John McGuinness: Farrelly Commission report provides no vindication for Grace

The report provides some shocking insights and very little remedy

Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness said: 'Let no one convince you otherwise, Grace was violently sexually abused on numerous occasions, to the extent that to this day she carries the scars'. Picture: Oireachtas TV

The long awaited Farrelly Commission report has been published, made up of 2,000 pages in six volumes.

I expected that this final report would set out in plain language the background to the care of Grace, where it failed and why, who was responsible for what happened to Grace, and the names of those who clearly failed to protect Grace while she was in the care of the State.