Cahill denies ‘kangaroo court’ deal

Maíria Cahill has denounced claims that she co-operated with an IRA "kangaroo court" investigation into her abuse.

Cahill denies ‘kangaroo court’ deal

Ms Cahill, who says she was raped by a senior IRA figure when aged 16 in 1997, alleges that she was forced to confront her attacker during the IRA inquiry, and that a letter she sent to IRA chiefs in 2000 proves that an investigation took place.

A fresh war of words erupted after solicitor Peter Madden, who represents four people Ms Cahill alleges were involved in the investigation, said the letter, included in prosecution papers for a trial against the four that did not go ahead, indicated that she co-operated with the IRA inquiry.

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