The Truth about Goldenbridge

?Denials, memory loss, cover up and intimidation disgraced Goldenbridge Orphanage in the Ryan Commission today? states Florence Horsman Hogan of the ?Let Our Voices Emerge? charity.

While Sr Helene O?Donoghue displayed Department of Education Inspection Reports ? about seven of the ex Goldenbridge Inmates (of the hundreds who supposedly suffered there at the hands of the demonised Sr Xaveria!) heckled, and intimidated. Official reports from the Department of Health were greeted with catcalls of ?lies? and ?whitewash?. Reports of the care in the institution under the care of Sr Xaveria (and others) being ?good? to ?excellent? were greeted with claims of ?not while I was there?, ?crazy? and ?rubbish?.

Evidence in the form of photographs of the children playing in the swimming pool at the holiday house, dancing classes, Christmas parties and pantomimes seemed to be remembered by very few ? the seven went quiet for that one. Evidence of one carer to thirty children, and if that carer was a teacher ? having to work in the school as well were sblack personed and jeered at.

Yep! Goldenbridge was disgraced ? but not by the Sisters of Mercy! , and certainly not by Sr Xaveria. I can only hope the woman lives long enough to see her public exoneration ? will it be as public as her demonisation in ?Dear Daughter??

Ms C Buckley?s legal counsel (why he was there I don?t know, it wasn?t a court case on her ? was it?) made quite a moving attempt on her behalf to ensure that the Ryan Commission gave her a chance to cross examine a ?certain party? in a public hearing, as it was felt the Sisters of Mercy?s denial of the abuse alleged was in some way a reflection on her. The poor man could have saved himself the time and trouble. It?s my information a ?certain party? deeply desires a meeting but so far hasn?t been granted one.

The full truth must be told, and we rely on our excellent media sources to tell it to the public.