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#mother-and-baby homes

# mother-and-baby-homes - Last month June 2025

Mother and Baby Home survivors feel re-traumatised by redress scheme exclusion
# Mother And Baby Institutions
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# Mother And Baby Institutions

Mother and Baby Home survivors feel re-traumatised by redress scheme exclusion

Jun 25th 2025, 9:15 AM 4,191 Views 0 Comments

Over €66 million issued to mother and baby home survivors
# Redress
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# Redress

Over €66 million issued to mother and baby home survivors

Jun 24th 2025, 6:45 PM 4,388 Views 0 Comments

'It haunts a lot of people': Hope and sadness on streets of Tuam as excavation work begins
# Tuam Graves
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# Tuam Graves

'It haunts a lot of people': Hope and sadness on streets of Tuam as excavation work begins

Jun 17th 2025, 12:05 AM 14,128 Views 0 Comments

The process of excavating children’s unmarked burials at the site of a former mother and baby home started in Tuam on Monday.

Roads around unmarked burial site at the Tuam home sealed off as pre-excavation work begins
# Bon Secours Mother And Baby Home
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# Bon Secours Mother And Baby Home

Roads around unmarked burial site at the Tuam home sealed off as pre-excavation work begins

Jun 16th 2025, 12:00 PM 15,143 Views 86 Comments

Many babies and young children were buried without a proper funeral or marked grave at the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home.

Excavation of children’s remains from Tuam mother and baby home site to begin on 16 June
# Mother And Baby Homes
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# Mother And Baby Homes

Excavation of children’s remains from Tuam mother and baby home site to begin on 16 June

Jun 11th 2025, 12:45 PM 11,560 Views 0 Comments

It is believed that 796 children are buried at the site.

# mother-and-baby-homes - This year 2025

Opinion: To learn the lessons of Ireland's institutional past, we must teach it in schools
# Religious Institutions
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# Religious Institutions

Opinion: To learn the lessons of Ireland's institutional past, we must teach it in schools

May 17th 2025, 7:00 PM 5,797 Views 0 Comments

Irish woman who resigned from Vatican abuse panel says Pope Francis 'met resistance' from within
# Marie Collins
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# Marie Collins

Irish woman who resigned from Vatican abuse panel says Pope Francis 'met resistance' from within

Apr 23rd 2025, 12:05 AM 15,739 Views 0 Comments

€86 million cash in the bank, but the majority of religious organisations haven't offered any redress
# Mother And Baby Homes
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# Mother And Baby Homes

€86 million cash in the bank, but the majority of religious organisations haven't offered any redress

Apr 12th 2025, 12:05 AM 8,953 Views 0 Comments
  • Government sources say legislation being explored to make religious orders pay their fair share.
Five religious groups have offered no contributions to the mother and baby home payment scheme
# Named And Shamed
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# Named And Shamed

Five religious groups have offered no contributions to the mother and baby home payment scheme

Updated Apr 8th 2025, 6:00 PM 13,254 Views 0 Comments

Only 7% of mother and baby home redress budget spent one year after applications opened
# Underspend
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# Underspend

Only 7% of mother and baby home redress budget spent one year after applications opened

Mar 6th 2025, 3:19 PM 4,601 Views 0 Comments

Northern Ireland mother and baby home survivors urged to give testimony ahead of deadline
# Public Inquiry
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# Public Inquiry

Northern Ireland mother and baby home survivors urged to give testimony ahead of deadline

Feb 19th 2025, 7:29 AM 3,020 Views 0 Comments

# mother-and-baby-homes - Last year 2024

More than €44 million paid to mother and baby home survivors, but some waiting seven months
# Redress
From TheJournal.ie
# Redress

More than €44 million paid to mother and baby home survivors, but some waiting seven months

Nov 26th 2024, 6:00 AM 5,355 Views 9 Comments

Institutions who alter or destroy survivor records could face criminal prosecution
# Institutional Abuse
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# Institutional Abuse

Institutions who alter or destroy survivor records could face criminal prosecution

Oct 15th 2024, 3:49 PM 4,491 Views 0 Comments

State faces lawsuit calling for 'ludicrous' Mother and Baby Home redress scheme to be extended
# High Court
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# High Court

State faces lawsuit calling for 'ludicrous' Mother and Baby Home redress scheme to be extended

Updated Oct 14th 2024, 12:50 PM 14,942 Views 0 Comments

State 'should help find these children's bodies', but Govt won't commit to excavating Bessborough
# Mother-and-baby Homes
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# Mother-and-baby Homes

State 'should help find these children's bodies', but Govt won't commit to excavating Bessborough

Oct 2nd 2024, 4:01 PM 5,079 Views 0 Comments

Ninety-one-year-old man offered redress from Mother and Baby Home scheme after months of delays
# Cork
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# Cork

Ninety-one-year-old man offered redress from Mother and Baby Home scheme after months of delays

Updated Aug 26th 2024, 3:30 PM 18,897 Views 8 Comments

Mother and Baby Home inquiry in North must not 'repeat mistakes' of Republic, survivor warns
# One Step Closer
From TheJournal.ie
# One Step Closer

Mother and Baby Home inquiry in North must not 'repeat mistakes' of Republic, survivor warns

Jun 27th 2024, 6:05 PM 4,482 Views 0 Comments

Mother and Baby Homes: €31,000 is average redress payment made to survivors so far
# Department Of Children
From TheJournal.ie
# Department Of Children

Mother and Baby Homes: €31,000 is average redress payment made to survivors so far

Updated Jun 13th 2024, 12:35 PM 25,538 Views 0 Comments

Cabinet agrees to renew Ireland’s counter-terrorism laws as 'real and persistent' threat remains
# Cabinet
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# Cabinet

Cabinet agrees to renew Ireland’s counter-terrorism laws as 'real and persistent' threat remains

May 28th 2024, 6:30 AM 8,281 Views 0 Comments

NI truth panel receives major record haul, boosting mother and baby home inquiry
# Mother And Baby Institutions
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# Mother And Baby Institutions

NI truth panel receives major record haul, boosting mother and baby home inquiry

May 22nd 2024, 3:02 PM 4,000 Views 0 Comments

Man jailed for life for murder of Tony McDermott, son of Mother and Baby Home campaigner
# Lincoln Crown Court
From TheJournal.ie
# Lincoln Crown Court

Man jailed for life for murder of Tony McDermott, son of Mother and Baby Home campaigner

May 2nd 2024, 1:20 PM 18,937 Views 0 Comments

Maria Arbuckle, a mother and baby home survivor, said her son “will never be forgotten”.

Govt's plan for industrial school survivors 'ignores every recommendation' made by committee
# Redress
From TheJournal.ie
# Redress

Govt's plan for industrial school survivors 'ignores every recommendation' made by committee

May 1st 2024, 6:17 PM 7,147 Views 0 Comments

Bethany Home survivor says excluding thousands from redress means 'shame will always hang over Ireland'
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

Bethany Home survivor says excluding thousands from redress means 'shame will always hang over Ireland'

Apr 29th 2024, 12:05 AM 10,301 Views 0 Comments
  • Patrick spent time in different institutions, he was malnourished and developed several health issues
  • "My hands and feet turned blue. There is no evidence of State inspection of my condition."
  • Patrick was sent to live with a couple, aged in their 50s, in Northern Ireland prior to adoption being made legal here
Man found guilty of murder of Tony McDermott, son of Mother and Baby Home campaigner, after trial in England
# Lincoln Crown Court
From TheJournal.ie
# Lincoln Crown Court

Man found guilty of murder of Tony McDermott, son of Mother and Baby Home campaigner, after trial in England

Apr 26th 2024, 6:15 PM 26,429 Views 0 Comments

'I spent 1,300 days there and I get nothing': Mother and Baby Home survivors consider legal action
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

'I spent 1,300 days there and I get nothing': Mother and Baby Home survivors consider legal action

Apr 2nd 2024, 12:05 AM 16,604 Views 0 Comments
  • "It's a kick in the gut. It's like being victimised all over again," one woman said
  • A number of survivors are considering legal action over their exclusion from the scheme
  • St Joseph's baby home in Stamullen is not covered by the scheme, despite a recommendation to include it
'A slap in the face': Mother and baby home survivors told they need photo ID to apply for redress
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

'A slap in the face': Mother and baby home survivors told they need photo ID to apply for redress

Updated Mar 20th 2024, 1:00 PM 21,769 Views 17 Comments
  • The Government's long-awaited redress scheme finally opens for applications today
  • Many elderly survivors do not have a passport, driving licence or Public Service Card
  • One man was told his mother cannot apply without photo ID, but he could apply on her behalf if she died
Controversial Mother and Baby Home redress scheme will open for applications next month
# Department Of Children
From TheJournal.ie
# Department Of Children

