'A good day ... for all victims of abuse': Jailing of retired surgeon, Michael Shine, welcomed

A retired surgeon who groped seven boys in his care over a period of three decades has been jailed for four years.

Michael Shine (86) of Ballsbridge, Dublin, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to 12 charges of indecent assault and one charge of sexual assault committed during medical examinations at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth, and at two private clinics in Drogheda on dates between 1971 to 1992.