Maurice Patton O’Connell, survivor of an industrial and reform school, on why states apology doesn't go far enough.
28 January - 13 mins
Podcast Series
The Hard Shoulder
The Taoiseach will make a formal apology in the Dail to survivors of industrial and reform schools, a move that follows decades of campaigning by those who suffered abuse in state run institutions
The apology comes after a deal was reached between the Government and four hunger strikers who had been protesting outside Leinster House for over 50 days, having survived on coffee and water
That hunger strike ended after a promise that a package of supports would be delivered but one of those campaigners says the promises are already falling apart
Maurice Patton O’Connell is a survivor of Pembroke Arms industrial school and one of the hunger stokers he joined Ciara Doherty to discuss
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