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‘I couldn’t believe the bravery’: Abuse survivors pay tribute to Michael O’Brien and his ‘powerful’ RTÉ testimony on child sex abuse
Survivors of sexual and physical abuse have paid tribute to Mr O’Brien, the sex abuse survivor and former lord mayor of ...
Michael O’Brien ‘gave a voice to those suffering and created hope’, funeral hears
Abuse survivor and former mayor of Clonmel Michael O’Brien gave “a voice to the voiceless” and lived a life rich in service ...
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Abuse survivor and former Clonmel mayor Michael O’Brien gave 'a voice to the voiceless'
Michael O’Brien had made an impact on the nation in 2009 when he spoke on RTÉ about the abuse he had suffered at an ...
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Tributes paid to abuse survivor Michael O'Brien following his death
Mr O’Brien was addressing then-government Minister Noel Dempsey, following the publication of the Ryan report into clerical ...
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Michael O’Brien, abuse survivor and former mayor who took government to task, dies aged 92
Tributes are being paid to an abuse survivor who famously tackled the government during a live TV debate in 2009.
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Tributes paid to clerical abuse survivor Michael O'Brien who dies aged 92
Tributes are being paid to an abuse survivor who famously tackled the government during a live tv debate in 2009.
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Clerical abuse survivor Michael O’Brien gave ‘voice to the voiceless’
Abuse survivor and former Mayor of Clonmel, Michael O’Brien, gave “a voice to the voiceless” and lived a life rich in service ...
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Abuse survivor and former Clonmel mayor Michael O’Brien gave 'a voice to the voiceless'
Broadcaster John Bowman, who presented the show, said Mr O’Brien’s words had “a greater impact than any other contribution from the audience in the history of the programme”.