Between April and December 2025, the Irish bishops’ National Board for Safeguarding Children received 178 allegations of sexual and physical abuse against clergy and religious, according to a newly released report.
The vast majority of allegations date from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; only four date from the 2000s, 2010s, or 2020s (p. 10). In the majority of cases, the alleged abuser is deceased (p. 12).