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‘Shocking’ abuse by members of religious orders

There were almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse in more than 300 schools run by religious orders in Ireland, according to a report commissioned by the Irish government.

The Education Minister Norma Foley said it was the first time the scale of abuse had been disclosed, and it was “truly shocking”.

The Irish cabinet has agreed to establish a full statutory investigation, following the findings of the “scoping inquiry report”, which is due to be published shortly.

At a news conference, Ms Foley said the report found there were 884 alleged abusers in 42 orders which formerly ran schools or still do.


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