Taoiseach’s apology is for all victims, says abuse survivor

Abuse survivor Louise O’Keeffe, who successfully fought the State over her suffering in school, has said that the Taoiseach’s apology was for all victims.

Enda Kenny said the 46-year-old’s experience was indicative of a long litany of child abuse cases that had scarred memories.

Ms O’Keeffe won a landmark European Court of Human Rights battle to hold the State liable for her suffering after being sexually abused by her principal at Dunderrow National School in Co Cork in 1973.