LAUNCH OF DUBLIN DIOCESAN CHILD SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES Speaking Notes ofMost Rev. Diarmuid MartinArchbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland ———-Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, 14th April 2011 The launch of the Dublin Diocesan Child Safeguarding and Protection Policy and Procedures document is not an isolated launch. It […]
Press Release Thursday 14th April 2011 Archdiocese of Dublin launches Policy for Child Safeguarding and Protection The Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, together with the staff of the Child Safeguarding and Protection office (CSPS) today launched the Diocesan Policy for Child Safeguarding and Protecting children. This Policy brings together a […]
National Child Safeguarding Conference BE NOT AFRAID Address of Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, October 27th 2018 “Ireland is a country in constant change. No one would deny that Irish religious culture is not exempt from that change. This Conference and our […]
Safeguarding Sunday 24th September 2017 Prayers of the Faithful Notes for Parish Reps 2017 Dear Father/Colleagues Sunday 24 September is Diocesan Safeguarding Day. I wish to take this opportunity to address you on this vital matter and to thank you for all of the work you have been […]
Child Safeguarding Update 2016 The head of the child safeguarding and protection service in the Archdiocese of Dublin has said they have seen another decline in the number of complaints and allegations of abuse being processed by their service this year. There were four new allegations of child sexual […]
Statement of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin February 10th 2015, on the Publication of the Seventh Tranche of the review process of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland
NBSCCCI praise for Safeguarding in Dublin The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland has said the Archdiocese of Dublin is to be commended for the “rational, comprehensive and integrated child safeguarding system it has developed”. The NBSCCCI review of safeguarding and child protection practice, published […]
Safeguarding children in the Dublin Diocese 26th November 2009 In Brief The Archdiocese of Dublin operates Children First – State Child Protection Guidelines -in conjunction with Church Guidelines. The Child Protection Service in the Diocese has two main objectives; to minimise the possibility of abuse happening, and if it […]
Child Protection Update 26th November 2009 This statement is an update of the statistics published in November 2008. These statistics are compiled annually by the Archdiocese and is a record of the information available to the Archdiocese of Dublin. This update contains information on Dublin Diocesan priests, as […]
It has been the practice of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to put on the public record updates of statistics concerning allegations of child sexual abuse made against, or suspicions raised concerning, priests of the Archdiocese, or priests from Religious Congregations or other Dioceses who have worked in Dublin. This current […]
Children’s Easter Pilgrimage The DDCPL takes a group of children with special needs on a six-day pilgrimage to Lourdes every year at Easter. The children are cared for by volunteers chosen and trained for the purpose, who get to know the children before they travel and meet them again at […]
Statement of the Spring 2022 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered in-person this week for their Spring 2022 General Meeting at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth. The President of the Conference is Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and the Vice-President is […]
In line with Church Policy on Safeguarding Children a parish priest of Dublin has voluntarily stood aside from his position because of concerns brought to the Diocese and reported to the Gardai. The information received relates to several decades ago and is not connected to the parish. Standing aside does […]
Journeying in Hope — THE CHURCH IN IRELAND – SIGNS OF HOPE – NEW CHALLENGES Speaking notes of Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin Saint John’s Parish, Tralee, 24th February 2015 “On Sunday last I presided at a ceremony in the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin during which I welcomed over […]
Archbishop’s Office Archbishop’s House, Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9, D09 H4C2 The Archbishop’s Office supports Archbishop Farrell in his daily work at the service of the Archdiocese. The Archbishop’s PA, Mary Irwin, seeks to create a welcome for all those working with and seeking to be in touch with the […]
The Russo Family Lecture:CATHOLIC IRELAND: PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE Speaking Notes of Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin Fordham Centre of Religion and Culture, New York, 24th April 2013 “Ireland has changed and Ireland is changing. The other evening I was at a lecture […]
The Russo Family Lecture CATHOLIC IRELAND: PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE Speaking Notes of Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin Fordham Centre of Religion and Culture, New York, 24th April 2013 “Ireland has changed and Ireland is changing. The other evening I was at a lecture […]
COMMENTS OF ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN ON THE RESPONSE OF THE HOLY SEE TO THE IRISH GOVERNMENT 3rd September 2011 The Vatican response to the Irish government is detailed and comprehensive. It is serious, sober in tone and it addresses broader questions of Church policy on child safeguarding. My hope is […]
National Mental Health Care Conference 2010LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL Speaking Notes ofMost Rev. Diarmuid MartinArchbishop of Dublin, Primate of Ireland—————-Conrad Hotel, 16th September 2010 I would like to join with Minister Moloney in congratulating the organizers of this Conference on the Future of Mental Health Care in Ireland. The […]
STATEMENT FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE NSBCCC REPORT INTO THE DIOCESE OF CLOYNE Archbishop Diarmuid Martin notes that as a result of an investigation carried out by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church a situation has been reached in relation to a specific diocese in which […]