The Irish Province of the Augustinians wish to inform you of the work and progress to date on our child protection and safeguarding documentation and procedures. The attached document lists that progress to date on implementing the recommendations of our Review Report (February 2015).

Progress on implementation of recommendations of Review, November 2015.

Last August again we made an announcement in all our Churches, inviting any persons who may have been abused by any of our members to come forward and report to the authorities. We again ask any person who was abused or has concerns in regard to any of our members, past or present, to bring this matter to our attention and to the attention of the Gardaí (01-6663430) and TUSLA (HSE) (www.tusla.ie).

Our Designated Liaison Person is Mr. Tony Murphy and he can be contacted on 087-2211235 or at osasafeguarding@gmail.com

Irrespective of any other processes, which may be ongoing, we are more than willing to meet with and offer pastoral support to those who have made or wish to make allegations of abuse, should they so wish to engage with us.

We also ask persons who were abused to consider contacting Towards Healing, the confidential and independent support service established by the Catholic Church.

Towards Healing can be contacted on:

Freephone 1800 303416 (Rep. of Ireland)

Freephone 0800 0963315 (Northern Ireland and UK)

Details on www.towardshealing.ie

Please click here for a full copy of the Review and the Augustinian Safeguarding Policy 2015.

Safeguarding Policy 2015
Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Religious Order of Saint Augustine, Irish Province (February 2015)
Statement by the Augustinian Order, Ireland, 10th February 2015