Spiritans of Ireland have paid more than £7m to 125 abuse victims

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 Times reports 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