The Irish government has promised to set up an official investigation to examine historical abuse in religious-run day and boarding schools in the light of “appalling” abuse accounts.
The announcement comes as an initial 802-page, five-volume Scoping Inquiry report from the Irish government revealed that 2,395 allegations of abuse had been made in 308 schools between 1927 and 2013. The total number of allegations is believed to be far higher. The allegations were made against 884 abusers. It is believed that half of them have died.
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