Joint action will seek damages for victims of sex abuse in schools

A group of solicitors from around the country are coming together to win damages against the State, for people sexually abused in Irish primary schools.

They will represent a group of 75 survivors who were abused as children in Irish primary schools.

This action comes on foot of a High Court ruling in May, when five victims were refused the right to sue the Department of Education and the State for failing to protect them as children.