Neville Kearns died in a crash in 2024, a day before he was due to stand trial on charges relating to assault, rape and attempted rape of boys in the 1980s and 1990s. In The Irish Times this weekend Orla Ryan interviews three of his victims, who wish to remain anonymous. In this interview excerpt, "Chris" explains how he was groomed and how he had hoped Neville Kearns would be forced to confront the impact of his crimes.

Listen to The Irish Times In the News podcast on Monday for more of Chris's story.

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Upon learning that Dublin City Council inspectors gained access to one of his properties, landlord Marc Godart ordered that the workers he deemed responsible be sacked and outstanding wages withheld.

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In 2023, controversial landlord Marc Godart told colleagues that new contracts should stipulate that workers are hired by Itzig Sarl, one of his family’s Luxembourg companies, rather than by an Irish-based company.

“The reason is we don’t want to be exposed to any prosecution if we do not get along with an employee or a person that works for us,” Godart explained in a voice note.

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In Conor Pope’s exclusive interview with Santa, Irish kids from Bray, Co Wicklow to Queensland, Australia, messaged the man in red with questions asking about his habits, from beard grooming to cookie-eating, what sort of exercise he takes and how, he circumnavigates the world in one night, and much, much more.

Thank you to all the boys and girls who sent voice and email messages. Unfortunately Santa couldn’t get to all of them but he has taken your names and checked them against his list, twice, so expect nice surprises on Christmas morning.

M&S Food has everything you need for the festive season, including a wide range of snacks that Santa will enjoy to leave out for him on Christmas Eve

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Trisha Lovett 's letter to her friend Carrie Lee.

Read by Rosita Boland.

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