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Shine Abuse Case Calls for Full Inquiry | Cork News
A historic reckoning is underway as Ireland prepares to launch a full Commission of Investigation into disgraced surgeon Michael Shine, 94, convicted of assaulting nine boys across two trials in 2017 and 2019. Judge Lorcan Staines’ scoping report, released this week, calls for a six-phase inquiry to examine how decades of abuse — spanning from 1964 across hospital wards, private clinics, and even Shine’s home — was ignored or mishandled by institutions including the Gardaí, Medical Council, and health boards. Victims’ groups hailed the move as long-overdue justice, with survivors describing…
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