[Irish_Thatcherite]

Currently, the law doesn't protect boys, according to this article. But hopefully there will be a new law that will.

I hope they do - but my government hasn't a good record at bringing in laws without serious loopholes.

[68skylark]

Stop me if I getting into a topic that I should leave alone. But here in the U.S. we've had a very long and terrible series of scandals involving Catholic priests and boys. Has Ireland had similar problems? Hopefully not.