It was with bitter irony I listened to Minister Brendan Howlin last week speak of our brave new world legislation on whistleblowers — ’gone are the days of circling the wagons’.

AS a mother and grandmother, what I want to know, in the aftermath of the abuse reports, is that children are safe, that abused children, many now adults, are given the supports they need to heal and that abusers are brought to justice.

ADULT child abuse victims have been contacting crisis helplines in record numbers following Wednesday night’s Prime Time exposé on RTÉ.

The One in Four support group for victims of sexual abuse is seeking clarity from the authorities regarding the Louise O'Keefe case.