2 h. ago Michael O'Brien, RIP: His intervention was a watershed moment in our reckoning with institutional abuse

Dr Sinéad Ring of Maynooth University says Ireland owes a huge debt of gratitute to Michael O’Brien, survivor of abuse, who passed away this week.

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2 h. ago Opinion: Michael O'Brien's intervention was a watershed moment in our reckoning with abuse

Dr Sinéad Ring of Maynooth University says Ireland owes a huge debt of gratitute to Michael O’Brien, survivor of abuse, who passed away this week.

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4 h. ago Clerical abuse survivor Michael O’Brien gave 'a voice to the voiceless', funeral hears

Mr O’Brien of Oliver Plunkett Terrace in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, died on Tuesday at his daughter Geraldine's residence.

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5 h. ago Michael O’Brien ‘gave a voice to those suffering and created hope’, funeral hears

Abuse survivor leaves ‘great legacy’ after influencing people all over the country, mourners told

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24 h. ago When Pope Francis met abuse survivors in Ireland: ‘He drew a picture of a toilet. Anything that goes into that is caca’

Pope met eight Irish survivors of clerical abuse when he visited Ireland in August 2018

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32 h. ago Michael O'Brien, abuse survivor and former mayor of Clonmel, dies aged 92

O’Brien detailed his experience with clerical abuse at St Joseph’s Industrial School in Tipperary during a live RTÉ television show.

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35 h. ago Tributes paid to abuse survivor Michael O'Brien following his death

Mr O’Brien was addressing then-government Minister Noel Dempsey, following the publication of the Ryan report into clerical abuse. Mr O’Brien also served as a Fianna Fáil Lord Mayor of Clonmel in 1993.

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36 h. ago Mary McAleese: Pope Francis was a man of love who ultimately took the timid path

The myth machine applauds the synodal pontiff, the one who has given jobs to women, who does not judge homosexuals, who protects victims of clerical abuse. But these are illusions

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36 h. ago Pope Francis was a man of love who ultimately took the timid path

The myth machine applauds the synodal pontiff, the one who has given jobs to women, who does not judge homosexuals, who protects victims of clerical abuse. But these are illusions

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41 h. ago Michael O’Brien, former lord mayor of Clonmel who spoke on RTÉ programme of childhood abuse, has died

Michael O’Brien appeared on RTE television programme where he outlined details of his experiences in industrial school

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3 d. ago 'Pope Francis did some good, but on the issue of clerical child sex abuse, he was disappointing'

Colm O’Gorman told The Journal that while he has “great admiration” for Francis, his handling of the child abuse issue has been “disappointing”.

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