Sinn Fein under fire for 'horrendous' acts of collusion

By Niall O'connor
Belfast Telegraph
October 21, 2014

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/sinn-fein-under-fire-for-horrendous-acts-of-collusion-30680081.html

Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald

The Fine Gael politician claimed actions by individuals in Sinn Fein and the IRA led to abuse victims being denied justice. "I believe that it is horrendous that individuals colluded and kept cases hidden from the authorities by covering up abuse," she said. "This meant that victims were denied the supports and therapy that they needed and also meant that there was no proper investigation into those who offended or were at risk of reoffending."

"It should be noted that Sinn Fein were to the fore in criticising the Catholic Church for dealing with allegations of child abuse internally. In fact, in commenting on the Murphy Report on clerical sex abuse in the Dublin Diocese a representative of Sinn Fein said it exposed 'how the most powerful men in the Catholic Church in the Dublin Diocese conspired to protect abusers of children. It was a gross betrayal of generations of children'," the minister said.