The Spiritan congregation has now paid out €8.8 million (£7.28 million) to 125 victims of clerical sexual abuse in the Republic of Ireland, according to recent reports.
The Irish Timesreports that between 1998 and 2022, the religious order, formerly known as the Holy Ghost Fathers, made payments totalling €5.4 million in settlements to 73 survivors.
In November 2022, a harrowing radio documentary was released by national broadcaster RTÉ detailing abuse perpetrated by members of the religious order at Blackrock College in Dublin, a prestigious private all-boys boarding school.
