Charity gives shelter to homeless abuse victims

Three houses in Co Cork have been made available to industrial school survivors who were homeless in Britain.

Nine survivors have returned from Britain and are living in the Reisk area of Midleton, East Cork. The houses were made available by a family in the area.

An organisation, known as the Sunlight Housing Foundation, has been set up by survivors, including former mayor of Clonmel Michael O’Brien who came to national prominence when he described his abuse on Questions and Answers three years ago, and Christopher Heaphy, who spoke out at Mass in West Waterford about the need for a day of atonement so the Church, State and Irish people can apologise for abuse in industrial schools.