Comments on: Religious bodies agree to report on finances

By: Paddy

Paddy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:41:16 +0000

Whatever about “supporters” listening to me. I absolutely agree with you TOGETHER WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. The sooner we all come to grips with the concept of working together, the better. Right now, we are playing right into the hands of the government. They will let this division go on and on – DIVIDE AND CONQUER.

By: Kathleen O'Malley. "Childhood Interrupted"

Kathleen O'Malley. "Childhood Interrupted" — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:10:21 +0000

Would Paddy’s supporters please listen to him and act by putting pen to paper. TOGETHER WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:15:49 +0000

Kathleen. I appreciate your confidence in me and thank you for it. There’s no doubt that what’s needed is some sort of unity in the whole ‘survivor’s of abuse’ structure. Right now it is all over the place and people are operating without a mandate, doing shady deals, having clandestine meetings and making decisions without any consultation with the people they claim to represent. WE NEED CHANGE AND WE NEED IT NOW. Paddy.

By: Kathleen O'Malley, "Childhood Interrupted"

Kathleen O'Malley, "Childhood Interrupted" — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:28:26 +0000

Thank you Paddy and Norah for your vote of confidence. I nominate you Paddy.
What we require first, is to get the Survivors to UNITE of which I am one. There are so many split divisions, ie Groups and warring parties. We need to show the Religious and Government that we are United. Mandela managed this in South Africa. The difference between us and the Black South Africa is we were poor. Sadly we show our weakness when we fight in public. We learnt this behaviour from the lovely holy Sisters and Christian Brothers. It is time that we showed ourselves to be the dignified people that we are capable of being. The Domestic Violence that we were exposed to for many years, must be laid aside. They certainly did not set a good example.
What do you think the lovely Nuns would have done to the Virgin Mary and her Child had his birth taken place in a Stable somewhere in Southern Ireland, then for her to state that she was “The Virgin Mary”. My view is she would have been accused of being an Unfit Mother and Jesus kidnapped by the N.S.P.C.C. taken to Court, declared destitute and committed to an Industrial School up to the age of sixteen. How different history would been be today.

By: Paddy Doyle

Paddy Doyle — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:47:57 +0000

Norah. If that were put to a vote, I would vote early and vote often for Kathleen O’Malley. Like you, I too am sick and tired of awards being thrown around like the proverbial snuff at a wake.

By: Norah

Norah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:14:59 +0000

Paddy

Me thinks Kathleen O’Malley should be put in charge of over seeing a new investigation into the so called group leaders. At this stage Paddy I’m sick and tired of reading the papers only to find this one and that have been giving awards

By: Kathleen O'Malley

Kathleen O'Malley — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:55:06 +0000

Simply Survivors are clearly still distressed due to the secret deals that took place over these past years. The Redress Board was set up to fast track Survivors . Then when that door had closed, the Ryan Report emerged after Survivors had been forced to prove their stories by Legal Representation. The compensation was then referred to as an “Award”. Where is the acknowledgement of the abuse clearly stated. This was clearly a well staged performance by the Government and Religious, putting the Cart before the Horse.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:43:13 +0000

Last time I looked Catherine, there were no flies on me! I’m convinced that despite the fact we all know about the collusion of Church and State that there will be priority given to people who were abused while in the care of the religious and let’s not forget, the State

By: Paddy

Paddy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:39:38 +0000

This government is paying lip service to survivors of abuse. Their numbers in the Dáil when the debate on Ryan was going on suggests that. I was in Dáil Eireann and many times there was about 15 deputies in the chamber at the time the Taoiseach was speaking about the most serious issue to hit the this country. When the Government were trying to get their own arses kept in the Dáil the day the March of Solidarity took place, the chamber was packed.

By: Martha

Martha — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:51:59 +0000

Paddy says:-

“It seems to me as though the Religious Orders are playing for time or even trying to do another dodgy deal with the Government.”

True, Paddy, but lest we forget, the Iris Government have been in cahoots with Rome ever since this so-called Free State of ours was formed. They are basically all one and the same!

Its Business as Usual, and will continue to be so – as long as the Irish people themselves cop-on to the fact that we do not have a genuinely democratic government. End of story!