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RTÉ’s Redress: Breaking the Silence was a brave and often unwatchable documentary
The Irish Times view on child abuse files: Room for compromise
New legislation must allow survivors to access their own personal records
Report containing submissions from abuse survivors will not be made public
Report relates to proposed Bill of not making survivors’ testimonies public for 75 years
'Anybody awkward was put somewhere. Ireland was closed, defensive, xenophobic'
Ten years ago, Seán Ryan’s definitive report shed light on some of Ireland’s darkest secrets
Over two million documents from redress bodies to be sealed in National Archives
Documents will be sealed for 75 years, with possible review in 2045
Government publishes Bill to preserve Ryan Commission records
Records will not be available to public for 75 years
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