NI abuse inquiry hit by delays over evidence

NORTHERN IRELAND
RTE News

Delays by a religious congregation in submitting evidence to Northern Ireland’s Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry have caused considerable difficulties, a lawyer said.

Christine Smith QC for the inquiry said material given by the Nazareth order of nuns was not properly ordered and was still being received up to last week.

Meanwhile, former residents of two children’s homes in Derry are due to give evidence at the inquiry today.

The homes were run by the Nazareth nuns at Bishop Street and in the Termonbacca area of Derry city.

This module of the inquiry is expected to last several weeks.

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