BBC News
May 20, 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8693802.stm
A number of agencies are meeting in Dublin on Thursday to discuss the impact of an inquiry into child abuse at Catholic institutions in Ireland.
The Ryan report, which was published a year ago today, found church leaders knew sexual abuse was "endemic" in boys' institutions.
The inquiry into a 60-year-period from 1936, also found physical and emotional abuse were features of institutions.
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| Cardinal Sean Brady said he was ashamed at the report\'s findings |
Eight child protection organisations will be meeting on Thursday.
They will be assessing what developments, if any, have been made in the past year and whether survivors of abuse have been given access to the services and supports they need.
Last year, the Irish government agreed to implement the recommendations made by the commission which was chaired by Judge Sean Ryan.
The report proposed 21 ways the government could recognise past wrongs, including building a permanent memorial, providing counselling and education to victims, and improving Ireland's current child protection services.
Speaking at the time of the report's publication, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, said he was "profoundly sorry and deeply ashamed that children suffered in such awful ways in these institutions".
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