Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Fr Joseph Marmion

Born between December 1946 and December 1947, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 17 Nov 2022 to 10 Dec 2022

Suspect: Fr Joseph Marmion, non-Irish man, 75 (judged from name)Fr Joseph Marmion

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Suspect
Born
Between December 1946 and December 1947, from the ages reported
Offences
Child sexual abuse (historic)
Reporting
2 reports, 17 Nov 2022 to 10 Dec 2022
Outlets
limerickpost.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
The late Fr Joseph Marmion who is the subject of sexual abuse allegations.
The late Fr Joseph Marmion who is the subject of sexual abuse allegations.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickpost.ie, 10 Dec 2022
The late Fr Joseph Marmion who is the subject of sexual abuse allegations.
The late Fr Joseph Marmion who is the subject of sexual abuse allegations.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickpost.ie, 17 Nov 2022

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Cases

latest first
  • Gardaí unlikely to prosecute Jesuits over historic child sexual abuse in Limerick Child sexual abuse (historic)

    Fr Joseph Marmion, a UK native who died in 2000 at the age of 75, is the subject of at least ten allegations of sexual, physical or emotional abuse of pupils at the former Crescent College in Limerick City, where he taught from 1959 to 1962. In 1977, pupils at Belvedere College made disclosures of sexual abuse by Marmion to senior Jesuits, but the order dealt with the matter in-house and he was never questioned by civil authorities. The Jesuit Order alerted Gardaí in 2002, but enquiries have run cold due to Marmion's death. In December 2022, Gardaí said they are unlikely to prosecute any members of the Jesuits over the handling of the historic allegations.

    No stage yetSuspect · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Fr Joseph Marmion, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 10 Dec2022
    Otherlimerickpost.ie, in Gardaí unlikely to prosecute Jesuits over historic child sexual abuse in Limerick
    Jesuits unlikely to be prosecuted over sexual abuse of Limerick students
    suspect, Fr Joseph Marmion, 75, male, named, irish (judged from name)Fr Joseph Marmion
  2. 17 Nov2022
    Otherlimerickpost.ie, in Gardaí unlikely to prosecute Jesuits over historic child sexual abuse in Limerick
    Ten claims of abuse at Limerick College reported to Gardaí
    suspect, Fr Joseph Marmion, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Fr Joseph Marmion

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