
Offending Institution: St Vincent’s Orphanage, Clontarf
In 2017, the Catholic Church released the number of child sexual abuse claims made against staff from their religious schools and orphanages. The Church identified

In 2017, the Catholic Church released the number of child sexual abuse claims made against staff from their religious schools and orphanages. The Church identified

Father Richard Doyle, 85, has always denied any claims that he inappropriately touched a young girl more than 40 years ago. However, Doyle’s story gradually

Born in County Leitrim, Ireland, on 5 October 1888, Paul Keaney migrated to Australia in 1911. After becoming a Christian Brother in 1916, Brother Keaney

Western Australia was home to thousands of British children escaping the turmoil of World War II. Around 4,000 children were forced to leave England from

Both Castledare Junior College and St Vincent’s Orphanage in Clontarf, Western Australia, have some of Australia’s darkest, most shameful stories hiding behind their walls. Children

In the 1970s and 80s, Martin James Cooper ran a hostel for wards of the state with his devoted wife, Nancy. Warminda Hostel in East