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Eileen Flynn

  • 15-11-2010 8:46pm
    #1
    TheDriver
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    There was a great programme on RTE tonight regarding Eileen Flynn (google is your friend if you don't know her) but 2 things I wonder:
    1) What did she suddenly die of? they never said and I can't find it anywhere which makes me wonder???
    2) Legislation would still allow for the same behaviour apparently :confused:


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    I think she just collapsed suddenly while out on a night out.

    I remember the case clearly and even though relatively young, I remember being astonished that such nonsense was going on in what we always thought was such a modern Ireland. Of course with the wisdom of hindsight, we now know just how 'modern' we were, with the people who treated Eileen Flynn so despicably fawning over and protecting known child abusers themselves. Sickening.

    I know from my involvement in the LGBT section of the TUI that it might take 'another Eileen Flynn' to take the case against Section 37 of the so-called Equality legislation if it's not removed.


  • #3
    mike65
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    I didn't have to google that name! One of the great disgraces of the day in civil society (or we thought at the time, little knowing what would come). Even has a wiki entry.


  • #4
    implausible
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    spurious wrote: »
    I know from my involvement in the LGBT section of the TUI that it might take 'another Eileen Flynn' to take the case against Section 37 of the so-called Equality legislation if it's not removed.

    That's the scary thing - Irish law can allow religious-run schools to insist that you live your life according to their ethos. However, in practice, I think a "don't ask, don't tell" system prevails.


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