'Anybody awkward was put somewhere. Ireland was closed, defensive, xenophobic'

Preparing to publish his investigation into Ireland’s religious-run residential institutions 10 years ago this month, Mr Justice Seán Ryan knew that he and his team had lived and breathed the subject. He had done so for six years. Others on the team had done so for much longer However, none of them knew how the final report of the Commission To Inquire Into Child Abuse document would be received.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/anybody-awkward-was-put-somewhere-ireland-was-closed-defensive-xenophobic-1.3896141