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Abuse Survivor Michael O'Brien, Who Spoke Powerfully About His Experience Of Sexual Abuse, Has Died

Tributes have been paid by members of the public who say he gave a voice to those who weren't believed.

Abuse survivor Michael O'Brien has died in his native Tipperary.

He rose to prominence with a powerful appearance on RTE's Questions and Answers in 2009 where he discussed his experience of sexual abuse.

He was a former mayor of Clonmel in Tipperary.

Tributes have been paid by members of the public who say he gave a voice to those who weren't believed.

Here's the moment he discussed how his wife saved him from taking his own life.

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