# records

This year

2023

Officials warned that lack of social workers would delay giving adopted people their records

New documents reveal that officials in the AAI and Tusla had raised concerns about difficulties recruiting staff in the months leading up to the Birth Information and Tracing Act coming into effect.

New documents reveal that officials in the AAI and Tusla had raised concerns about difficulties recruiting social workers, Órla Ryan reports

In December, adopted people were informed that they may not receive their records until autumn 2023

In the months leading up to the Birth Information and Tracing Act being enacted, efforts were made to hire more staff

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Jan 4th 2023, 12:05 AM

Last year

2022

# Quiz

Quiz: How much do you know about the Guinness Book of World Records?

You don’t need to know all 53,000 records don’t worry

30.4k

Aug 28th 2022, 10:00 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Tusla cannot confirm how many records it has about St Gerard's mother and baby home

A report by

Órla Ryan

The Child and Family Agency refused an FOI request from Tuam survivor Peter Mulryan, saying it could not locate records about his sister.

Tusla confirms it has records about St Gerard's but can't say how many, Órla Ryan reports

The agency said it cannot read the documents unless a person requests them via FOI or under GDPR

Tusla refused an FOI request from Peter Mulryan, saying it cannot locate records about his sister

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Aug 14th 2022, 12:05 AM

# access to records

Almost 900 people sign up to adoption tracing system - 32 have 'no contact' preference

A total of 891 adopted people and relatives applied to the new register in July.

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Aug 4th 2022, 10:17 AM

# Weather

Hotspots: where were temperature records broken in Ireland yesterday?

Multiple weather stations in the country topped 30°C on Monday.

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Jul 19th 2022, 10:46 AM

# New Law

Adopted people to get access to their birth certs and other records under new legislation

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the Bill represents “a massive step forward” but campaigners have criticised elements of the legislation.

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Jan 12th 2022, 4:30 PM

All time

# INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Deaths in Direct Provision to be recorded and released by Department for first time

It comes after a number of TDs and Senators called for greater transparency.

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Feb 21st 2021, 6:30 AM

# records

All survivors of institutional abuse to be allowed request access to personal data, Taoiseach confirms

The Taoiseach told the Dáil that applying GDPR will allow it to “affirm the rights of people to access their own personal data”.

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Nov 4th 2020, 4:39 PM

# Explainer

Q&A: Why was the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes set up and what did it examine?

The commission is due to submit its final report today, over five years after it was set up.

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Oct 30th 2020, 4:20 PM

# clann project

Mother and baby home campaigners lodge complaint over Senator's comments

The Clann Project has called for Barry Ward to make a public apology.

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Oct 29th 2020, 2:47 PM

# Mental Health

Concerns raised for survivors 'torn apart' by 'omnishambles' of mother and baby home legislation

An adoption rights group said recent debates “have caused huge distress, with severe implications for people’s mental health”.

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Oct 29th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Database

Legal advice is that GDPR is 'prohibited' by 2004 Act on Mother and Baby Homes Commission - Department

The minister has defended the legislation but said he regrets poorly communicating what it intends to do.

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Oct 23rd 2020, 10:15 PM

# Sealed

Q&A: What is the mother and baby home legislation passed in the Oireachtas this week?

The Bill allows the transfer of a database of 60,000 records compiled by the commission to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.

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Oct 23rd 2020, 6:04 PM

# Industrial School

'The beatings were regular and we worked until our fingers bled': My childhood in an industrial school

Mary Harney shares her personal story on a day where the fate of records of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was debated on the Dáil floor.

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Oct 22nd 2020, 7:30 PM

# Commission

'When your mother cried during labour, she was paying for her sins': Stories of mother and baby home survivors read into Dáil record

Powerful testimonies of survivors from mother and baby homes were read out in the Dáil last night.

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Oct 22nd 2020, 9:30 AM

# Seanad

'The nuns sent me away with your child in a wheelbarrow': Powerful speeches in debate on mother and baby homes

Senators are debating legislation related to records compiled by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.

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Oct 16th 2020, 5:29 PM

# Commission

Senators express 'serious concern' that mother and baby home records will be sealed for 30 years

The Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes is due to submit its final report later this month.

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Oct 14th 2020, 4:41 PM

# family history

New birth, marriage and death records made available for public to access online

The records cover civil marriages from 1845, births for 1919 and deaths for 1969.

