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| Report on Ireland child abuse due | Report on Ireland child abuse due |
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| The findings of a nine-year inquiry into abuse suffered by children in Catholic institutions in Ireland over a 60-year period are due to be published. | |
| About 35,000 children were placed in a network of reformatories, industrial schools and workhouses up to the 1980s. | About 35,000 children were placed in a network of reformatories, industrial schools and workhouses up to the 1980s. |
| More than 2,000 told the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse they suffered physical and sexual abuse while there. | More than 2,000 told the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse they suffered physical and sexual abuse while there. |
| The BBC's Mark Simpson said the inquiry was expected to criticise the Church's handling of sex abuse complaints. | The BBC's Mark Simpson said the inquiry was expected to criticise the Church's handling of sex abuse complaints. |
| Apology | Apology |
| The institutions housed abandoned or neglected children, but courts also sent those guilty of truancy and petty crime. | The institutions housed abandoned or neglected children, but courts also sent those guilty of truancy and petty crime. |
| Unmarried mothers were also sent to institutions known as Magdalene Laundries, many by their own families. | Unmarried mothers were also sent to institutions known as Magdalene Laundries, many by their own families. |
| Hundreds of the victims moved away from Ireland once they left the care homes and went to live in the UK. | Hundreds of the victims moved away from Ireland once they left the care homes and went to live in the UK. |
| Many of those who are alleged to have carried out the abuse are now dead. | Many of those who are alleged to have carried out the abuse are now dead. |
| The commission was established in 2000 after the then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern issued an apology on behalf of the State to the victims of child abuse. | The commission was established in 2000 after the then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern issued an apology on behalf of the State to the victims of child abuse. |
| Led by Mr Justice Sean Ryan, the commission's report is believed to be five volumes and 2,500 pages long. | Led by Mr Justice Sean Ryan, the commission's report is believed to be five volumes and 2,500 pages long. |
| Thousands of abused men and women who went to these schools and institutions testified to the commission. | Thousands of abused men and women who went to these schools and institutions testified to the commission. |
| The allegations include sexual abuse and repeated beating of boys and girls with a leather strap. | The allegations include sexual abuse and repeated beating of boys and girls with a leather strap. |
| Some punishments were said to be handed out for talking at mealtimes or writing left handed. | Some punishments were said to be handed out for talking at mealtimes or writing left handed. |
| More than 100 institutions run by religious orders have been examined and the inquiry is expected to produce specific findings against a number of facilities. | More than 100 institutions run by religious orders have been examined and the inquiry is expected to produce specific findings against a number of facilities. |
| The Sisters of Mercy and Christian Brothers, which ran the largest number of children's institutions, were among the orders under investigation. | The Sisters of Mercy and Christian Brothers, which ran the largest number of children's institutions, were among the orders under investigation. |