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Michael Shine Abuse Investigation | Cork News
Michael Shine, a former surgeon at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital convicted of assaulting nine boys—though victims say hundreds more were abused—is now at the center of a major government probe. A Commission of Investigation is set to launch, probing who knew what, what records existed, and what the state failed to do. Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill hopes the inquiry will finally explain why Shine’s abuse went unchecked for decades. Victims’ groups have long demanded this public reckoning to amplify survivors’ voices and hold institutions accountable. Led by Lorcan Staines SC, the…
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