The brother or Mary McAleese has joined with growing calls for the Secretary of State to establish an independent inquiry into child sex abuse at a Northern Ireland school appealing to the "gentlemen" who knew of the abuse going on at the school to speak out saying they could still offer comfort to those who suffered abuse. The Northern Ireland Office, however, rejected the call for an inquiry, saying it was for a restored Northern Ireland Executive to decide on if there needed to be an investigation.
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