Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said there will be an inquiry into the 'sickening' abuse alleged by past pupils of some Spiritan schools.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described the alleged sexual abuse of students in some Spiritan schools as"sickening and shocking".
"It is sickening and it is shocking what has happened in terms of the scale and the nature of the abuse", he said. "We'll spend the next week engaging with victims, to get their perspective on this and the type of approach they would want government to take."
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