Justice Seán Ryan, who chaired the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, talks to Patsy McGarry. The Christian Brothers had challenged the Commission in the Courts to prevent members being named? It began with two groups, the Sisters of Mercy and the Christian Brothers, but the Sisters dropped out and the Christian Brothers continued to the end. And of course the Christian Brothers would have their clique meeting beforehand, like the Communist Party, a meeting before the managers’ association. Seán Ryan, after being appointed chairman of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse in 2003.

Source: The Irish Times May 18, 2019 05:01 UTC