Christine Buckley
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Christine Buckley is the director of the Aislinn support and education group for survivors of Industrial Schools in Ireland
. She was raised in St. Vincent's Industrial School, Goldenbridge
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She went through primary and, unlike many industrial school children, secondary school, eventually qualifying as a nurse.
in November 1992. During the interview she was asked about her childhood and she described her experience of Goldenbridge.
on the documentary Dear Daughter which dealt with the experiences of her and others in Goldenbridge.
to resign after he proposed that the Commission investigate only sample allegations of abuse instead of the 1800 complaints.
After the Commission report was published, Christine Buckley said that she was filled with anger though she should have been filled with hope.
In June 2009 Christine Buckley took part in a wreath-laying ceremony and a march of solidarity with victims of abuse in industrial schools. Up to 10,000 people took part in the march.
In June 2009 she criticised a letter to priests by Pope Benedict XVI
on the grounds that it used vague language and that it may have concealed rather than acknowledged the wrongs done.
Industrial Schools in Ireland
Industrial Schools, were established in Ireland under the Industrial Schools Act of 1868 to care for "neglected, orphaned and abandoned children". By 1884, there were 5,049 children in such institutions throughout the country....
. She was raised in St. Vincent's Industrial School, Goldenbridge
St. Vincent's Industrial School, Goldenbridge
St. Vincent's Industrial School, Goldenbridge, popularly known as Goldenbridge, was an industrial school in Dublin, Ireland. It was run by the Sisters of Mercy.-History:...
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Early life
She was the daughter of a Nigerian medical student and a married Dublin woman. She was abandoned at three weeks old and grew up in Goldenbridge industrial school.She went through primary and, unlike many industrial school children, secondary school, eventually qualifying as a nurse.
Gay Byrne Show interview
Christine Buckley spoke about her childhood on The Gay Byrne ShowThe Gay Byrne Show
The Gay Byrne Show was an Irish radio programme, which ran from 1973 until 1998. The programme was presented by Gay Byrne, and aired Monday to Friday for two hours each day. It was a favourite of Irish housewives...
in November 1992. During the interview she was asked about her childhood and she described her experience of Goldenbridge.
Dear Daughter
Christine Buckley worked with Louis LentinLouis Lentin
Louis Lentin is a theatre, film and television director. He was born in Limerick, Ireland in 1933 and has worked for over forty years in the arts in Ireland. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts....
on the documentary Dear Daughter which dealt with the experiences of her and others in Goldenbridge.
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse
In 2003 Christine Buckley called on then Minster for Education Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey
Noel Dempsey is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Meath and Meath West constituencies from 1987 to 2011...
to resign after he proposed that the Commission investigate only sample allegations of abuse instead of the 1800 complaints.
After the Commission report was published, Christine Buckley said that she was filled with anger though she should have been filled with hope.
In June 2009 Christine Buckley took part in a wreath-laying ceremony and a march of solidarity with victims of abuse in industrial schools. Up to 10,000 people took part in the march.
In June 2009 she criticised a letter to priests by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on the grounds that it used vague language and that it may have concealed rather than acknowledged the wrongs done.