Concern over progress of abuse claims report

RAPE Crisis Network Ireland has expressed concern at the length of time it is taking to complete a report into claims of abuse at Brothers of Charity residential institutions in Galway.

The Western Health Board has yet to complete a report first requested over five-and-a-half years ago by the director of the Brothers of Charity in Galway, Patrick McGinley.

The requested report was part of an effort to encourage people who may have suffered or witnessed abuse to come forward so it could be investigated and counselling offered.