n 2001 Irish Times reporter Carol Coulter wrote a short
article outlining allegations of abuse affecting Smyly’s Church of
Ireland Children’s Home. The report referred to preparation of a report
by the health board. What the report said and indeed whether it was
written were never reported.
The paper did not investigate further. On 16 January 2003 Coulter commented on: “…the stereotypical treatment of our longest-standing minority, the Protestant community, which has been presented as a homogenous group whose minority status somehow puts it beyond any criticism or analytical discussion”.
https://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2017/02/irish-times-struggles-with-non-catholic-abuse/
The paper did not investigate further. On 16 January 2003 Coulter commented on: “…the stereotypical treatment of our longest-standing minority, the Protestant community, which has been presented as a homogenous group whose minority status somehow puts it beyond any criticism or analytical discussion”.
https://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2017/02/irish-times-struggles-with-non-catholic-abuse/
