Shine could have Abused over 500 Victims, over a 50 Year Period, yet the Government have Stalled again, into a full Inquiry on this Convicted Paedophile. Sinn Fein had a number of TD,s in the Louth Region, down the years Total Silence. They only hopped on the Bandwagon a few months ago? Even today, Shine, Drives around Dublin 4, 6, in the company of a very Dangerous, Serial Rapist? Yet when people, Raise Concerns, Nothing is Done, Why?

The government has to get this one right. They have enough knowledge now in terms of Commissions of Investigation and Public Inquiries to properly resource the victims in this process and have real and meaningful engagement with victims,” she said.

Ms Kelly said this is what the victims of Michael Shine deserve too. She said that Dignity4Patients is now aware of at least 350 male alleged victims of Shine and she believes this is only scratching the surface, in terms of the scale of abuse in this case..

Adrienne Reilly said there was a “huge need” for an Inquiry into the crimes of Michael Shine and that her organisation and the victims it represents were “waiting on the ear of government” on that issue.