Madam, - I would like to congratulate Florence Horsman Hogan ( July 19th) on her courage in speaking out on behalf of the Mercy Sisters - from whom she received "only kind and loving care", when in an institution. What a pity States of Fear and other programmes didn't give a more balanced coverage of life in these institutions, where the vast majority of these religious devoted their lives to caring for these children. As Ms Horsman Hogan stated, "the abusers were few, the carers were many". - Yours, etc.,
F. McCOY,
Monkstown,
Co Dublin.