Mairia Cahill: 'I didn't expect at 16 to still be talking about my abuse 24 years later'
Mairia Cahill talks about re-living the trauma of her sexual abuse by an IRA member.
For over 20 years, Maria Cahill has stood by her claims that she was raped by a member of the IRA when she was 16, and was re-traumatised when the issue was handled by a IRA kangaroo court. But a few days ago The Guardian newspaper issued an apology to her regarding a controversial article published in 2014. The journalist? Roy Greenslade, who used to write for The Guardian and later became a lecturer in journalism and ethics. Two weeks ago he disclosed that he was a supporter of the IRA and a member of Sinn Fein - a revelation that has caused major ripples, even prompting comment from the Prime Minister In that article from 2014, he criticised the 麻豆社 documentary which revealed Mairia's story for failing to include the fact that she belonged to an anti-Sinn Fein political party at one time. She tells Emma why she thinks the article and his recent disclosure of his political affiliations which were hidden at the time - undermine what she'd been through as a survivor of a rape, continuing to add insult to injury.
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