The National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (the National Board) will begin its review of Safeguarding practice in the Diocese of Ossory on March 21st. This review is to assess the safeguarding practice in the Diocese of Ossory against the Catholic Church in Ireland’s current standards as detailed in Safeguarding Children – Policy and Standards for the Catholic Church in Ireland 2016. The diocese was last reviewed in 2013 and this report was published on the diocesan website in the safeguarding section. To know more about safeguarding look at the Safeguarding section on www.ossory.ie.