Richard O'Donoghue urges full disclosure on Canova collusion
Richard O'Donoghue spoke at the Croom Act of Retirement event, welcoming the tour and sharing a personal anecdote about his mother-in-law. He addressed atrocities linked to 'Canova', calling for full disclosure and accountability over historical collusion and cover-ups so families can achieve closure.
Opening remarks
He welcomed the Croom Act of Retirement tour, joked about keeping his mother-in-law's whereabouts a secret, and noted the large presence of women at the event with only one man attending.
Concerns about Canova and historical collusion
He spoke about atrocities connected with Canova, emphasising that collusion and cover-ups in Ireland's history have caused devastation to families and demanded scrutiny and accountability.
Families' demand for disclosure and closure
He said families want full disclosure no matter how horrific the details, and they seek accountability so that victims did not die in vain and remaining relatives can gain closure.
References to tribunals and cover-ups
He recalled that cover-ups persisted for decades and that repeated tribunals eventually revealed wrongdoing and apologies, but that the cycle has gone on for over 50 years.
Appeal to authorities and the minister
He urged whatever the government and the British government can do to provide full disclosures, and asked the minister to use his powers to secure accountability and closure for the affected families.
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Thank you Chair and at the outset of this I would like to actually welcome the Croom Act of Retirement and it was a mystery tour today that they were on and my own mother-in-law is on it so I'm in big trouble because I never left my mother-in-law to know where she was coming so it just goes to show I can keep a secret but I might get a pass for this one so well done to the Croom Act of Retirement and amongst all the women that were here today and over 30 there was only one man and he's outnumbered so he's a brave man so I welcome him here today and I hope to have a fantastic tour now and go through but we're here to talk about Canova we're here to talk about atrocities through our history where collusion and cover-ups have caused devastation to family and what we have to do now is to make sure that there is accountability but also from the accountability families want full disclosure no matter how horrific it is they want full disclosure now and they also want accountability for the people for when the collusion went on we have seen through this part of collusion where there was assassinations on people it's gone on long enough now and people want and the families want full closure for their own families and they want to see the hypocrisy of cover-ups to stop we've seen cover-ups in our own in Ireland here where cover-ups were done and it went down for years upon years upon years and the soul destroying that it does to people and eventually then after tribunals after tribunals and after tribunals things come out and people put up their hands and they say sorry this has gone over 50 years now and this is still going around in circles whatever the government can do now from whatever the British government can do now please give full disclosures full accountability is needed to make sure families remaining families now get a full disclosure but it means they can actually get closure knowing that that people did not die in vain that's what it comes down to now and i'm asking the minister with it when i whatever whatever he can do within his own strengths and powers and what the governance can do we want closure for these people but to get closure we need full disclosure for all the families thank you
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