Christian Brother hits out at media coverage

A SENIOR member of the Christian Brothers yesterday claimed the media’s portrayal of Artane Industrial School had been “seriously unbalanced”.

Brother Michael Reynolds told the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse that from the late 1980s a negative picture of the institution had been painted. In a submission on behalf of the Christian Brothers, he said that taken “in the round”, Artane was a positive institution.

The school and its administration have become the focus of widespread criticism following revelations of physical and sexual abuse of children by the Christian Brothers.