NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
By Claire McNeilly
PUBLISHED
21/01/2017
Campaigners and victims of historic child abuse in Northern Ireland have welcomed the ‘long-overdue’ findings of systemic failure outlined in the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry report.
Margaret McGuckin, who has been the public face of the campaign for survivors of historical institutional child sex abuse, said it has taken a lifetime for victims to get justice.
“We have been vindicated by this inquiry and I am delighted – this is our day,” she said.
“It has taken a lot of victims their whole lives to get justice, but that is what we got today.
“It will never erase the terrible memories or diminish the sadness that has become an integral part of many of us because nothing can undo the damage. There are still too many secrets being carried.
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