he vilification of religious orders, such as the Christian Brothers and the Mercy Sisters, may have contributed to the scant media coverage the Nora Wall case received, writes Conor Brady On 1 December, a 56 year old woman entered the Court of Criminal Appeal in Dublin to seek a judicial declaration that she was innocent of a terrible crime, allegedly committed many years before. Grey-haired and thin, she appeared older than her years. Accompanied by her lawyers and her family, she entered and left the Four Courts without uttering a word. Six years previously, Nora Wall had been convicted in...