The revelation of a more far reaching and consequential sex abuse scandal closer to home went virtually unremarked upon this week, she notes. “Read that again, and then imagine that 43 per cent figure refers to something else. Ireland has a 43 per cent higher rate of joblessness. Ireland has a 43 per cent worse rate of flooding. Throughout the Troubles, the SAS faced allegations that it was key to the operation of a British government-ordered “shoot-to-kill” policy.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2026 14:49 UTC