It Did Harm

This is the campaign for a state apology to victims of physical abuse in Irish schools before & after the 1982 ban #leathered #itdidharm Posts by @eoinkcostello

[It Did Harm @itdidharm]

Campaign for a state apology to victims of physical abuse in #Irishschools website now live - https://t.co/ipIFYRN4Xj @Education_Ire @TUIunion @astiunion @INTOnews @TeachingCouncil @oideachas @emma_okelly @jesscasey @carlobrien @joeliveline @RTEdoconone

[Eoin K. Costello @EoinKCostello]

An enlightened sign outside StLawrence O'Toole church #Stillorgan. Our state @HMcEntee @Education_Ire should make a similar apology for the #physicalabuse thousands of Irish children, including myself, experienced until the mid 1990a in #Irishschools. @itdidharm @SeenandheardUK

[It Did Harm @itdidharm]

Thanks @RTENewsPaulC for highlighting this abuse - "Back in 1978, as a 10-year-old child, I was battered by my 4th-class teacher who slapped, punched and kicked me around the prefab cloakroom in a prolonged attack." @EoinKCostello

https://t.co/EphMg370UF

[dizzy @fallingforadanc]

@katebentleykb @SamaritansIRL 72 years old watching this, Leathered in a De La Salle National School by *Christian Brothers*. Life-long emotional trauma, only one of many battered day in day out. Not an ounce of Christianity in them.

[It Did Harm @itdidharm]

@foxglovelane @WaterfordNS I hope you don't mind Catherine that we included a link to your story in our Campaign for a State Apology to Victims of Physical Abuse in Irish Schools - https://t.co/7T6XfXU83L

[Kathrinabentley(KB) @katebentleykb]

Anyone affected by the documentary, #Leathered, on RTE one tonight,
support lines like The Samaritans are open, call📱116 123 @SamaritansIRL.

Thank you to the brave men who fought against corporal punishment for so many children 💔.

[John Mee Photo📸🍷🧀🎶 🇮🇪 @John__Mee]

I remember Bro Ailbe leathering a lad for taking 2 steps coming down the stairs. His face was red with temper and the veins on his neck were bulging. He hit the lad with such force that his body was hoping off the ground. #leathered

[RTÉ One @RTEOne]

Frank Crummey and Martin Reynolds faced fierce resistance from the Church and State when they campaigned to have corporal punishment banned throughout the 1960s and 70s.

#Leathered | Wednesday | 9.35pm

[It Did Harm @itdidharm]

Saw this at the Dart station today, they had to wait a very long time.....

[It Did Harm @itdidharm]

Letter to the editor in the @Independent_ie on 4th of November.

[It Did Harm @itdidharm]

It was a welcome development to see the public statement by the President of .@KieransCollege on the @RTEOne doc #Leathered https://t.co/UzGtt2kczX

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

Vatican acknowledges ‘harm’ caused by abuse in Irish religious-run schools https://t.co/oHk5GdOGca

[Niall Boylan @Niall_Boylan]

On today's show, we asked if there should be compensation for all victims of physical abuse in Irish schools before corporal punishment was criminalised. Many callers shared their horrific experiences and the abuse they suffered in school.

Listen here:
https://t.co/sicuTC9bhI

[Museum of Childhood Irl,Músaem Óige na hÉireann @museumofci]

#Leathered  examines the dark history of corporal punishment in Irish schools, asking whether the State needs to reassess the scale/impact of physical abuse meted out to pupils over decades. 21:35 Tomorrow on #RTE #children #childhoods

[Laura Perrins BL @LPerrins]

I don’t think it is right to call them schools. This was my reaction to watching the RTE documentary Leathered, exploring the brutal corporal punishment inflicted on Irish children, especially young boys, in Irish schools during mostly the 60s and 70s.
https://t.co/Lj1cy0u0cd

[Paddy McKenna @paddymacc1]

I remember it to this day, what Primary school in Ireland was like in the 1950s and 60s
Nothing to do with religious orders, these were state paid secular teachers who beat the living daylights out of us children simply for little things like daring to ask questions

[RTÉ One @RTEOne]

Theo Dorgan and his lifelong friend and schoolmate, film festival co-director Mick Hannigan, speak about their experiences at the renowned North Monastery School in Cork during the 1960s.

#Leathered | Tonight | 9.35pm

[It Did Harm @itdidharm]

@qualann I agree 👍

[Catherine Drea 🌿 @foxglovelane]

By coincidence I wrote about my own experience recently #leathered https://t.co/GrMh4CLtMi

[Senator Sharon Keogan @SenatorKeogan]

Distressing memories of dark days in our educational systems remain unforgettable.
Tough watching. Those who know, know.
I take comfort in the great teachers. I had way more great ones than not-so-great ones!
#Leathered
#RTEInvestigates