by judicial reviews jumps by 1,000% Report by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott details massive jump in objections to planning decisions
Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 04:51
According to the report, construction output in 2021 is forecast to fall to €20 billion because of the current lockdown. Photograph: Alan Betson
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The number of potential units in Strategic Housing Developments (SHDs) in Dublin that have either been quashed or held up by judicial reviews jumped by more than 1,000 per cent last year, according to a report by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott.