Fergus Finlay: Thanks, but no thanks — some apologies not worth the paper they're written on
Fergus Finlay replies to a letter from the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God after Brother Aidan Clohessy was jailed last week for four years for indecently assaulting two boys in the 1980s
Aidan Clohessy former Christian Brother who was sentenced for historic sex abuse crimes. Photo: Collins Courts
Dear Mr Madigan, We’ve never met nor spoken to each other, and I’m afraid I wouldn’t recognise you if we crossed each other in the street. But I’ve just had a letter from you, and I feel obliged to reply publicly.
I assume it was us you intended to write to. The envelope was addressed to Mr and Mrs Finlay (a bit old-fashioned, I thought) at our address, and it begins “Dear Family member/Guardian”. That was as personal as you managed to get, and you didn’t even manage to sign your name yourself.
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