Survivors and family members must be afforded a statutory right to information

Former resident at Nazareth House calls on pope to do something for the survivors

It had been estimated in 2004 abuse crisis compensation would cost Irish dioceses €50m

Institutional history: We need to reflect, not just remember

The Women’s Podcast celebrates its 100th episode with 100 quotes by and about women in Ireland

From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'

Scandal disproves defence that the Catholic Church did wrong but was trying to do good

Many women were born in State homes then sent to industrial schools and laundries

There are still powerful bureaucrats in the Vatican who think they know best

The least that can be expected is an official apology from the State for the awful crimes that have been committed against them

History is made as two archbishops receive cleric’s remains

Successfull applicant will have three-month traineeship at ‘The Irish Times’

Showing solidarity with and speaking up for people who are suffering

When abuse victim Marie Collins claims the Roman Curia is frustrating efforts to implement decisions which will make the church a safer place for children, we must take notice

As the film of ‘Brooklyn’ gets good reviews, Tóibín’s status at home and abroad rises yet another notch

Christine Buckley remembered during day for survivors of institutional abuse

State child abuse campaigner rose above the grim hand fate dealt her to become an icon

Despite previous State reports, such homes have not received scrutiny

A young ‘disappeared’ woman, the debate over how a building linked to past conflict should be redeployed, and an exploration of a political leader feature in Prime Cut’s ambitious new trio of plays in Belfast

‘I write in a very troubling manner that I wouldn’t advise anyone to adopt’

Month’s mind Mass in Dublin’s Pro Cathedral on Friday next

Highly influential programme recalls childhood of the late Christine Buckley

A new book lists 31 definitive texts. Are the authors right? And what should be the 32nd?

She persisted ‘through denial, denunciation and obfuscation to expose the rotten story’

Activist instigated revelations of institutional abuse scandal two decades ago

Katie Walmsley who gave evidence to the Historical Abuse inquiry in Belfast, talks to Sinéad O’Shea

Mental institutions ‘can’t be blamed on the church; it was a State-run project’

Mental illness is not a crime. So why are so many people with psychiatric problems in our jails?

What kind of life awaits asylum seekers who are sent back to their native countries? The Irish Times travels to Lagos, in Nigeria, to find out

Magdalene Survivors Together wants compensation figure trebled

The late investigative journalist Mary Raftery turned a spotlight on Ireland’s powerful vested interests – and did it with unshakable calm, old-fashioned charm and unswerving determination

Ireland’s relationship with the Catholic Church has come a long way, but the national broadcaster lags behind