Commission To Inquire Into Child Abuse - Trudder House

Trudder House

Trudder House in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, was a residential home set up by Dublin Committee for Travelling People (a voluntary group), in 1975, the home was for children from the travelling community who had appeared before the courts. The home was funded by the Eastern Health Board, and boys were sent to the home after being sentenced by the courts. In August 1985 New Hibernia magazine reported irregularities at the home and allegations of beatings and homosexual child abuse. In the mid 1990s some 19 young travelers had made allegations of sexual abuse against six people associated with the residential home. The home closed in April 1995. Victims are entitled to redress from the Redress Board.