Former pupil at the south Dublin school went public with his brother David last year about their experience of sexual assault by priests in the school
What he was very clear on is that any State investigation arising from the scoping inquiry should look at abuse in all private fee-paying schools, not just those run by Catholic religious congregations. “You can’t differentiate because of religion,” he said.programme, broadcast last November as part of the Documentary on One series.
He continued: “One of the things I’d like is some type of study into why this happened, why did the Irish people turn a blind eye to this atrocity and the other atrocities which have happened since the creation of the State.” There had been “so many investigations to date, yet there does not seem to be any correlation or connection being made to these atrocities.”
Descriptions of Mark Ryan’s personality are many and include: “flamboyant”, “gregarious”, “infuriating”, “opinionated”, “caring”, “generous” and “a force-of-nature personality”. In London “he had become very embedded in the Crystal Palace area,” recalled Robert Mulhern. “He was not someone to take a back seat. He would visit us every couple of days and, by his own admission, he was very opinionated. He could infuriate you. We developed a great friendship. He was a keen gardener and very interested in people.” He had “great vitality, enjoyed socialising and, as well as talking a lot, he was a great listener who was always very present in any conversation.
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