Fresh claims of abuse: men say Michael Shine abused children in Drogheda orphanage [Video]

THERE ARE FRESH calls for an investigation into allegations that paedophile Michael Shine abused children in an orphanage in Drogheda, County Louth. 

Two men have come forward, separately but in recent weeks, to claim that they were sexually assaulted by the former surgeon while growing up in the institution run by the Daughters of Charity nuns.

One man alleges that he was assaulted at least twice in the early 1980s, while the other claims that he was abused multiple times during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A statement prepared during a meeting with victim support and advocacy organisation Dignity4Patients records in detail the account of one of the men. 

This document has been seen by The Journal and the man consented to its contents being reported on, under the condition of anonymity.

The statement will also be included in a dossier that is currently being prepared by the organisation for Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and all …