“Although our processes and primary legislation have changed significantly in recent years, our focus is on learning from the findings and ensuring that the lessons identified are fully understood. We are committed to fully engaging with and supporting the Commission of Investigation.”

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Statutory inquiry to be carried out into convicted sexual offender Dr Michael Shine

A SCOPING EXERCISE into the Michael Shine abuse case has found that a Commission of Investigation is both “required” and should “start immediately”.

VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS FINALLY FEEL ‘LISTENED TO’ AND ‘BELIEVED’. THEY NOW LOOK FORWARD TO A COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION BEING APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT

Commission of investigation recommended into former hospital consultant Michael Shine

Michael Shine victims and survivors feel "listened to" after publication of independent Scoping Exercise

Shine, who worked in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda from 1964 until 1995, was convicted after three criminal trials of sexually assaulting young boys in the course of his work.

State apology to be issued to victims of paedophile Bill Kenneally

Healthcare worker jailed for sex assault of patient

By Emma Hickey - The Journal - 06.05.2026 - [Michael Shine] - [IRELAND] THE FIRST DÁIL debate following the launching of a scoping exercise into the abuse perpetrated by paedophile surgeon Michael Shine heard of the impact of his abuse on survivors. Over 400 men have come forward as victims of Shine, with the abuse thought to have spread across four decades. The extensive sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred between the 1960s and 1990s while Shine was working as a surgeo

Minister for Health makes a statement on the "Scoping Exercise"

A 51-year-old Romanian man who sexually assaulted three women at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.

A male doctor who was alleged to have sexually assaulted a female patient during a medical examination in Co Waterford has been found not guilty.

Researchers from the University of Calgary say they've found key gaps in the way allegations and findings of sexual assault and misconduct against physicians are tracked and reported in Canada — and they argue that’s putting patients at risk.

There are new developments in a massive sexual assault investigation involving an Army doctor.

Two victims of Bill Kenneally have called on Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to swiftly publish a Commission of Investigation report into the convicted paedophile.

So far, 400 victims have gone public, but there is now hope many more will come forward as a new scoping inquiry into the horrific scandal, led by senior counsel Lorcan Staines, gets underway.

Weak legal regulation of paramedics is being blamed for a "horrifying” situation where criminals, including at least eight known convicted sex offenders, are free to work as paramedics.