An Irish state commission of investigation, led by Judge Yvonne Murphy, into how the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin handled allegations of clergy sexual abuse between 1975 and 2004. It reviewed 320 cases against 172 priests, found that the archdiocese had concealed abuse rather than reported it, and recorded that one priest admitted abusing children roughly every two weeks for more than 25 years. Published months after the broader Ryan Report and specific to clergy abuse and its concealment in one archdiocese, distinct from Ryan's wider institutional scope.
Facts
Citation
AuthorCommission of Investigation (Judge Yvonne Murphy, chair)
PublisherGovernment of Ireland
Publication Year2009
URLhttps://www.bishop-accountability.org/reports/2009_11_26_Murphy_Report/
Source TypeGovernment commissioned report
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: a state commission of investigation with subpoena power, focused specifically on clergy abuse and institutional concealment. NotesTier 1: a state commission of investigation with subpoena power, focused specifically on clergy abuse and institutional concealment.
Claims Backed By This Source (26 claims)
This source backs 26 claims across the atlas. As facts: 21 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 12 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Denominations, 1 claims: 1 connected.
Well-attested
21Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Holds
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
2Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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