
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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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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