Controversial Mother and Baby Home redress scheme will open for applications next month

Feb 27th 2024, 1:05 PM 8,181 Views 0 Comments

Cillian Murphy says new film on Magdalene Laundries 'asks questions about complicity and silence'
# Small Things Like These
From TheJournal.ie
# Small Things Like These

Cillian Murphy says new film on Magdalene Laundries 'asks questions about complicity and silence'

Feb 16th 2024, 12:08 PM 24,553 Views 75 Comments

New law would compel members of Commissions of Investigation to appear before Oireachtas
# Legal Loophole
From TheJournal.ie
# Legal Loophole

New law would compel members of Commissions of Investigation to appear before Oireachtas

Feb 15th 2024, 6:00 AM 8,194 Views 0 Comments

Over 2,800 applications to Tusla's tracing service still awaiting social worker allocation
# Birth Information And Tracing
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# Birth Information And Tracing

Over 2,800 applications to Tusla's tracing service still awaiting social worker allocation

Feb 11th 2024, 6:30 AM 8,063 Views 0 Comments

'Number of anomalies' found during in-depth survey of grounds at Tipperary Mother and Baby Home
# Sean Ross Abbey
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# Sean Ross Abbey

'Number of anomalies' found during in-depth survey of grounds at Tipperary Mother and Baby Home

Jan 22nd 2024, 3:09 PM 36,946 Views 0 Comments

Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea was one of the largest and most notorious mother and baby institutions in the State, with a total of 1,090 children dying there across almost four decades.

# mother-and-baby-homes - All time

Compel religious orders to pay redress, Sinn Féin TD says, as survivors mull legal action
# Mother-and-baby Homes
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# Mother-and-baby Homes

Compel religious orders to pay redress, Sinn Féin TD says, as survivors mull legal action

Nov 28th 2023, 12:05 AM 16,125 Views 0 Comments

Mother and Baby Home redress scheme won't open until next year, missing 2023 deadline
# Delays
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# Delays

Mother and Baby Home redress scheme won't open until next year, missing 2023 deadline

Oct 25th 2023, 4:48 PM 5,994 Views 0 Comments

Excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site one step closer as Advisory Board is chosen
# Galway
From TheJournal.ie
# Galway

Excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site one step closer as Advisory Board is chosen

Sep 28th 2023, 4:31 PM 7,750 Views 0 Comments

'It's recognition for these children': Scan for remains due for Tipperary Mother and Baby Home
# The Morning Lead
From TheJournal.ie
# The Morning Lead

'It's recognition for these children': Scan for remains due for Tipperary Mother and Baby Home

Aug 4th 2023, 12:05 AM 24,436 Views 15 Comments

The Journal's Redacted Lives wins Best Podcast at 2023 Spider Awards
# Spider Awards
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# Spider Awards

The Journal's Redacted Lives wins Best Podcast at 2023 Spider Awards

Updated Mar 3rd 2023, 11:00 PM 1,393 Views 0 Comments

'Witnesses telling their stories, while they're still alive, is very powerful'
# Stolen
From TheJournal.ie
# Stolen

'Witnesses telling their stories, while they're still alive, is very powerful'

Feb 26th 2023, 8:00 AM 20,833 Views 0 Comments

Government seeks experts to ensure Mother and Baby Home redress scheme doesn't break GDPR rules
# Tender
From TheJournal.ie
# Tender

Government seeks experts to ensure Mother and Baby Home redress scheme doesn't break GDPR rules

Feb 23rd 2023, 6:30 AM 5,997 Views 0 Comments

Mother and Baby Homes: 'Morally obnoxious' and 'callous' redress scheme passes Dáil vote
# Heated Debate
From TheJournal.ie
# Heated Debate

Mother and Baby Homes: 'Morally obnoxious' and 'callous' redress scheme passes Dáil vote

Updated Feb 22nd 2023, 8:45 PM 20,810 Views 19 Comments

TD says Mother and Baby Home redress is 'madness', Varadkar accuses her of 'demonising' govt
# Redress
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# Redress

TD says Mother and Baby Home redress is 'madness', Varadkar accuses her of 'demonising' govt

Feb 22nd 2023, 3:32 PM 19,535 Views 4 Comments

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