We have a chance to build something out of the shame and sorrow of past

We need a truth commission to enable survivors to tell their stories, in whatever way they want to, writes Fergus Finlay.

Stop for a minute to think about the things we’ve discovered — maybe things we always knew in our heart of hearts — about the way we treated mothers and babies. About the way we treated children and adults with no voice, no defence.

If we can, put the anger and the shame to one side.