Ryan report fallout poses major test for country

THE author of the report on institutional child abuse has said the country will be tested by how it deals with the fallout from the inquiry’s revelations.

Mr Justice Sean Ryan, chairman of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, also said but for the tenacity and courage of the victims, their horrific treatment at the hands of religious orders would never have come to light.

He said the ability of the perpetrators to get away with their crimes reflected wider problems.