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Jan 8th 2020, 11:29 AM

# records

Information about deaths in Direct Provision no longer released by department

Between 2003 and 2013, 53 people who lived in Direct Provision died.

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Jun 7th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Genealogy

New historical birth, marriage and death registers available online for public to access

These records hold the births for 1917 and 1918, marriages from 1864 to 1869, 1942 and 1943 and deaths for 1967 and 1968.

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Jun 4th 2019, 6:30 AM

# HIQA

Nursing home staff member accused of 'squeezing resident's face and using abusive language'

The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Dec 30th 2017, 12:05 AM

# Radical idea

'Revolutionary' plan to wipe existing world records in athletics

The European Athletics Council has proposed the move as a way to tackle the sport’s doping problems.

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May 2nd 2017, 9:55 AM

# Data Protection

Poll: Do you trust the HSE with your private data?

It has emerged that 113 serious breaches of data protection occurred within our health service since March 2015.

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Feb 20th 2017, 8:04 AM

# sweltering

2015 was the hottest year EVER on record

Experts have warned that climate change is to blame for the worldwide rise in temperature.

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Jan 20th 2016, 5:15 PM

# no slowing down

This man has every reason to be incredibly happy today

Apple just sold a record number of new iPhones again and a date for its release in Ireland was revealed.

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Sep 28th 2015, 2:38 PM

# july please i'm on my knees

In case you were living under a well-insulated waterproof rock, July's weather was brutal

It was bad even by historical records.

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Aug 5th 2015, 1:56 PM

# records

'Step your game up!' - Michael Bisping has a message for Conor McGregor

Bisping says he’s responsible for the fastest sell-out for a UFC event in Europe.

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Jun 10th 2015, 8:39 PM

# Legends

The42's alternative Leaving Cert History quiz

We test your knowledge of all-time Irish sporting records.

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Jun 10th 2015, 5:00 PM

# music obsessive

This man's collection of 40,000 records is going under the hammer

It spans the last 60 years.

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May 8th 2015, 5:41 PM

# rsd2015

Here's a quick round up of Record Store Day events around Ireland today

It’s all happening.

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Apr 18th 2015, 10:06 AM

# history hunters

The secrets of Irish parishes will be online soon

Parish registers will be digitised by the National Library of Ireland.

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Dec 1st 2014, 3:00 PM

# burials

Glasnevin Trust is helping with the burial of Ebola victims in Sierre Leone

Proper burials of the dead is preserving the dignity of the deceased.

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Nov 25th 2014, 3:36 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should ministers be allowed to keep a secret diary of official meetings?

Minister Pat Rabbitte has said he keeps one, and it can’t be accessed using the Freedom of Information Act.

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Jun 29th 2014, 10:04 AM

# Babies

Adoption Rights Alliance cautiously welcomes inquiry into mother and baby homes

The group also want assurances new legislation regarding adoption information and tracing be considered.

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Jun 11th 2014, 8:08 AM

# 800 babies

Tusla given "sensitive, personal" records from three mother-and-baby homes

The information relates to the Tuam home, Bessborough in Cork, and St Patrick’s on the Navan Road in Dublin.

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Jun 9th 2014, 7:11 PM

# Movin' On Up

Xbox One and Surface tablet sales results helps Microsoft boost revenue

The company recorded $6.56 billion in net income during the last quarter, an 2.8 per cent increase from the same period last year.

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Jan 24th 2014, 10:46 AM

# Search

Give adopted people their records, says the real Philomena

Philomena Lee is in Dublin today urging the Irish government to release adoption records.

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Jan 24th 2014, 7:20 AM

# partnership

BOD and D'Arcy set for record-equalling 51st Test together

The long-time Ireland centre partnership reaches another milestone this evening.

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Nov 9th 2013, 1:05 PM

# Music

Tower Records celebrates 20 years of bringing music to Dublin

The store was originally opened as part of the Tower Records chain, but is now independent.

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Aug 22nd 2013, 2:55 PM

# Bank Guarantee

Taoiseach won't say if record-keeping methods have changed in his department

Enda Kenny has bemoaned the “paucity” of documentation in his Department related to the previous government’s decision to issue a bank guarantee in September 2008 but won’t say if record-keeping methods have changed.

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Aug 10th 2013, 9:15 AM