{"product_id":"breaking-the-silence","title":"Breaking the Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Ridge was approaching retirement after a long career with An Garda Síochána. Posted to a quiet corner of Co. Donegal, he found himself investigating one of the most horrific series of child sex abuse cases in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAt Christmas 1997 a local priest Fr Eugene Greene reported to the Gardaí that a man had tried to blackmail him. His hubris set in motion a Garda investigation which revealed him as a serial child sex abuser for decades. As word of the investigation spread, 26 men came forward. Most were from the tiny Gaeltacht parish of Gort an Choirce. All had been abused by Greene as children.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSoon after, another man came forward to say that he had been sexually abused by local schoolteacher Denis McGinley. As Ridge dug deeper, he discovered that McGinley had been systematically abusing children in his classroom for decades. He had at least 50 victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Greene and McGinley cases both involved the Catholic Church. Greene was a priest, and McGinley a teacher in a Catholic school answerable to religious managers. As Ridge investigated, he discovered that the Church knew about the abuse, but ignored the problem. Breaking the Silence is a brilliantly written account of the Garda investigation that brought two serial and unrepentant abusers to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne Parish. Two Abusers. Over 50 Victims.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55123796689283,"sku":"9780717143979","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/3664\/7811\/files\/649429b70e7c81b53d1ed91ef70a98e9.jpg?v=1741009460","url":"https:\/\/shop.gill.ie\/products\/breaking-the-silence","provider":"Gill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}