Jess Casey: Abuse inquiry must be wider than Spiritan order

Since the broadcast of the RTÉ documentary, An Garda Síochána received 32 contacts in relation to sexual abuse at six schools run by the Spiritan Education Trust. Picture: Brian Lawless

Often when there is media coverage on childhood sexual abuse, the charity One in Four receives an increase in calls to its helplines.

In the weeks since brothers David and Mark Ryan first spoke publicly about the abuse they suffered as students at Blackrock College, the charity has seen a “huge influx”, mostly from men, disclosing experiences of abuse at schools across the country, often for the first time.