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Catholic child abuse victim speaks out

Inquiries into alleged child abuse by Catholic orders in the Irish Republic are due to publish their findings.

The Commission to Inquire into child abuse are investigating claims of abuse in state schools and orphanages since the 1940s.

Andrew Madden, the first victim of a paedophile priest to come forward, said he was angry the state inquiry had taken so long.

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