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Last week
28th April 2024 - 4th May 2024
Govt's plan for industrial school survivors 'ignores every recommendation' made by committee
1 May
6.4k
Bethany Home survivor says excluding thousands from redress means 'shame will always hang over Ireland'
Patrick Anderson McQuoid is among the thousands of survivors ineligible for redress under the Government’s controversial scheme.
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
Órla Ryan
29 Apr
9.7k
Last month
April 2024
'I spent 1,300 days there and I get nothing': Mother and Baby Home survivors consider legal action
Thousands of people are excluded from the Government’s redress scheme.
"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
Órla Ryan
2 Apr
15.1k
This year
2024
'A slap in the face': Mother and baby home survivors told they need photo ID to apply for redress
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said applicants who don’t have photo ID will be “treated empathetically and on a case-by-case basis”.
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
Órla Ryan
Updated 20 Mar
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11 Feb
Controversial Mother and Baby Home redress scheme will open for applications next month
27 Feb
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15 Feb
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Over 2,800 applications to Tusla's tracing service still awaiting social worker allocation
11 Feb
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Compel religious orders to pay redress, Sinn Féin TD says, as survivors mull legal action
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Mother and Baby Home redress scheme won't open until next year, missing 2023 deadline
25 Oct 2023
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Excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site one step closer as Advisory Board is chosen
28 Sep 2023
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Government seeks experts to ensure Mother and Baby Home redress scheme doesn't break GDPR rules
23 Feb 2023
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Mother and Baby Homes: 'Morally obnoxious' and 'callous' redress scheme passes Dáil vote
Updated 22 Feb 2023
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22 Feb 2023
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'I feel deflated, so low': Magdalene laundry survivor loses case at UN Committee Against Torture
14 Feb 2023
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'I was the child of a fallen woman': Boyd Barrett gives powerful speech in Mother & Baby debate
2 Feb 2023
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'Mothers had their children ripped out of their arms': 24,000 people excluded from redress
Updated 1 Feb 2023
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17
'Four lives were ripped apart': Woman plans legal action over mother's exclusion from redress
15 Jan 2023
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Tuam mother and baby home site will finally be excavated after Director is appointed next month
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27 Dec 2022
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'Five grand can't give me my son back': Mother and Baby Home survivors hit out at redress plans
18 Dec 2022
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Redacted Lives: Final episode explores redress and plans to excavate Tuam mother and baby home site
Updated 15 Dec 2022
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'I don't want to die not knowing': Adopted people share their search to find their identity
11 Dec 2022
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Redacted Lives: Mother and Baby Home survivors share if they found who they were looking for
8 Dec 2022
18.4k
Redacted Lives: Why survivors felt let down by the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes
1 Dec 2022
16.7k
Gardaí investigating 20 alleged crimes related to Mother and Baby Homes
27 Nov 2022
31.9k
Recruitment launched for Director who will oversee excavation of Tuam mother and baby home site
25 Nov 2022
9.0k
Redacted Lives: How boys robbing apples, and a local historian, uncovered a dark part of Irish history
24 Nov 2022
31.4k
'A remarkable man': Bethany Home campaigner Derek Leinster dies aged 81
21 Nov 2022
12.4k
'We were a pure Catholic nation - and anyone who challenged that in any way was punished'
20 Nov 2022
55.9k
Redacted Lives: The second episode of our new documentary series is out now
17 Nov 2022
25.2k
Tusla and AAI given new tracing powers after 'technical issue' arises with Birth Information Act
16 Nov 2022
7.4k
Mother and Baby Homes: Forum says Tusla is 'erratic, dysfunctional and devoid of trust'
15 Nov 2022
10.1k
Redacted Lives: The first episode of our new documentary series is out now
Updated 13 Nov 2022
47.0k
'Pregnant from Ireland' - A term many people didn't know until recently, even the women themselves
13 Nov 2022
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Mother and Baby Homes: Collaborative Forum's report to finally be published - after years of delays
11 Nov 2022
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Redacted Lives: New podcast will explore how families were torn apart by Mother and Baby Homes
1 Nov 2022
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'You're a Quinn, you're one of us': Woman adopted to US in 1960 finally meets her Irish family
31 Oct 2022
61.6k
Government told to sue religious orders, or seize their assets, if they refuse to pay redress
27 Oct 2022
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'€5,000 for your child being taken? You would get multiples of that for a whiplash injury'
Updated 19 Oct 2022
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Mother and Baby Homes: People will have up to five years to apply for redress under new scheme
17 Oct 2022
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