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The Spiritan Congregation said an independent group would engage with survivors at its schools and institutions, including Dublin's Blackrock College (PA)

Almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse were recorded by 308 schools run by religious orders The allegations were made against 884 alleged abusers

Almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse were recorded by 308 schools run by religious orders The allegations were made against 884 alleged abusers

The scale of the extreme and violent sexual abuse suffered by children in religious schools in Ireland is likely to grow beyond the almost 2,400 allegations held in official records.

The number of bikes parked at a new purposely built shelter at Leinster House, which cost €336,000, has never exceeded 10 a day over the last three months.

Finance Minister Jack Chambers. Photo: PA Finance Minister Jack Chambers has confirmed that the burden of inheritance will be lowered in his fiscal package for next year.

The new bike shed at Leinster House. Photo: Collins People are rightly annoyed at the new €336,000 bike shed at Leinster House, which is “a complete waste of public money”, Finance Minster Jack Chambers said yesterday.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has told religious orders they will be expected to co-operate fully with the State over the inquiry into abuse within order-run schools.

Former Labour Party leader Alan Kelly was not at the think-in. Photo: Frank McGrath