Angry scenes force unscheduled break on TV3

KATHY O’Beirne’s story of sexual abuse and rape at home and in a number of religious institutions led to angry scenes on early morning TV yesterday when heated outbursts forced the makers of TV3’s Ireland AM to take an unscheduled break.

The book, which has sold 350,000 copies in Ireland and Europe, details abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her father and Catholic religious orders, including 14 years of forced labour in a Magdalen laundry.

The core facts of the story have been publicly disputed by members of her family.