NORTHERN IRELAND
RTE News
A public inquiry into child abuse in Northern Ireland is to begin hearing evidence today.
The inquiry, which was set up by the Stormont Executive, will cover child abuse dating back to the 1920s.
It will investigate child abuse at residential institutions in Northern Ireland over a 73-year period, up to 1995.
These include local authority homes, including the Kincora Boys Home in Belfast, Juvenile Justice Institutions, and voluntary homes run by Barnardos.
Five institutions operated by the Catholic Church are also under the spotlight, including Nazareth House Children’s Homes in Derry and Belfast.
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