The Ryan Report on abuse of children in institutions of the state which were run by religious orders caused outrage and confusion among all the people of Ireland, both members of the Catholic Church and others.

In the aftermath of the immediate shock and the widespread media coverage, it seems useful to reflect on the roots of the problems that gave rise to these horrors and to try to set out a way forward which might help to avoid such things happening in the future. Tony Flannery set about seeking views, comments and analysis which might add some breadth and depth of that reflection. He has brought together a very competent and thoughtful team to write about the report, in the hope of encouraging a constructive debate on the various issues raised.

Read a review of this title by Mary Kenny of the Irish Catholic.

Contributors include:
Terry Prone
Marie Keenan
Fainche Ryan
Tom O’Malley (Law NUIG)
Eamon Maher
Brendan McConvery (History of Religious Life)
John Littleton
Daire Keogh
Brian Lennon
Sean Duggan
Margaret Lee (Ex-Mercy Nun)
Sean Fagan
Tony Flannery