Michael O’Brien, former lord mayor of Clonmel and abuse survivor, has died

The Irish Times - 01:34
Michael O’Brien appeared on RTE television programme where he outlined details of his experiences in industrial school

Michael O’Brien, a former lord mayor of Clonmel and sex abuse survivor has died.

He appeared on RTÉ’s Questions and Answers programme in May 2009 where he outlined in detail his experiences of being abused as a child in St Joseph’s Industrial School in Co Tipperary.

Mr O’Brien spoke out following the publication of the Ryan report into clerical abuse.

The report came a decade after the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse was set up by the government....
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