NORTHERN IRELAND
Derry Journal
The Derry-born leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has issued an unreserved apology to all those who suffered abuse in Church-run institutions.
Archbishop Eamon Martin was speaking following the publication of a report which revealed that kids’ homes run by church and charities in Northern Ireland were the scene of widespread abuse and mistreatment of young residents.
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) studied allegations of abuse in 22 homes – a number of them in Derry – and other residential institutions between 1922 to 1995. The largest number of complaints received related to four Sisters of Nazareth homes – two of which were located in Derry at Termonbacca and Bishop Street.
It found nuns physically and emotionally abused children in their care.
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