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# Testimony

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# Roderic O'Gorman
Minister tells survivors he believes them as opposition call report 'whitewashed fiction'
Roderic O’Gorman has told survivors that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was not prohibited from using their testimony.
Roderic O'Gorman has told survivors that the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes was not prohibited from using their testimony
"For my own part, I want to be clear - you are believed," the minister said
Survivors and relatives have said the latest revelations are "insulting" and "dehumanising", Órla Ryan writes
Pressure mounts on Mother and Baby Home commissioners as Oireachtas committee reissues invite
How legal threats and the Ryan Commission's legacy impacted Mother and Baby Home inquiry
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# Court
Officer in George Floyd case gave onlookers a ‘cold’ stare, US court hears
“He just stared at us, looked at us. He had like this cold look, heartless. He didn’t care,” Darnella Frazier said in testimony.
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Mar 30th 2021, 10:00 PM
# mother-and-baby homes
'If the Commission dissolves tomorrow, we'll be denied justice': Survivor says testimony was 'misrepresented'
One survivor says her experience was “misrepresented” to a “shocking extent” in the final report by the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes.
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Feb 27th 2021, 9:30 AM
# deleted tapes
O'Gorman says there is 'no meaningful reason' to extend Mother and Baby Homes Commission
The minister noted that members of the commission “can’t be compelled to come before the Oireachtas”.
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Feb 26th 2021, 3:02 PM
# mother-and-baby homes
TDs ask how testimony 'miraculously appeared down back of sofa', as time runs out to extend Commission
A Social Democrats’ motion to extend the commission’s term by one year had broad support but is non-binding and is not being acted on by government.
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Feb 24th 2021, 4:37 PM
# Testimony
O'Gorman says Mother and Baby Homes Commission *may* be able to retrieve recordings
“We all know how difficult it is to permanently destroy electronic information,” the minister said today.
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Feb 19th 2021, 3:10 PM
# recordings
UK police refer county home survivor back to gardaí over destruction of testimony
Mary Teresa Collins said she feels “very hurt and let down” by authorities in Ireland.
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Feb 17th 2021, 7:23 PM
# Commission
Audio recordings of Mother and Baby Home testimony 'cannot be retrieved', O'Gorman confirms
The minister said the Commission informed him of the latest development today.
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Feb 16th 2021, 6:44 PM
# on the defensive
'He lied a lot': Trump slams Cohen's testimony that called him 'racist' and 'conman'
Trump insisted Cohen’s testimony had provided no evidence the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia in the 2016 election.
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Feb 28th 2019, 11:00 AM
# Capitol Hill
'I have fixed things, but I am no longer your fixer, Mr Trump' - Michael Cohen delivers explosive testimony
Cohen has been testifying before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee today.
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Feb 27th 2019, 4:45 PM
# Testimony
Accuser of Trump's Supreme Court nominee feared Kavanaugh would 'rape' her
Brett Kavanaugh accuser says his actions left her “drastically altered”.
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Sep 27th 2018, 7:47 AM
# Retrial
Jury to hear Bill Cosby's testimony about giving women quaaludes before sex
Prosecutors are expected to read a transcript of his 2005 testimony as early as today.
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Apr 18th 2018, 10:33 AM
# the eighth
Dublin maternity hospital chief says Irish abortion patient died while flying home after termination
Fergal Malone revealed the woman’s death at yesterday’s hearing of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment.
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Oct 12th 2017, 10:53 AM
# Murder Trial
'She kept tugging at her neck, I asked her to stop' - Trial hears Molly Corbett showed no signs of injury
Several witnesses have testified that they saw no injuries on Molly Martens Corbett the night her husband Jason was killed in 2015.
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Jul 28th 2017, 9:30 AM
# Testimony
James Comey on Trump: 'I was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting'
Comey was testifying today before the US Senate.
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Jun 8th 2017, 3:50 PM
# Philadelphia
Cosby trial opens with witness breaking down in tears on stand
Witness Kelly Johnson claimed that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in a Los Angeles hotel in 1996.
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Jun 6th 2017, 9:24 AM
# BREAKING THE SILENCE
Israeli soldiers' testimony: 'The instructions were clear in Gaza - shoot anyone you see'
A group has published dozens of testimonies from Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza, but the military is sceptical of the report.
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May 4th 2015, 10:19 PM
# Investigation
Cold case experts start review of Natascha Kampusch kidnap case
Investigators are searching for errors and missed opportunities in the probe into Kampusch’s abduction in 1998 when she was 10.
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Jul 13th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Michael Jackson
Conrad Murray stays away from witness stand as trial testimony ends
The fate of Michael Jackson’s doctor will soon be in the hands of the jury as the trial testimony ends.
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# forensics
Lack of legal aid resources impairs forensic defence, warns lawyer
A defence lawyer warns that defendants are less equipped than prosecutors when it comes to engaging forensic experts to testify – increasing the danger of unsafe convictions.
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Oct 20th 2011, 12:09 PM