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# redacted lives
'Who paid for my flight? Who gave permission to take me out of England?'
Terri Harrison, who was taken from England to Ireland against her will in the 1970s because she was pregnant, wants answers.
Terri Harrison was taken from England to Ireland against her will in 1973 because she was pregnant and unmarried
She was forced into two different mother and baby institutions and her son was adopted without her consent
Decades later, she is still searching for answers, Órla Ryan reports
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Dec 4th 2022, 12:05 AM
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Redacted Lives: Why survivors felt let down by the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes
The latest episode in our podcast series examines how the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes gathered evidence.
The latest episode in our podcast series examines how the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes gathered evidence
Many survivors felt as though the inquiry was a chance for Irish society to finally find out what truly happened in these institutions
But the final report didn’t come to the conclusions that many experts expected, leading people to ask: How?
Gardaí investigating 20 alleged crimes related to Mother and Baby Homes
Redacted Lives: How boys robbing apples, and a local historian, uncovered a dark part of Irish history
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Dec 1st 2022, 6:00 AM
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'We were a pure Catholic nation - and anyone who challenged that in any way was punished'
The latest episode of Redacted Lives, The Journal’s new podcast, explores the power nexus between Church and State in Ireland.
The latest episode of Redacted Lives, The Journal's new podcast, explores the power nexus between Church and State
High Walls examines how and why so many unmarried mothers and their children were incarcerated in Ireland
Éamon de Valera tried to have the Constitution approved by the pope in 1937, Órla Ryan reports
Redacted Lives: The second episode of our new documentary series is out now
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Nov 20th 2022, 12:05 AM
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The Explainer: What's next for the Mother and Baby Home Commission?
Catriona Crowe and Órla Ryan join us on this week’s podcast.
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Jun 11th 2021, 6:00 PM
Voices
'Painfully visible shortcomings': Catriona Crowe on the problems with the Mother and Baby Home Commission
Catriona Crowe examines the Commission’s report, details its shortcomings and issues, and explains what needs to happen next.
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Jun 9th 2021, 10:47 AM