Colm O Gorman PD appointed to senate

national | crime and justice | news report Thursday May 03, 2007 21:45 by One in Four

By Bartholomew Ahern - All Hallows

Does this signal a seriousness in tackling child abuse?

The PD candidate will not now stand for general election.
He did a good job on Ferns and in exposing the Vatican connection to sex abuse 'hiding'.

Mr Mc Dowell has congragulated him.

The problems remain.

1. One in four abused.
2. Dept of education non-coperation with Laffoy commission.
3.The Church state indemnity deal.
4. The refusal to give our kids their human rights in both UN and EU law.
5. Michael Woods.

The legacy of denial.
The charging of abuse victims full legal fees to be represented at redress.

But- it is nice to hear that the man who found the priests in Vatican city and exposed
the threatened excommunications by the Vatican if a victim told, is a start.

Recognise the past or it will be endlessly repeated.

It also means a PD has been taken of the election slate , reducing Dail Power
for the 1%-3% party. and that we are beginning to deal with the issues that have caused
so much hurt to so many people, who do not have a voice or a political
party position.

Now it would be tremendous for victims to see a full debate on Irelands horrible
legacy which has been based in primitivism, fear and scandal being addressed,
wouldn't it?

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