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‘He gave me my voice’ – abused ex-Blackrock College pupil on his brother’s death and their fight for justice

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‘He gave me my voice’ – abused ex-Blackrock College pupil on his brother’s death and their fight for justice

David Ryan and his late brother Mark went public on RTÉ in 2022 with their Blackrock sex abuse ordeal

‘Mark gave me my voice’ – Abuse survivor talks about maintaining his brother’s legacy and protecting other survivors of abuse

Ten months ago, 62-year-old sex-abuse survivor and campaigner Mark Ryan suffered a sudden stroke and died at his home in London. His younger brother David has been bereft ever since. Their bond went deeper than that of most siblings.

They sparked a reckoning when they came forward two years ago about the sexual abuse they suffered at south Dublin’s Blackrock College campus.

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