The CEO of the Dignity4Patients organisation has described a meeting with the Minister for Health to discuss a scoping inquiry into former consultant Michael Shine as “very positive”. Shine worked as a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth, and was later found guilty of sexual assaults on nine boys. Shine worked at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital from 1964 until 1995. Dr Michael Shine (80) at a previous court appearance. “I need to know, why was Michael Shine allowed abuse me even though other people knew?

Source: The Irish Times November 25, 2025 22:25 UTC