The Taoiseach has confirmed that an inquiry will be held following allegations of abuse by members of the Spiritans order at Blackrock College
Image: RollingNews.ie THE TAOISEACH HAS confirmed that there will be an inquiry into allegations of abuse by members of the Spiritans order, in Blackrock College and elsewhere.
“I think inevitably, that means some form of inquiry would have to be established here. We’d have to take on board the views of victims, and also identify the most effective way to conduct an inquiry.”It emerged last week that 233 people had made allegations of abuse against 77 Irish Spiritans in ministries throughout Ireland and abroad. Of those, 57 people alleged they were abused on the Blackrock College campus.
In a statement to The Journal, the religious order said that over the last 15 years, it has received allegations of abuse from former students of Castleknock College, St. Patrick’s College in Armagh, St Paul’s in Raheny and St Peter’s National School in Phibsborough. “A module-based approach might be the most effective and timely,” he said. “I’m very anxious that whatever we do, we have the best interests of victims in mind.”
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